Representatives of the National Ombudsman will be visiting Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire this month, to assist people with any issues they may have with the government. The representatives hold consultation hours, make house calls to discuss issues and submit these, if possible, directly to the government so that these …

The Dutch government on Tuesday published the new, higher amounts for the minimum wage, the old age pension AOV and the child allowance that will go into effect per January 1, 2019, for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. In St. Eustatius, the legal minimum wage for persons 21 and up …

The Public Entity Saba is facilitating the setting up of an agricultural, hydroponic farm to give local-grown vegetables another push. On Monday, Commissioner of Agriculture Rolando Wilson signed the deed for the purchase 6,000m2 of land at Rendez-Vous, Windwardside. The financing to set up the agricultural/hydroponic farm come from the …

Construction of phase 2 of Saba Electric Company (SEC) solar park projects next to the Juancho Yrausquin Airport is progressing as planned. The frames with the 2,960 solar panels should be in place in the third week of December. Once the second solar park is operational in the first quarter …

Update: See the response of Commissioner Zagers on this news at the end of the article. The policy on work permits has been eased for a number of professions on Saba. The policy, which went into effect on the 30th of November 2018, was established in close consultation between the …

A recent constitutional amendment means that the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba as of 2019, like all other parts of the Netherlands, will be able to influence the Senate’s composition. To this aim, a so-called electoral college for the Senate will be established for each island. These electoral …

Five employ­ees of the Saba Health Care Foundation and Benevolent Foundation grad­uated as Certified Nursing Assistants on Friday, No­vember 23. The five completed a seven-month course from May to November to obtain their certification. The five graduates Beverly Cox, Ch­eralyn Cox, Chadiska DeR­oche, Alujah Rivers and Lorna Frederick, received their …

The Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) starts sometime beginning 2019 with an experiment on mortgage guarantee on Bonaire. The scheme must stimulate home ownership for starters, young families and the social middle class. This five-year experiment will implement administrative agreements from the recently concluded administrative agreement Bonaire. Several …

Saba’s Executive Council recently invited a safety specialist of the BPO Caribbean company in Aruba to come to the island to assess safety and to make a risk inventory report of the safety aspects within government. Michiel van Ewijk of BPO Caribbean, an expert company on safety with large clients …

Saba is gearing up for its 43rd Saba Day celebration that starts on Friday, December 7. The official part of the program takes place on Friday, followed by a fun-filled weekend with plenty activities. The official part of the program on Friday takes part in Windwardside. Saba Day starts with …

From November 19th to the 29th, a group of twelve participants participated in the training ‘Rope Rescue, level 1 and 2’ and successfully completed it on Bonaire. The participants were an employee of Nustar (Statia), one of Contour Global (Bonaire), one of the Fire Brigade Caribbean Netherlands from Saba and …

The Ministry of EZK financed the first phase of the solar park and also contributes financially to the second phase. The Public Entity Saba, SEC and EZK keep working on the good relations to make electricity efficient and affordable for the people. Several topics were discussed, including the development of the …

Late February 2019 Saba will see the start of a most welcome pilot project for the island: the opening of a legal desk where people can get advice on all legal matters, ranging from family law and advice on a will, to labor conflicts and undivided properties. Saba is the …

Saba Commissioner Rolando Wilson visited the renovation project at the A.M. Edwards Medical Center on Wednesday. On that day, the doors were opened to the renovated clinic. Together with social worker Lucretia Paulina, Wilson got a tour from nurse Kendrick Lake. The Commissioner, who has public health in his portfolio, …

On Wednesday November 28th, the partners in the immigration chain assembled in an annual Mini Conference on Saba. For the first time this Mini-Conference was held on Saba preceded by a special immigration chain meeting between Saba and St. Eustatius on Tuesday November 27th. More than 45 participants, from Saba, …