There will be no joint audit office for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. That is the answer given by State Secretary for Kingdom Relations, Raymond Knops, to questions from the Second Chamber Committee regarding the Annual Report on Kingdom Relations and the BES Fund. “The introduction of a Court of …

The creation by the Central Government of a BES Bank is one of the scenarios to make banking in the Caribbean Netherlands more customer-friendly and efficient. ,, The electronic banking on the BES islands and between the BES and the European Netherlands is is not up to par. “says  the …

From May 30 – June 2, 2019 the first edition of the Inter-Island-Sports Competition took place on Saba. Just over 100 youngsters from Sint Maarten, St. Eustatius, and Saba came together to compete in different sports such as (fe)male soccer, basketball, volleyball, open water swimming, and several track and field …

Last Wednesday, nine new coast guards received their coast guard certificate from the Deputy Director of Coast Guard, Eugene Middelhof. They received their certificate in the presence of their future executives and colleagues from Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The nine employees are now full members of the coast guard …

In 2018, 57 percent of the employed labour force (aged 15 to 74 years) in the Caribbean Netherlands were natives of the (former) Dutch Antilles and Aruba. On Bonaire this was 58 percent, on St Eustatius 56 percent and on Saba 51 percent. This is shown by the latest figures …

Representatives of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard and its Director General Peter Jan de Vin visited Saba on Tuesday, May 28 for a presentation to the Public Entity Saba and to show the new Metal Shark interceptors. During the presentation at the Government Administration Building, Head of Operations of the …

Saba is featured in the Forbes magazine, described by contributor and travel writer Joni Sweet as an “island paradise that is the Caribbean’s best-kept secret.” Sweet’s recent visit to Saba, facilitated by the Saba Tourist Office, has resulted in a highly positive article that has had already more than 42,000 …

Upcoming weekend about 150 students from St. Eustatius and Sint Maarten will travel to Saba for an island-wide Sports event. This event is organized by the Sports Federation Saba and the Saba Comprehensive School and supported by many volunteers, the Public Entity Saba, the Saba Triathlon Foundation, the Saba Conservation …

The Caribbean Vocational Trade Schools network (CVET) aims to promote closer collaboration between Saba, St Maarten, St Eustatius and the region. The steering committee of Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten organizes conferences to share knowledge with educators throughout the Caribbean. The first conference was held on St Maarten in …

Last Friday, May 24, representatives of the Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) met at the Emergency Operation Center (EOC), located at the Fire Department in The Bottom, to discuss the plans in connection with the 2019 Hurricane Season. The representatives discussed where the ESFs are at with regards to the plans …

The Department of Seismology and Acoustics of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) has been working on Saba for several years to monitor the dormant volcano Mount Scenery. The monitoring of a volcano is best done using multiple techniques to assess the state of activity. One way to monitor is …

On Tuesday, May 21st , a woman with initials V.M.S. was arrested on Saba in connection with severe mistreatment with a weapon and attempted manslaughter. KPCN

The Saba Island Council had a positive meeting with Director of the Caribbean Netherlands Health Insurance Office ZVK Angel Bermudez on Bonaire last week Wednesday, May 15. The Island Council delegation, comprising of Members Eviton Heyliger, Vito Charles, Hemmie van Xanten and Esmeralda Johnson, and Registrar Akilah Levenstone, presented a …

The Executive Council of Saba has by far its business in order, the best of each of the governments in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, but now also gets a real reproof from the Financial Supervision College. The Cft responds relentlessly to the request of the island government to …

James Raymond Ralph Granger from Saba finished second in the fifth My Guardian Group Walk & Run 2019 in Kralendijk, Bonaire on Sunday May 19. The race started at 6:30am at Bachelor’s Beach and ended at Sorobon Beach. The purpose of the Walk & Run is to promote a healthy …