Questions posed by Members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament (MPs) demon­strate support for the gov­ernment’s efforts aimed at improving livelihood secu­rity in the Caribbean Neth­erlands. This not only in­cludes increasing incomes on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, but also improv­ing the social security sys­tem. This was stated by …

Usually stationed in Curaçao, the Zr. Ms. Pelikaan plays a pivotal role in supporting the Dutch military’s operations and exercises throughout the Dutch Caribbean territories. The vessel is also equipped to deliver critical assistance during natural disasters, including hurricanes. This Saturday, Commander Max Borsboom hosted a reception aboard the Zr. …

The Dutch government aims to extend the time period for the tem­porary subsidy scheme for financing childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands. This is to avoid an interrup­tion in childcare funding in the run-up to the BES Childcare Act, State Sec­retary of Participation and Integration Jurgen Nobel writes in a letter sent …

Over the next two weeks, Defense Caribbean Region will conduct a hurricane emergency relief exercise on St. Maarten and Saba. This exercise, named “Windward Express,” will involve soldiers training alongside local security partners to enhance their preparedness and strengthen cooperation. Several Defense units will participate in “Windward Express”, including marines …

Residents of Saba supported Thursday’s dem­onstration in protest of recently announced plans to transition the historical Queen Wilhelmina Park into a playground. Community Activist Dave Levenstone initiated this protest, stating that the peti­tion and demonstration were in objection to placing more playground equipment on the grounds, as well as a …

Youth and adult teams from the island of Saba travelled to the island of Statia to take part in a soccer tournament Friday Au­gust 30th and Saturday August 31st evening at the Johan Cruyff Court Sports field. Among those visiting the island along with the players were Recorder for the …

PEP Island Coun­cil Member Julio Every recently presented a mo­tion to establish a struc­tured process for naming of streets, buildings, monu­ments and other landmarks after renowned individuals. During the Island Council meeting last week Thurs­day, Every explained that the motion he presented aims to recognise the im­portance of preserving Sa­ba’s …

The Netherlands is not responsible for the hurri­cane and storm preparations of the Caribbean part of the King­dom — the countries Curacao, Aruba and St. Maarten, as well as the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, are responsible for their own disaster and crisis management. Newly-appointed State Secre­tary for …

Based on an island survey that was recently conducted, it has been not­ed that several car wrecks and instances of metal waste are present on Saba, posing a serious hazard to the community in numer­ous ways. Due to this, the public entity Saba will be­gin a Car Wreck and Metal …

On Fri­day, August 23, the King­dom Council of Ministers agreed to the Tax Plan BES Islands 2025, which entails a tax increase for persons with a higher income on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the BES islands). This policy is meant to improve the tax system and benefit residents of the …