The site DossierKoninkrijksrelaties is reporting as follows: The board of the only primary school on Saba has been given a mandatory instruction by State Secretary of Education Mariëlle Paul to immediately put its affairs in order. The minister believes that the new board members, including the director of the Sacred …

Saba will host the Rum and Lobster Fest No­vember 1-10, a ten-day cel­ebration of the island’s rich flavours and vibrant culture, tailored to dedicated food­ies, rum aficionados and those looking for a unique getaway. The Rum and Lobster Fest showcases two of Saba’s sig­nature offerings: the spiny lobster and the …

Dear Editor, As a parent and con­cerned member of the Saba community, I believe it is important to bring to light the growing concerns sur­rounding Saba Compre­hensive School (SCS). For years, many have pointed fingers at the elementary school, diverting attention from the equally troubling issues at SCS. However, ig­noring …

Members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament Don Ceder of the Christian Union and Raoul White of Groenlinks­-PvdA submitted a motion that urges the Dutch govern­ment to extend the planned small-scale psychiatric de­tention TBS facilities for Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba, to also serve countries Cura­çao, Aruba and St. Maarten. …

Budget cuts are inevitable, includ­ing those in the Kingdom Relations budget. “That, unfortunately, is the reality we live in,” State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Zsolt Szabó said last week during the debate on the budget in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament. He there­fore discouraged motions to release …

The islands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom are set to receive 24 million euros to increase local food production. The goal is to reduce reliance on costly imports and address high food prices, State Sec­retary for Kingdom Rela­tions Zsolt Szabó said during the parliamentary debate on the budget …

Inflation held steady in Bonaire and Saba during the third quarter of this year, while St. Eustatius saw a slight increase, according to provisional figures released by the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Wednesday. Consumer goods and services in Bonaire were 2.5% more expensive in the third quarter …

According to sev­eral Members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament (MPs), al­though the Dutch cabinet deems good governance in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the utmost importance, State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Zsolt Szabo does not set a good example, as the budget cuts break existing agree­ments. …

The man who strangled Saba University School of Medi­cine (SUSOM) student Kavya Guda (24) to death in April 2015 was extradited to Bonaire last Friday to serve his eleven-year sentence for manslaughter. Senad Cejvan is no stranger to being forced to return to the Caribbean Netherlands in handcuffs. The first …

The Dutch Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, has decided to cancel the previously announced subsidy programme aimed at strengthening the sus­tainable economic ca­pacity of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom, State Secretary for King­dom Relations Zsolt Sz­abó informed the Dutch Second Chamber of Par­liament on Friday, Octo­ber 18. “On …