As part of a campaign to learn about their rights in the second edition of UNICEF’s Child Rights Film Festival Caribbean, Saban youth will create and star in their own films. Students of the Sacred Heart School and the Saba Comprehensive School will use the arts as a medium to …

On Tuesday, March 3rd , a traffic check was held in the morning hours on JZ Ridge Road on Saba where a total of 12 vehicles were checked. Two driver’s received a fine for driving without paying the road tax. KPCN

In 2019, there were 25.6 thousand aircraft movements to and from the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands. This is almost 11 percent up on 2018. The number of air passengers rose by over 6 percent. At Flamingo Airport on Bonaire and Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba, there was …

Saba, March 3rd, 2020 Dear All, In light of the recent confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in very close proximity to Saba. The Public Health Department has compiled a list of frequently asked questions on the virus to distribute to the community. All of us need to practice good …

The Dutch Caribbean Healthcare Insurance Office (ZVK) has taken knowledge of social media reports regarding possible cases of infection with the Covid-19 virus (also known as the Corona virus) in the overseas French departments in the Caribbean, St. Martin and Saint Barthélemy. The local health authorities have admitted 2 patients …

The Committee for Financial Supervision (CFT) for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which visited Saba Tuesday, February 18, and Wednesday, February 19, said the budget, account­ability and financial manage­ment on Saba remain of suf­ficient level. The CET also noticed that some structural tasks are still being funded in an incidental …

The Public Entity Saba, in collaboration with external partners, Cadwell Inc and EJL Services BV, sat down together in an extensive waste management workshop last week to discuss further improvement in the waste management process on the island. The two primary points of discussion during these sessions were quick wins …

In 2019, Bonaire saw the highest increase in trade deficit among the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands. Saba’s deficit was up as well, while St Eustatius’ deficit was lower relative to 2018. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on newly released figures. The Caribbean Netherlands has a structural trade …

On Wednesday, February 12th , a unilateral collision occurred on the JZ Ridge Road on Saba at around 10.11 PM. Upon arrival of the patrol, the car was found across the road, with a lot of damage. Because there were glass and oil on the road surface, among other things, …

The central government is investing 20 million euros in Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire. Thus contributing to the desired strengthening of society and broad prosperity on the islands. The investment is in addition of the 30 million that was made available before from the ‘Regio Envelop’. On a proposal of …

Minister Van Veldhoven (Environment and Housing) answered questions today from the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) about the Land Registry Act BES (Kadasterwet BES). The law regulates the land registry in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) with Kadaster in the Netherlands. The purpose of the law is …

The “Koninklijke Marechaussee” inspected a boat originating from Sint Maarten around 6 PM on Saturday, January 25th , 2020. The boat arrived at a non-regular pier after which various goods were unloaded, including a quad. An inspection revealed that the persons on board did not have the correct clearance and …

In response to the “Letter to the Editor” of last Friday concerning the possible issues at Saba’s Sacred Heart School, the Board requested to have the following reaction published: Reaction to: “The real Sacred Heart School situation on Saba” The school board and management of the Sacred Heart School on …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament wants to know why the cost of tickets between the Windward Islands is so high and is pressing for measures so people can pay a more reasonable price to fly between St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Second Chamber’s Permanent Committee for …