The conservative Reformed Political Party SGP faction in the Dutch Senate is calling on the Schoof gov­ernment to prioritise the security of the Caribbean islands in future defence strategies. The party stresses that the King­dom must not only meet its NATO commitments but also ensure the safety of Curacao, Aruba, …

The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN ar­rested a man in Saba last Wednesday after receiving reports that he was carrying guns, but the weapons turned out to be fake. KPCN said the arrest team had entered a home on Amerel­lys Road around 9:40pm and found two guns during a search. …

Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba sent delegations to the Nether­lands last week for meetings about changes to two draft laws that have been unilater­ally imposed by Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Rela­tions and Digitalisation Zsolt Szabo. Szabo sent letters to the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament last month that outlined …

Following a three-month delay, the Dutch Senate has officially approved the Kingdom Relations and BES Fund budget, BES referring to Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The only opposition came from the two-member Forum for Democracy faction, which did not provide a rea­son for its dissenting vote. The delay stemmed from …

The GroenLinks­PvdA party is advocating for equal protections in organ dona­tion for residents of the Caribbe­an Netherlands, urging the Dutch government to extend a planned reporting system to Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba (BES). The Dutch Parliament is set to vote on the proposal tomorrow, Thurs­day. The Organ Donation Act …

The Dutch Senate has postponed its vote on the Kingdom Relations and BES (Bonaire, St. Eu­statius and Saba) Fund budget by another week, opting against fast-tracking the proposal. The vote is now ex­pected to take place next week. State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Zsolt Szabo of the far-right Party for …

The St. Maarten Library hosted representatives from Saba’s Queen Wilhelmina Library and St. Eustatius’ Gertrude Judson Bicentennial Pub­lic Library for a working visit from March 10 to 14. Sponsored by the National Library of the Netherlands, this initiative aimed to foster collaboration, resource-shar­ing, and digital integration among the island libraries. …

Dr. Wouter Veenendaal, Professor of Kingdom Relations and Associate Professor of Comparative Political Science at Leiden University, delivered his inaugural lecture on Mon­day. Sitting in the centre of the bench on the left is Professor Francio Guadeloupe, President of the University of St. Martin in Philipsburg. The Dutch pub­lic has a …

The Dutch gov­ernment has presented its vision for economic development in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. In plans submitted to the House of Representatives by State Secre­tary Zsolt Szabo (Digitisation and Kingdom Relations) on behalf of Minister Dirk Beljaarts (Econom­ic Affairs), key conditions are out­lined to strengthen the economies …

A sexual health training was conducted in Saba last month, which aimed to equip professionals with tools to educate young­sters to make informed and healthy decisions. The training, called “Long Live Love” and held Feb­ruary 18-20, adapted the curriculum of the Dutch “Lang Leve de Liefde” programme of SOA Aids …