United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF Neth­erlands/Leiden University delegation was in Saba on Janu­ary 31 and February 1 for meetings with government officials and stakeholders. The three-member UNICEF Netherlands delegation con­sisted of UNICEF Netherlands children’s rights knowledge and research expert Johan Kruip and children’s rights Pro­fessor Ton Liefaard and youth and …

The Sec­ond Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday ad­opted the motion about establishing a realistic so­cial minimum for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba of Member of Parliament (MP) Jorien Wuite of the Democratic Party D66 with broad support. Wuite presented the mo­tion, co-signed by Don Ced­er of the ChristianUnion …

The Saba Executive Council recently approved a pilot to support local animal husbandry and fisheries. The six-month pilot involves a number of reimbursements for the high costs that livestock owners and commercial fishermen have and aims to contribute to local food production. As part of this project, which is financed …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Thursday once more urged the Dutch govern­ment to implement the social minimum for Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and to introduce a package to reduce the cost of living. Members of the Per­manent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber did …

The Europe­an Union (EU) is strength­ening its commitment to the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) with a series of financing agreements to be signed in presence of the EU Head of Delegation René van Nes, during his visit to St. Maarten, Saba, St. Eusta­tius and St. Barths from January 17 …

Dutch Min­ister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Hanke Bruins Slot has decided to implement the equal treat­ment legislation, includ­ing the General Law Equal Treatment, in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The decision is in line with the reconnaissance that Minister Bruins Slot and State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and …

Saba is gearing up for the 2023 triathlon this Saturday, January 21. With 39 participants from different parts of the world, it promises to be another successful event. Commissioner of Sports Rolando Wilson welcomes the triathletes from Saba, the neighboring islands, Colombia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands partaking in …

The Windward Island’s People’s Movement has elected to change its leadership ahead of the upcoming elections scheduled for Wednesday, March 15th, 2023. The new leader of the party will be Bruce Zagers, who has served as Commissioner for the past years. Zagers will take up the position that was previously …

­Consumer goods and ser­vices in Bonaire were 8.1% more expensive in the final quarter of 2022 than one year previously. The inflation rate was still 12.2% in the third quarter of last year. The decline in the fourth quarter was largely attributable to a subsidy on the fixed usage rate …

The Saba Tourist Bureau had a successful attendance at the Vacation Fair (“Vakantiebeurs”) in Utrecht, the Netherlands last week. Saba had a combined booth with the St. Eustatius Tourist Office which was located in the popular Caribbean Village of the Vacation Fair. After two years of absence, the Vacation Fair …