The Dutch government recently signed the Treaty of Faro this week on behalf of the European and Caribbean Netherlands. The 2005 treaty focuses on the value of heritage for res­idents and the use of heri­tage for social purposes. Ex­amples include attention to heritage in education or the support of heritage …

The turn of the year went by peacefully for the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department (BKCN) this year. The fire department did not have to turn out. In 2023, the fire department responded to fewer incidents than in 2022 anyway. In total, the fire department turned out 189 times. Of which …

The head of Saba’s com­bined school board has resigned as financial troubles at the is­land’s only primary school con­tinue. The Dutch government has stepped in to “closely monitor the financial situation” at Sacred Heart School (SHS) in 2024, ac­cording to a press release issued on Sunday night. The resignation of Anton …

The Joint Court of Justice on Thursday announced the opening hours of its new courthouses in St. Eu­statius and Saba, as well as the scheduled hearing dates between January and July. The St. Eustatius branch of the Joint Court will be open on Tuesdays from 8:00am to 12:00pm and 1:00 …

The Saban community is in uproar after an off-duty police officer drew his service weapon and allegedly pointed it at anoth­er man during a party at Ocean Club around 4:00am January 1. There were at least two off-duty officers at the party, according to eyewitness reports. The officers were said …

Residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the BES islands) will receive a postal code in 2026. “Unfortunately, a quicker implementation is not possible because the postal code is not separate from the address registra­tion,” said Dutch caretaker State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen. The necessary …

Saba Reach Foundation handed out certificates on Wednes­day to thirteen students who completed English language courses offered by the local non-profit or­ganisation. Seven passed the foun­dation’s Al-level English course and another six passed the B1-level Eng­lish course. The 12-week courses were taught by Allan Carolina this year. Dur­ing the certification cer­emony, …

A group of Saban girls spent Monday afternoon be­ing encouraged to become the best version of themselves in a modelling workshop facilitated by Stacy Ann Taylor of St. Maarten-based modelling agency Taste of Fashion. The event, called “Kids Empowerment Modelling Work­shop”, was the brainchild of mother and local entrepreneur Janelie …

On Thursday, 14 December 2023, the unions in the sector consultation (ABVO, ACOM, NAPB and STrAF) and the RCN director, on behalf of the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK), reached a negotiation result on the  employment  conditions for civil servants in the Caribbean Netherlands for a three-year …

Saba is the most expensive island in the Caribbean Netherlands, according to a re­cent study by Statistics Nether­lands CBS, which compares the relative prices of consumer goods of St. Eustatius and Saba to those of Bonaire. The study found that life on both Saba and St. Eustati­us is becoming increasingly …