Whenever we land on Saba, it feels like coming home a bit. During the three years when we lived and worked there, the island’s friendly people and its beauty stole a bit of our hearts. And of course their warm welcome embraces and sincere inquiries after our health strengthen this …

The delegations of St. Eustatius, Saba and Bonaire also met with the Ministry of Finance during their visit to The Hague for consultations with the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations. However, when it became clear that the Ministry refused to provide information on the 2011 tax revenues, the …

Saba and St. Eustatius Commissioners of Energy Chris Johnson and Koos Sneek, respectively, also met with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation EL&I to discuss the progress of the division of NV GEBE during their visit to The Hague for consultations with the Minister of Interior Affairs and …

The Lt. Governors of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba drew a full house in Scheveningen, The Netherlands on Wednesday evening. A crowd of some 150 people attended the informative session organised by the Antillean and Aruban organisation OCaN. All seats were taken, leaving standing room only for persons who came …

Talks with the Caribbean Sail Training Association have opened possibilities for the ship to take two local Caribbean students as trainees on board each time the ship sails out of the island on a voyage, as of the end of December. If final talks result in the tall ship returning, …

Young and old were Wednesday in in Scheveningen on the Pier to ask questions to the Lieutenant Govorners of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. They wanted a dialogue with their people living in the European Netherlands. It appeared that there was a great need for information on the development on …

Saba’s Chief of Police Lt. Durk Hiemstra said investigations into two recent attempted burglaries and one home invasion had resulted in the arrest of a twenty-six year-old suspect. The suspect is a Dominicano man residing in The Bottom. The first incident took place during the night of March 5, in …

Saba Commissioner Chris Johnson is questioning The Hague’s loyalty towards the Dutch “public entities” Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius by wanting to include a permanent differentiation clause for the islands in an amended Dutch Constitution. “We have come to a point where we ask whether we are truly part of …

The Reference Framework report (referentiekader rapport) might have established that the free allowance (vrije uitkering) for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba is too low, but The Hague cannot commit as yet to a possible increase. If the sole purpose of the trip of the delegations from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and …

On March 15 the Kingdom Service Caribbean Netherlands RCN launched its own intranet. The launch was made known by workers with a special video clip. RCN wants to use this modern communication tool to bring its workers closer together and keep them abreast of all sorts of matters within the …

In the past 2 weeks a special ship, the Intrepid rolled out the fibre optic cable between Saba, St. Eustatius and St.Kitts. In the next 4 weeks the work will be completed on the beaches and the islands. RCN projectmanagers Nico Scheper and Werner Haan “The laying went smoothly. We …

An extraordinary public meeting of the Island Council of the Public Entity of Saba took place at the Government building in The Bottom, March 13, in memoriam of the late Peter Leicester Granger. Not all Island Council members were able to attend the meeting called on short notice. The meeting …

The Council of Ministers (COM) of St Maarten has dispatched a letter to the GEBE Shareholding Foundation Chairman Ralph Richardson requesting that the foundation seek the immediate resignation of GEBE’s Supervisory Board members. The letter was dated March 12 and signed by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot- Williams on behalf of …

Kingdom Service Caribbean Netherlands (RijksdienstCaribisch Nederland (RCN)) has lost the court procedure in its quest to obtain a fibre optic cable landing permit in St. Maarten, Judge René van Veen of the Court of First Instance said Wednesday. RCN has started laying fibre optic cables in Saba, St. Eustatius and …

In the Second Chamber a discussion is ongoing to opt for a change in the Dutch Constitution that would result in the possibility that the BES islands would be permanently considered as special public entities. The Island Council of Saba has send a letter to the Second Chamber in with …