Update by BES-reporter, January 9th Opinion: The Chamber of Commerce should not be a self feeding monster   Opinion: Chamber of Commerce should not be a self-feeding monster Original post The businesses on the BES Islands have started a petion against the raise of the Chamber of Commerce fees. Check …

Alexandra van Huffelen (53) of the Democratic Party D66 will be the new State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitalising in the Rutte IV cabinet. She succeeds Raymond Knops, who will not return in the new Dutch government. Van Huffelen currently holds the position of caretaker State Secretary of Finance. …

Covid-19 update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, January 3, 2022 Let me start by wishing everyone a Happy and prosperous 2022. As you all know, we have entered into the new year with our covid-19 positive cases steadily rising and many people in quarantine. Today, many people tested positive during …

The Public Prosecutor BES, the Police Force BES, and the Public Entity Saba came together today to discuss a joint strategy on enforcing quarantine and isolation measures on Saba. We have seen a steep incline of the amount of Covid 19 cases on Saba in the past few days. The …

Fire in Hell’s Gate In the early evening hours on Friday, 31st of December, the police station received a report about a fire in Hell’s Gate on Saba. It turned out that a large piece of grassy plain was on fire. The cause of the fire is believed to be …

On Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 we have 6 new active cases. One case is an import and 5 close contacts. All contact tracing has been completed. We had 2 people recover and are no longer in isolation. We would like to remind the public that if you have traveled recently …

Dear Editor, I write this letter on the cusp of Saba Day 2021. While the outside world celebrates with us, they are unaware of the reality of many Sabans employed within the Government Service, a reality that inveigles despair, frustration, and disappointment on a daily basis as it continues to …

Dear Editor, Good afternoon, I have been contacting everyone I can think of to get contact information for Saba Splash. I do not see any information listed for them anywhere, so I’m hoping you can help with who I should get in touch with regarding ordering water from them. Thanks! …

DEAR MISTER KNOPS, Welcome Dutch caretaker State Secretary to Statia where you are likely to open a roundabout that communicates with about ten lonely vehicles per hour per day. Never have we seen on Statia such magnificent progress from you and your local civil servants and what a great investment …