On Thursday, October 31st , a meeting took place on Bonaire with governments and the business community about an MBO ICT training that will start in 2020, in order to reduce the scarcity of IT specialists in the Caribbean Netherlands. Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland is working with MBO-Bonaire to start the …

Cadwell Inc., the United States-based compa­ny that has been contracted by the public entity Saba to remove all recyclables from the island, has already taken 310 tonnes of scrap metal off the island. “This is a fine example of cooperation between pri­vate American companies, local contractors in Saba, and the …

The British Embassy in The Hague has appointed G.R. “Rik” Bergman to act as British Honorary Consul for St. Maarten with additional ju­risdiction for St. Eustatius and Saba. Bergman’s primary role will be to provide consular assistance to British na­tionals in the Windward Islands, but he will also be an …

On Wednesday afternoon the Dash 8 detected a sailboat with a group of persons on board of a vessel waving frantically. The Rescue and Coordination Center (RCC) immediately dispatched the Coast Guard cutter Poema to the sailboat to assist. MRCC Fort de France (FDF) in Martinique was also informed. Onboard …

KLM will execute two flights per week to the island from the end of October until mid-January. The frequency will increase to three times a week from mid-January to late March. The exact flight days are not known as yet.   KLM makes use of an Airbus 330 with a …

During the 2019 edition of the DCNA Convention on Bonaire, biologists from local protected area management organizations including Aruba National Park Foundation, STINAPA Bonaire, Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire, CARMABI Curaçao, Saba Conservation Foundation, Sint Maarten Nature Foundation, STENAPA and CNSI of Sint Eustatius will be united on October 28th for …

The Caribbean Netherlands Healthcare Insurance Office (ZVK) is organizing an information session themed Permission for own choice: the right to Article 10, paragraph 4 of ZVK’s healthcare claims regulation. It concerns the right of persons instated with the ZVK on Saba, Bonaire and St. Eustatius, to consult a healthcare provider …

“I have been there for you all my life.” It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of ISHMAEL MATHEW AMEAL LEVENSTON Affectionally known as “Ezzy or Ishi.” Sunrise: July 23, 1940. Sunset: October 19, 2019   He leaves to mourn his: Beloved children: Dave Levenstone & family …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites you to attend a Public Island Council meeting on Wednesday October 23rd, 2019 at 4:00 pm at the Government Administration Building. The agenda is as follows: 1.   Opening 2.   Tribute to the late former Island Council …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites you to attend a Public Island Council meeting on Thursday November 7th, 2019 at 2:00 pm at the Government Administration Building. The agenda is as follows: 1.      Opening and announcements 2.      Approval of the …

Recently a supply of new garbage bins arrived on Saba. In the coming weeks, the Public Works Department will make an inventory on the island and relocate existing bins or place new bins where needed. Thee same color system applies for the new bins: orange for recyclables (glass, plastic, tin …

Former Member of the Island Council of Saba Ishmael Matthew Ameal Levenston passed away at Henry Every Senior Citizens Home in The Bottom at the age of 79. His son Dave Levenstone announced his father’s death on Saturday. Levenston entered Saba politics in 1975, following in the footsteps of his …

In 2018, the Caribbean Netherlands produced 136 million kWh of electricity. Of this amount, 45.1 million kWh came from renewable sources, equivalent to 33 percent of total electricity production. Production levels on the three islands were just as high as in 2017, but a larger part has been produced sustainably. …

Only Four of Twenty Biodiversity Targets On Track to Achieve Goals in the Dutch Caribbean. A recently published report issued by the Kingdom of the Netherlands has sounded the alarm that only four of twenty ‘Aichi Targets’ of the ‘Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)’  have been achieved in the Dutch …

On Wednesday, October 16th , an 18-year-old man with initials J.A.Z. was arrested in Fort Bay, Saba, for failing to comply with an order or claim and opposition to arrest. KPCN