The Johan Cruyff Court in The Bottom was reopened in a festive manner on Wednesday evening, May 4 in the presence of a large, enthusiastic crowd that included many parents and children. As part of the extensive renovation, the turf was replaced, the field was leveled and the backwall was …

Ladies and gentlemen, It is special that after two years of adapted commemorations, we can now come together again to do and experience this together. The restrictions we all experienced in the past period have (almost) disappeared. Today, we have come together to commemorate the victims of the Second World …

While the 4th of May is National Remembrance Day it is also International Firefighters Day. On this specific day, fire departments worldwide observe the work firefighters do every day and the risks they take endangering their own lives to ensure public safety.  This of course is done by taking all …

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions, Carola Schouten, will pay a working visit to Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius from the 8th to the 13th of May. The visit of Minister Schouten – who is also responsible for the Caribbean Netherlands within the Ministry of …

The public is invited to attend a Memorial Day Commemoration ceremony, Wednesday, May 4th. The ceremony will be held at the World War II monument, at the corner of the road which leads to Fort Bay, at 1:45 pm, and at 2:00 pm we will observe a moment of silence, …

A delegation of 10 members of the First and Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament visited Saba on Monday, May 2. Besides the formal part meeting with the Executive Council and Island Council, the program included a presentation session on topics such as poverty, public health, tourism and economic development, …

Members of the 1st and 2nd Chamber will visit Saba and want to talk with the community. You are all invited to meet them and talk to them about what is vital for you on Saba, Monday, May 2nd, from 1:15 pm to 3:00 pm at the Eugenius Johnson Center. …

The CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council) has reported on its website that the exams have been postponed for 3 weeks (so instead of starting on May 3, 2022, they now start three weeks later). In my opinion, this is an inexistent phenomenon in the European Netherlands. Education and students would — …

BES-Reporter announces that, in response to concerns expressed and the feedback provided by individual entrepreneurs and business representatives with regard to the level of the new annual contribution rates and given that some time has elapsed since the new basic rate was established, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate …