Saba government’s Department of Public Health and Sports, in collaboration with Stichting EGO, organ­ised a three-day regional training session last week for professionals from Saba, St. Maarten, and St. Eustatius. The training was conduct­ed on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport VWS. The three-day gathering was …

A 55-year-old man was arrested on Friday eve­ning for driving under the influence of alcohol following a collision on Lambert Hassell Road. The incident occurred around 6:40pm and involved two vehicles. In line with the “botsen is blazed’ policy, both drivers were subjected to a breathalyser test at the scene. …

Dossier Koninkrijksrelaties reported the following: The House of Representatives today allocated 2.2 million euros to mitigate the increase in electricity tariffs in the Caribbean implemented as of January 1. An amendment submitted to this effect by Don Ceder (ChristenUnie) received support from a parliamentary majority. Energy companies were forced to …

The two men accused of the murder of Saban firefighter Sheldon Johnson will go on trial on June 4, the Court of First In­stance decided during a prelimi­nary hearing on Thursday. However, suspects A.N.W. (26) and R.V.v.H. (36) will not appear in court in Saba. The judge ruled that the …

The BES-Reporter reports the following: The criminal case surrounding the murder of firefighter Sheldon Johnson (32) moved forward on Thursday during a second preliminary hearing, with proceedings held on Bonaire and followed via video link from Saba and St. Maarten. The suspects, identified as W. and V.H., are accused of …

DossierKoninkrijksRelaties reported the following: Long‑standing problems experienced by patients in the Caribbean Netherlands during medical referrals have still not been resolved, despite years of attention from National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen. This is why he conducted an investigation, the results of which were published today. There are three main issues …

Deputies Anthony Weber (Bonaire), Rechelline Leerdam (Sint Eustatius), Bruce Zagers (Saba), and BES Envoy Edison Rijna will speak on Thursday during a meeting in Brussels. The aim of the event is to explore financial possibilities, such as funds and loans, to finance the sustainability of energy production on the islands. …

Healthcare institutions on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are in­troducing a new Electronic Client Record system this month, marking a significant step in the digitalisation of healthcare services across the three Caribbean Nether­lands islands. Six healthcare organisations will go live with the Elec­tronic Client Record (ECD) as part of the …

By Otti Thomas The new Dutch government is at­tentive to the entire King­dom, including the Carib­bean countries and munici­palities. This was evident from Prime Minister Rob Jetten’s remarks after the first Kingdom Council of Ministers RMR meeting and an online explanation provided by State Secretary Eric van der Burg of …

Dutch State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Kingdom Relations and Decisive Government will visit Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao in April. A month later, he will tour St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba. The new state sec­retary announced this on Friday during the first online press conference with Caribbean media. …