Are you having problems with a government body? Come along to the National Ombudsman’s walk-in sessions on St. Eustatius and Saba From Monday 24 November to Saturday 29 November, a team from the National ombudsman will return to St. Eustatius and Saba to hold free walk-in sessions. Island residents who …
Read More »Starting today, residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba can collect their BSN
Starting the 11th of November, all residents will receive their own Citizen Service Number (BSN). Everyone can collect their BSN during the BSN pick-up weeks. The BSN is a unique and personal number that everyone will receive now, so that in the future, it will also be possible to conduct …
Read More »Private Sector Struggles to Compete as Government Jobs Lure Workers
Private companies on the BES islands are losing employees to government positions that offer substantially better working conditions, prompting calls for expanded collective labor agreements to level the playing field. A new study by SEO Economic Research and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and …
Read More »Cove Bay Playground Renovation: A Community-Driven Project
From the start, the project followed an inclusive and participatory process, engaging the true experts on playgrounds—the children themselves. Project Managers Lauren Risley and Pim Reichwein visited several classes at Sacred Heart School to host interactive brainstorming sessions in which students shared their creative ideas for the new playground. Based …
Read More »Jantje Beton, VWS, OLS, and OLE Sign Playgrounds Agreement for More and Better Play Spaces
An important step was taken today to provide children on Saba and St. Eustatius with more and higher-quality places to play. In The Hague, Jantje Beton, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), and the Public Entity Saba (OLS) and Public Entity St. Eustatius (OLE) signed the Playgrounds Agreement …
Read More »Publication vacancy Island Governor Public Entity of Saba,
The State Secretary of the Interior and Kingdom Relations would like to invite interested persons to apply for the function of: Island Governor for the Public Entity of Saba (circa 2,158 inhabitants). Appointment process The Island Governor will be appointed by royal decree for a period of six years, after …
Read More »Repaying your DUO student debt? Lower monthly instalment may be possible
In November, people with a DUO student debt will receive a message about their monthly instalment for 2026. While some may be able to lower this amount by submitting their income details to DUO, not everyone is aware of this. That is why DUO will be visiting Saba on Monday, …
Read More »Guardianship Council committed to ensuring payment of child support
Many parents fail to pay the court-mandated amount of child support on time, or do not pay it at all, and children suffer the consequences. This has prompted the CN Guardianship Council to pay extra attention to the collection of outstanding child support payments. The Council also aims to help …
Read More »Elections 2025: In Bonaire and Saba, D66 has become by far the largest.
On Saba, D66 , Jetten’s party, got 45.2 percent with 123 votes. A total of 260 of the total of 915 eligible voters went to vote there. On Bonaire, D66, received 22.6 percent of the votes. PVV became the fourth party with 11.8 percent of the votes. At 21.5 percent, …
Read More »Police report of Monday, the 27th of October until Wednesday, the 29th of October 2025
Two arrests on Saba In the night of Wednesday, the 29th of October, two people were arrested on Windwardside, Saba. The two individuals are a 41-year-old man with the initials L.A.W.L., arrested for assault, and a 43-year-old woman with the initials J.S.R., arrested for assault and assault with a weapon.
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