Notarial services for residents of St. Eustatius and Saba have been restored effective today, Friday 8 July 2022, with the virtual swearing-in of Mrs. Marcia Bouterse, LL.M, currently working in St. Maarten, as acting civil law notary. Notarial and legal services have been a major challenge for St. Eustatius and …

At the start of their last day of meetings in the Netherlands with sufficient energy, Commissioner of Youth Affairs Rolando Wilson treated the Saba Youth Council, the parents, and coaches to breakfast in The Hague on Thursday, July 7. Commissioner Wilson was very impressed with the packed program of the …

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The Youth Council is on a working visit in the Netherlands, and on Tuesday, July 5th, the delegation went to the Utrecht City Hall to meet their colleagues of the Utrecht Youth Panel, Young Minds Utrecht, In the company of their mothers and coaches, Lauren Risley and Gerald Simmons-de Jong, …

The care agreement between Eye Care Optical Saba and Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN) is in full force under the same conditions and will remain in force until the 31st of December, 2022. After consultation with ZJCN it is agreed that Eye Care Optical Saba remains the number 1 …

As of August 1st, 2022, the intention is to make the Electronic Health Authorization Services (EHAS) more convenient by allowing vaccinated persons to receive immediate pre-approval, once the form is filled out in its entirety. The entry requirements will not change for the country, but by allowing an automated immediate …

Since February 2022 there have been reports of Long-spined sea urchins (Diadema) die-off from a number of islands in the Caribbean, including St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Saba and Curaçao.  Marine Protected Area authorities within the Dutch Caribbean region are concerned these events could be echoing the massive die-off of sea …

In 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands saw gains in purchasing power again. On Bonaire, the year-on-year increase in median purchasing power amounted to 4.2 percent; on St Eustatius 2.4 percent and on Saba 4.1 percent. The highest purchasing power gains were seen among people living on benefits and …

The visit of the Saba Island Council to the Netherlands was generally perceived by the delegation members as very positive and conducive to the relations with the Netherlands, especially in terms of bringing forward Saba’s issues and discussing solutions in the interest of the people. On Friday, July 1, the …

The Youth Council left Saba on Thursday, June 30th, to start their working visit in the Netherlands. The working trip was made possible by Unicef Netherlands, the Public Entity Saba, and the Ministry of BZK. The Youth Council is scheduled to visit Den Haag, Utrecht, and Rotterdam. Meetings are planned …