How children are raised, and the habits within families, differ wherever one goes. But all places have their positive and not-so-positive aspects when it comes to raising children and how family members interact with one another. This can involve a lot of love and attention, but also arguments or violence. …

The Saba Island Council is experiencing its current working visit to the Netherlands as very positive. The meetings are going well and there is more understanding of Saba’s issues. The five Island Council members last week had a full, mixed program with meetings of different kinds, focusing on various topics …

On Friday, June 2, Saba confirmed its commitment to working with Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten in the common goal to increase food security among the islands as part of the Dutch Caribbean Visioning Process (DCVP). A week-long conference was held in Aruba for this purpose and …

Administrative agreements were signed yesterday, the 7th of June 2023, which will improve youth care in the Caribbean Netherlands. State Secretary van Ooijen (VWS) and Commissioner Kroon (Bonaire), Government Commissioner Francis (St. Eustatius) and Commissioner Heyliger (Saba) signed the agreements simultaneously on St. Eustatius, Bonaire and Saba. The agreements clarify …

The crisis organizations of the public entities Bonaire, St. Eu­statius, and Saba are insuf­ficiently prepared for (fu­ture) disasters and crises due to the lack of capacity. The Dutch government will make additional funding available to tackle this issue, for which the islands are not to be blamed.   The Dutch …

The public entities of Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire are working with the Ministry of VWS to organize assistance and support for people with an illness or disability, and elderly people who live at home. New agreements were made last year, and the accompanying legislation must come into effect on  …

Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger recently had a meeting with Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions Carola Schouten during which a number of social issues that are important for Saba were discussed. The meeting, which took place at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (SZW) on June …

Dave Levenstone (second left) with WICSU/PSU labour union board members. Dave Levenstone will return as board member of the Windward Islands Civil Servants Union/Private Sector Union (WICSU/PSU). Levenstone submitted his resignation several months ago because of his participation as a candidate in the island Council election of March 15, 2023. …

The Executive Council looks back at a good working visit to the Netherlands. From May 22 to June 1, Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger visited a number of ministries and entities, and spoke with several members of the Second Chamber and members of the Dutch Government about Saba’s challenges, …

Students from the Caribbean region of the Kingdom, who go to study at a college or university in the Netherlands, will once again receive a basic grant as of September. There was broad support in the Senate today for a legislative proposal that aims to reintroduce the basic grant for …