On 5 August 2025, Minister Mona Keijzer of Housing and Spatial Planning launched the internet consultation for the Housing Act BES. This bill aims to ensure the building of more affordable social housing in the Caribbean Netherlands. The bill allows housing foundations to apply for admission as an admitted institution …

Sunday, August 3, a group of Saban students arrived in the Netherlands to begin their higher education journey. Over the past several weeks, these students have participated in the Off the Rock Student Support Program, a series of workshops organized by the Department of Community Development and Culture. They also benefited …

The Court of First In­stance in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has convicted a for­mer police officer for unlawfully pointing his service weapon at several people during a New Year’s party in Saba following a scuffle with a civilian. Gideon Makaai (31) was found guilty on Thursday for threaten­ing and …

Jonas “Lazzy Boy” Charles was crowned Saba Carnival’s Road March King on Wednesday after an energetic performance of his song “Unbothered”. A long-time Road March competitor, Lazzy Boy championed the night, gar­nering a total of 213 points from the judges. His com­petition included Cheyenne “Soca Queen” Geerman, whose song, “We …

On Wednesday, the 30th of July, around 6:00 AM, a 26-year-old man with the initials T.J.H. was arrested on Under The Hill Road on Saba for vandalism and making death threats. The case is currently under investigation.

The first set of fo­cus group discussions in the “Where Culture Lives” re­search project have been com­pleted at Saba Heritage Center in Windwardside, which the researchers say is a milestone in the project’s mission to map and better understand cultural and heritage practices across the six Dutch Caribbean is­lands. The …

On the afternoon of Thursday, the 24th of July, a planned traffic check was conducted on Samuel A. Charles Street on Saba. During the control, four (4) vehicles were checked, and one (1) fine was issued for not wearing a seatbelt. KPCN.

Maximum prison sentences for drug-related crimes on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES islands) will not be raised, as they are already significantly higher than those in the European part of the Netherlands. Caretaker Minister of Justice David van Weel made this clear in response to parliamentary questions from the …

Employment across Bonaire and Saba saw significant growth in 2024, with the total num­ber of working individu­als ages 15 to 74 rising to 17,500 — a twelve per cent increase compared to 2022. The growth was especially strong in Bonaire, while Saba registered a modest increase and St. Eustatius saw …

The Dutch government is working to improve coordination and policy alignment in its fight against poverty on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES islands), according to care­taker State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Eddie van Marum. In a detailed update to Par­liament, Van Marum out­lined ongoing and upcoming measures following recom­mendations …