“We hope to keep the electricity bill affordable for everyone in the Caribbean Nether­lands,” said Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Re­lations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen on Wednesday. The Dutch government announced on Thesday that it will make 15 million eu­ros available for measures to lower the energy cost in …

Saba exported six containers with plastics, cardboard and shredded tires abroad for recycling, in September. As usual, the majority of Saba’s recyclables were shipped to the USA for further processing. Saba has a very active recycling system in place whereby recyclables are separated, compressed and exported, thereby drastically reducing the …

Arrest for public intoxication On Sunday the 2nd  of October around 9:30 pm, the police received a report of a loud exchange of words in a public place in Windwarside in Saba. Once at the scene, officers suspected that one of those involved was under the influence of alcohol. The …

Swimming lessons, sports clinics, training for coaches and umpires and a stronger collaboration. This is the recent outcome of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed by the governments of St. Eustatius and Saba last year thereby committing to strengthen sports on both islands. For the last two years, …

The government is taking measures to dampen electricity prices in the Caribbean Netherlands. For example, the fixed costs for grid management, now on average about 390 dollars, will go to 0 dollars in 2023. In addition, the cabinet will pay half of the variable rate for electricity if it exceeds …

The value added by the accommodation and food services sector and the culture and recreation sector declined as tourists stayed away as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On Saba, passenger arrivals by air and sea (including by ferry) dropped by 70 percent in 2020. In addition, fewer rooms were …

Government officials of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are very content with the 33.6 million euros that the Dutch government had made available to accomplish an accelerated pace towards renewable energy on the three islands. Minister of Economic Affairs Rob Jetten and State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra …

Healthcare and youth care in the special municipalities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba must be comparable to the European Netherlands. This is the underlying principle in the vision that state secretary Van Ooijen (VWS) has set out for developing healthcare in the Caribbean Netherlands in the future. In recent …

Members of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament of the Christian Democratic Party CDA Joba van den Berg and Inge van Dijk are seeking answers from Dutch government about the deficient banking ser­vice for Saba consumers. The Members of Par­liament (MPs) this week submitted 13 written ques­tions to State …