Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Paul Blokhuis confirmed on Tuesday that the Health Insurance Office ZVK in Saba will be granted more authority in the area of medical referrals. A number of tasks involving providing logistical services and information will soon be transferred to the ZVK …

Welcome to the survey elections European Parliament on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba 2019. Before the elections, the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland has organized an information campaign to inform you about matters like: When the elections took place, where you could go to vote, what you needed to vote, giving and …

The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard is recruiting youngsters to become Coast Guard during a recruitment day. The event will be held on Saturday, June 22, 2019 from 10AM – 4PM at the Coast Guard substation in Simpson Bay across from the police station. Those who wish to apply for a …

The ZVK, the Health Insurance Office BES, is going to decentralize part of its services so that these can be better adapted to the local conditions and needs of Saba and St. Eustatius. That was the message of state Secretary for Public health, Paul Blokhuis send to the second chamber. …

The BES(t) 4 kids program’s ambition is to offer all children in the Caribbean Netherlands good quality, safe and accessible childcare and after-school care by the year 2022. Since the program’s launch in January 2019, great efforts have been made to realize the objectives. The number of classrooms in Saba …

The absence of a dentist in Saba was brought up by the Socialist Party (SP) during a debate in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament with three state secretaries on Thursday. Member of Parliament (MP) Ronald van Raak (SP) explained that while visiting Saba in January this year, the …

The initiative whereby Dutch municipalities made personnel available to assist St. Maarten after Hurri­cane Irma will be expanded and become more structural for the entire Dutch Canbbean. Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops confirmed, in a letter he sent to the Dutch Parliament’s Second Chamber …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, during a general debate on Thursday with three state secretaries present, repeated its call for a reduction of the high cost of living in the Caribbean Netherlands, and to arrange less bureaucracy and more leeway for Saba. All Members of Parliament (MP) present …

On Thursday, Members of the Second Chamber Committee for Kingdom Relations have opened the attack on the bureaucratic way in which the Central Government deals with Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in strikingly firm terms, This was done during a general consultation of the Commission with the secretaries of state Raymond …

The Saba Lions Club celebrated its 42nd anniversary on Thursday, June 6. The Lions Club has been serving the community of Saba under the Lions Club International motto “We Serve”. The club has been actively combatting blind­ness and poverty, bringing joy to the children of Saba at Christmas time by …

On Tuesday, June 11, Commissioner of Public Health and Sports Rolando Wilson and State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Paul Blokhuis signed a Sports and Prevention Accord in which parties commit to structurally invest in sports and prevention to improve the health of Saba’s residents. The Ministry of …

Take a look at how the second solar park of Saba Electric came to be and who all were involved in making it a reality and success. Thanks to Tim van Dijk for putting this amazing short film together with supporting footage from malachy multimedia n.v..        

Dutch Minister of Defence Ank Bijleveld-Schouten had to cancel her visit to St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba because the aircraft on which she travelled was stranded in the Azores on Monday due to technical problems. Bijleveld and Dutch Naval Forces Commander Rob Bauer were scheduled to visit St. Maarten …

Saba saw the of­ficial opening of its second solar park this week. The park has been online since February, but Wednesday’s ceremony was held to mark the significant achievement with toasts and pride. Saba Electric Company (SEC) is working on its aim to achieve 100 per cent re­newable energy, as …

Members of the Saba Island Council had a positive meeting with the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Thurs­day. Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM) Island Council members Eviton Heyliger, Vito Charles, Hemmie van Xanten, Carl Buncamper and Esmeralda Johnson were able to …