The Minister for Nature and Nitrogen, Christianne van der Wal, will be visiting the Caribbean region of the Kingdom between the 3rd and 8th of October 2023. From the 8th to the 12th of October Minister van der Wal will be represented by the Director General of Nature and Fisheries, …

Saba’s Sea and Learn Foundation kicked off its 20th-anniversary program on Sunday with an expedition to the Saba Bank sinkholes in the morning, followed by an opening night at Liam’s Cuisine. Marine scientist Erica Moulton gave a presentation about her foundation Center for Open Explora­tion C4OE. It was entitled, “Why …

A front view of the soon-to-be-opened courthouse in St. Eustatius. A new courthouse in St. Eustatius will open its doors on November 17 and a new courthouse in Saba will follow suit on November 30. The buildings that will house the court have been complete­ly renovated and furnished over the …

Saba Conserva­tion Foundation (SCF) launched the first-ever Saba Bird Fest with a bird­themed family fair on the grounds of Harry L. John­son Museum on Tuesday. The five-day awareness festival runs September 26-30. SCF’s Pauline Rainbault said the festival, which is funded by BirdLife Nether­lands and supported by the Dutch Caribbean …

Seeing the useful work that it has done thus far and the importance of implementing the plans that have been drafted, Dutch caretaker State Sec­retary of Kingdom Rela­tions and Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen has decided to continue the Task Force Bottlenecks Ca­ribbean Netherlands. The state secretary con­firmed this in a …

The Saba Volleyball Team left for Dominica last week Wednes­day and played their first match in the Eastern Carib­bean Volleyball Association U23 Female Championship on Thursday. They were up against Team St. Lucia, who emerged as the victors 75-23. Com­menting on their first match Team Manager Kemaul Lee said, “We …

D66 Party Leader Rob Jetten (right) received the draft elec­tion programme in The Hague on Friday from caretaker Minister for Mining Hans Vijlbrief (centre) and Chair­person of the Permanent Programme Committee Fleur Gräper-van Koolwijk. (D66 photo) The Dutch Democratic Party D66 wants to give new energy to the collaboration within …

Nine students received their “Certificate Nederland als vreemde taal” (CnAVT) Dutch A2 certificates from Saba Reach Foundation on Wednesday evening. A total of 11 students had registered for the course; however, nine were successful. Saba Reach Foundation conducts the Dutch language examinations in collaboration with Taal Unie and University of …

Member of the Dutch Second Chamber of Par­liament Sylvana Simons of the BM party, during a plenary meeting on Wednesday about the draft 2024 budget, brought up what she called the unequal rela­tions within the Kingdom. Simons said that in the relations, the Netherlands held the reins, while the six …

The introduc­tion of almost-free childcare in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will most likely be postponed un­til 2027. Dutch caretaker Minister of So­cial Affairs and Labour Karien van Gennip and Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions Carola Schouten allud­ed to this in their reply to written questions submitted by Members …