Caribbean authorities are preparing for another difficult sargassum season as an unusually large Atlantic belt of floating seaweed continues to build and push westward, with heavy accumulations already affecting parts of the Mexican Caribbean and raising concerns about widespread impacts across the region as spring turns into mid-summer. Scientific monitoring …

Rapidly rising airfares between St. Maarten and the islands of Saba and St. Eustatius are putting daily life under severe pressure. That is according to Island Secretary Bram Strepel, who raised the alarm in a LinkedIn post. “The now unaffordable connectivity (more than $400 for a 12-minute flight) directly affects …

Eric van den Burg of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy VVD has been put forward as the in­tended State Secretary for King­dom Relations, a nomination that has been met with concern in the Dutch Caribbean. On the islands, there had been an expectation that the portfolio would go …

The outgo­ing Schoof Cabinet will not meet its earlier commit­ment to keep energy tariffs on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (so-called BES islands) in line with those in European Netherlands during its remaining term. The news follows acknowl­edgment that the Dutch Ministry of Climate and Green Growth has insuf­ficient budgetary …

The Small Island Unity (SIU) Foundation is proud to officially announce the winners of the 2026 SIU Awards. Following a high-engagement public nomination and voting period, ten icons from the Saba, St. Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (SSS) diaspora have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to culture, community, and  entrepreneurship …

The new Dutch government sees many opportu­nities for cooperation with the Caribbean part of the kingdom. This is evident from the coalition agreement presented by the lead­ers of D66, CDA and WD. The parties have a relatively strong focus on security and sus­tainable development, mention­ing the establishment of a Carib­bean …

DossierKoninkrijksrelaties.nl reports: A new Caribbean Economic Growth Platform is to be established to stimulate economic development and innovation on the six islands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. This has been included by D66, VVD and CDA in their newly presented coalition agreement “Aan de slag” (“Let’s Get to …

The Saba Harbor Project reached an important milestone this week, marking a significant step forward in the long-anticipated development. Tangible progress is now visible, following the successful groundbreaking ceremony for the production of X-Blocks on Saba’s sister island, St. Eustatius, and the arrival of a barge carrying essential dredging equipment. …

DossierKoninkrijksrelaties.nl reports: The opposition of Bonaire and Saba to the expansion of their island governments by 2027 continues to rankle the House of Representatives committee. After a week of uncertainty, the House of Representatives committee decided earlier this week, at the suggestion of Member of Parliament Mikal Tseggai (GroenLinks-PvdA), to …

Members of the Dutch House of Representatives say the current caretaker govern­ment can and should do more to address the ef­fects of population growth and ageing in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, warn­ing that action cannot be postponed until a new cabinet takes office. Several parties are call­ing for stronger …