The business community is being given a greater role in the cooperation with the Caribbean islands and countries in the Kingdom. Local entrepreneurship is encouraged by combining money from the Central Government and local private parties. This new approach is now the first to be deployed with the 24 million …

Last week, Commissioner Bruce Zagers attended the second edition of the Zero Waste Seminar in St. Barthelemy. The event was part of the INTERREG Zero Waste in the Caribbean program, initiated by SYVADE. The INTERREG program is an initiative funded by the European Union, to promote sustainable waste management and …

Today, the Council for Law Enforcement publishes the State of Law Enforcement Caribbean Netherlands 2024. In the report, the Council expresses its appreciation for the efforts of judicial chain partners and the progress that has been made at various organisations individually and in their cooperation. In doing so, the Council …

The new interim direc­tor for Saba Comprehensive School (SCS), Marco de Vries, was introduced to parents and members of the community on Wednesday evening during a town-hall meeting hosted by Saba Educational Foundation (SEF). De Vries served as an Interim Director for various schools in the Netherlands for eight years …

Members of the Dutch Parliament’s Committee on Kingdom Relations are calling for greater transparency re­garding the various mea­sures aimed at improv­ing purchasing power of residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES islands). According to right-wing People’s Party for Free­dom and Democracy VVD Member of Parliament (MP) Aukje de Vries, …

More vis­ible and concrete results are urgently needed for the people of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the BES islands). That was the central message from State Secretary for Digitisation and Kingdom Relations Fe­renc Zsolt Szabo as he pre­sented a progress report to the Dutch Parliament this week on the …

Saba won the silver medal on Sunday at the second event of the 2025 SSS School Games in St. Eustatius. In the first game, Saba beat St. Maarten in the first set 25-20 and 25-22 in the second. Saba fell to Statia in the second match; 11-25 in both the …

The “Makana” ferry has increased its fares since the beginning of this month after the governments of St. Eustatius and Saba failed to secure additional funding from the Dutch government under the vessel’s public service obligation (PSO) contract. The 72-foot catamaran first began providing ferry services between Saba, St. Eustatius …

Between April 14 and April 17, general multidisciplinary controls were carried out on Saba. The controls were conducted in the hospitality sector and were aimed at ensuring compliance with laws, regulations and safety standards. Coordinated by the Department of Public Order and Safety, the Hygiene Department, Fire Department, Police Department …

The Public Entity Saba is pleased to inform the community that through combined funding from the local government and Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the price of transported Reverse Osmosis (RO) water will be reduced effective May 1st, 2025. The temporary reduction in prices aims to ease financial strain …