Many residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are struggling to make ends meet. The government is well aware of this and earlier this year measures to improve the situation were already announced. Today another significant step was taken: the expenses for employers in the Caribbean Netherlands will decrease over …

Soil investigation for the renovation of the Fort Bay Harbor started recently. Geotron, a Dutch company experienced in geotechnical surveys with experience in the Caribbean region is carrying out the investigation. Geotron will determine the soil composition in the harbor by drilling cores from designated locations in the sea bottom. Supervising …

Police report of Friday, September 14th until Monday, September 17th 2018 On Sunday, September 16th , around 7 PM, an accident with a motorcycle took place on the E.A. Johnson Road on Saba. The driver of a motorcycle lost control over the motorcycle and fell. The victim was taken to …

The educational foundation WeConnect in a joint effort with their partner Asosiashon Mediko di Antias (Association Medics of the Antilles) will be organizing the Care Caribbean Meet-up on Saturday November 24th of 2018. On this day several health institutions and healthcare professionals will come together at the World Trade Center …

Where is the social minimum for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba? Members of the opposition parties in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament didn’t get an affirma­tive answer to that question dur­ing a debate on Thursday with State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment Tamara van Ark and State …

Eight employees from the Public Entities Bonaire, St. Eu­statius and Saba are following an internship programme at the Work and Income Depart­ment, reintegration company DZB and the City Bank of the Municipality of Leiden, the Netherlands. The aim of the exchange, which started Mon­day, is to increase knowledge about job …

The Public Entity Saba has made the deci­sion not to cease any gov­ernmental services today, Thursday, and Friday, due to the passing of tropical Storm (TS) Isaac. Saba’s Disaster Manage­ment Organisation met on Friday and Monday, and based on weather informa­tion did not see the need to take measures at …

The Neth­erlands Human Rights Council has warned against an increasing fatalism among the poorer seg­ment of the population of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Concrete action of the Dutch government is needed to improve the standard of living on the is­lands and to raise the social minimum. “People who are …

The Saba government has called the approach of the Dutch government to tackle poverty and raise people’s income in the Caribbean Netherlands a “step in the right direction,” but says quick, additional actions are needed to make things better for the people. The recent research report for a benchmark social …

Royal Netherlands Meteo­rological Institute KNMI issued a tropical cyclone bulletin pertaining to Hur­ricane Isaac, stating a code yellow warning was in ef­fect from Monday. Hurricane Isaac is ex­pected to pass 220 to 240 kilometres (140-150 miles) south of Saba and St. Eu­statius on Thursday, Sep­tember 13. Track and devel­opment are …

The Public Entity Saba, Saba Conservation Foundation, SABARC and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries held town hall meetings Monday and Tuesday, August 20th and 21st to inform the public of a proposal to establish a Saba National Park. Mount Scenery is one of the most unique places in the …

The Caribbean Netherlands Police Corps completed its trial of a hosted turnkey solution by Motorola Solutions in collaboration with their partner Critical Communication Caribbean (C3) that provides access to public safety mobile applica­tions. “Inhabitants of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius (BES) have benefited from this suite of public safety applications …

A huge boulder came down above the new SEC building. Police, Fire Department and Public Works were on the scene. Motorist are advised to exercise caution if heading down to the Fort Bay. GIS

On the initiative of an employee this year , Youth Care and Family Supervision Caribbean Netherlands (JGCN) dwelt on the Day of the Youth Professional within the Caribbean Netherlands, with on St. Eustatius and Saba a successful scoop on August 28th and 30th. On these days, attention was paid to …

September 9th – 23rd, a team from Playdale will be on Saba to install new playgrounds. Together with local contractors and public works, they will build up new playgrounds in three locations: The museum ground in the Windwardside, St. John’s and the Wilhelmina Park in The Bottom. All three locations …