~ marines ashore to bolster law enforcement ~ Royal Dutch Navy ship Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman, the largest ship in the Dutch Navy’s fleet, made her way into Great Bay on Friday morning and berthed at Port St. Maarten. The vessel was deployed to the Dutch Caribbean to help in the …

On April 24, Island Governor Jonathan Johnson has send the following message to Saba residents: (Note : please be patient when downloading through a slow internet connection) In summary: The Outbreak Management Team (0MT) has advised to extend the lock-down period for an additional fourteen (14) days, until May 10th …

The flight bans to Bonaire, Sint-Eustasius and Saba have been extended until 15 May, minister Hugo de Jonge (Public Health) reports to the House of Representatives. It must prevent the coronavirus from spreading further on the islands. Until mid-May, the airports of these BES islands are closed to air traffic …

190 people were tested for COVID-19 via the COVID Drive-Thru on Bonaire, between April, 14th and April, 21th. Including the tests done by means of the COVID Drive-Thru, in total 228 people have now been tested on Bonaire until April 24th : 190 via the drive-thru and 38 by the …

Enforcement of emergency ordinance. On Saba an official report was issued to a person who did not comply with the measure to stay at home. A warning was also taken against some people who were building a dog house. KPCN

Following questions from Saba News, State Secretary Raymond Knops announced this morning  at his press conference, that the BES islands will receive an additional subsidy for travel, electricity and internet costs. The part of the conference addressing this can be viewed below. The press conference was in Dutch. For SEC, …

On March 25 the BES islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba received an emergency package for entrepreneurs and employees to deal with the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. This emergency package, including a contribution for labour cost, is much appreci­ated by the public entities in the Caribbean Netherlands. However, …

Another death from COVID-19 was reported on Thursday by regional health authority ARS, bringing the death toll in St. Martin to three. The deceased was a 76-year-old man who had other underlying health issues and passed away in the Guadeloupe hospital. He had been in hospital since April 7. However, …

Air Caraïbes announced Thursday it will be resuming an inter-island service between St. Martin, St. Barths and Guadeloupe as of today Friday, April 24. The airline said it was selected after responding to the State’s request for a Public Service Delegation launched on April 22 to provide the service. This …

Thursday, April 23: address Island Governor Jonathan Johnson. Please be patient if you download via a slow internet connection. GIS Saba  

As of April 1st, 2019, victims of violent crimes committed in Bonaire, St. Eustatius or Saba are eligible for a one-off compensation payment from Schadefonds. On this webpage you san see an overview of the figures for 2019: 53 applications were submitted last year, of which 28 have already been allocated. 22 …

Entrepreneurs who are affected by the measures taken in connection with the coronavirus and who have to deal with high fixed expenses, can be eligible for an compensation from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (Economische Zaken en Klimaat, EZK). The compensation is a one-time payment of $4400. The …

The implementation of various arrangements on tackling trafficking in human beings and the smuggling people in the Caribbean Netherlands needs to be improved. There is insufficient insight on the nature and extent of human trafficking and smuggling. This is the conclusion of the Law Enforcement Council in its inspection report …

St. Eusta­tius has received a hospital container unit that was made available by the Dutch Min­istry of Public Health, Wel­fare and Sport. Government Commissioner Marnix van Rij said the Hospitainer unit was flown in from the Neth­erlands and shipped from St. Maarten to the port of Statia, where it arrived …

Another COVID-19 patient has recovered in St. Mar­tin, regional health agency ARS reported on Wednesday. This brings the num­ber of recoveries to 21. Active cases amount to 12 (three in hospital and nine in isolation at home). Three persons have been repatriated to their countries of origin and two per­sons …