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King Willem-Al­exander placed cooperation with Curacao, Aruba, St. Maarten and the so-called BES islands (Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba) prominently in Tuesday’s 2026 throne speech, announcing that a summit between the four countries of the Kingdom of the Neth­erlands will become an annual event and closing this section in Dutch …

King William-Alexander gave his annual speech to the States General on the third Tuesday in September. The king emphasized that solving political problems in the Netherlands takes time. “Not everything can be done at once,” he said on Tuesday during the speech from the throne, in which he announced the …

Collision between scooter and car On Monday, the 14th of September, at around 7:15 AM, the central control room received a report of a collision between a car and a scooter at the intersection of Pasture Street and Gray Bush Street. The driver of the scooter was injured and was …

A colorectal cancer screening programme will launch in Saba on September 28. The screening is intend­ed for men and women between 55 and 75 years old. “This is the first screening programme on Saba in which men are also eligible to participate,” national government service agency RCN said in a …

Mental health issues among young people, bullying, and dan­gers originating from other countries are the primary concerns of children and youngsters in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. This is according to the 2026 UNICEF Youth Advice, for which young people on the BES islands were surveyed for the first time. …

The 11th meeting of the BES Summit was held on September 4th 2026, at the Corallium Conference Room in Bonaire. The summit brought together the island councils of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba to discuss matters of shared importance and to strengthen cooperation among the three public entities. Sint Eustatius …

From September 14th to October 2nd, the Netherlands Armed Forces in the Caribbean will be conducting their annual hurricane emergency response exercise on the Windward Islands. The exercise takes place on Sint Maarten and Saba and is known as “Calm Horizon”. The purpose is to deploy troops quickly and effectively …

President of the All For I Union, Charles Woodley, representing the St. Eustatius Healthcare Foundation (SE­HCF), speaking to healthcare workers prior to the meeting. Negotiations between employers and unions over a new Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for healthcare workers in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have been suspended after five …

The Island Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have warned the Dutch House of Representatives that a promised €30 million in structural funding may not deliver what it was intended to: measurable relief from the high cost of living in the Caribbean Netherlands. A Promise at Risk The €30 …

Arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol on Saba On Saturday, the 5th of September, at around 6:35 PM, a 50-year-old man with the initials S.B.v.H. was arrested on Thais Hill Road on Saba for driving under the influence of alcohol. The suspect reversed his pick-up truck into another …