On Saturday, December 14th, Public Entity Saba hosted its annual World Food Day event, celebrating food security and local agriculture. The event featured various speeches, a tour of the hydroponics farm, and a diverse range of local vendors. Local vendors included Saba Reach, which offered fresh produce and local meat; …

The Black Rocks Harbor Project is set to commence initial site preparations in early 2025. Associated road access construction will follow shortly thereafter, within the first quarter of the year. Preliminary activities, including design planning, surveys, logistics, quality assurance and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) checks, have been underway since …

The Dutch government will provide further details on its ap­proach to tackling poverty in the Caribbean Netherlands in early February. Howev­er, concrete decisions will not be made until March or April, when the spring budget amendment (Voor­jaarsnota) is presented. This was revealed on Wednesday during responses from State Secretaries Zsolt …

The Caribbean Netherlands experienced notable departure rates among new arrivals, with Saba, St. Eu­statius and Bonaire all showing high turnover within seven years. This trend was most pronounced among newcomers from the Eu­ropean Netherlands. Between 2011 and 2016, ap­proximately 8,700 people from outside the Caribbean region of the Kingdom of …

The coali­tion parties PVV and VVD have emphasized the need for structural price reduc­tions in the Caribbean Netherlands as the primary solution to combat poverty, showing little support for subsidies as a measure. This stance was evident during a recent debate on the cost of living in Bonaire, St. Eustatius, …

Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands ZJCN has announced that, as of January 1, 2025, the health insurance entitlements package for residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the BES is­lands) will be amended. The BES Health Insurance Entitlements Regulation RazBES outlines which healthcare services are covered for ZJCN policyholders. Starting …

Residents and visi­tors to Saba participated in the 49th Saba Day ceremony last Friday. The theme was, “One island, rich in culture, shaped by diversity and rooted in heritage”. This year’s Saba Day awards were awarded to notable service teams. Gina Hassell, Appolina Gumbs, and Joy-Ann Robinson were honored as …

The Court of First In­stance on Wednesday acquitted a Saba woman accused of brib­ing three people to vote for her uncle in the 2023 Island Council election. Alicia Wilson (38) was also found not guilty of pressuring an­other 10 to sign away their ballots via the proxy system, which al­lows …

The Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment will adjust the amounts for minimum wage, child benefit, and social security benefits in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba as of January 1, 2025, based on 2024 inflation figures. The statutory minimum wage will be indexed across all three islands. For Bonaire, …

Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) held its graduation ceremony on Saturday evening for the 15 graduates of the class of 2023-2024, who sat the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examina­tions, and final examinations of the Vocational and PRO streams. Some of the graduates could not attend …