The three-day training on Bonaire on April 11, 12 and 13 provided valuable insights for the new Island Council. “The training brought more insight into the role and responsibilities that you have as an Island Council member,” said Elsa Peterson of the Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM). “For me, it …

Fifteen vehicles were stopped and checked dur­ing a traffic control conducted by officers of the Carib­bean Netherlands Police Force KPCN on Lambert Has­sell Road and E.A. Johnson Road on Saba on Saturday afternoon, April 15. Six of the stopped and checked cars had to have the window tint removed. One …

On 1 January 2023, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at 29,418. This is 1,692 (6 percent) more than one year previously. The increase is largely due to population growth on Bonaire, mainly as a result of migration. On Saba, and to a lesser extent on St Eustatius, the …

-Policy Advisor of Infrastructure and a member of the crisis communications team Nicole Johnson along with Harbor Master Travis Johnson from April 3-6, attended the 2023 National Hurricane Conference in New Orleans, LA, where disaster response and preparedness experts gathered to discuss the latest developments in the field. Representatives from …

Check tinted car windows On Thursday, April 13th, a scheduled traffic check was held at the Lambert Hassel Road and Zions Hill on Saba from 11 AM. The check was carried out in the context of measuring the translucency of the front car windows. A total of eight (8) cars …

State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen of Kingdom Relations will pay a working visit to Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten between the 16th and 21st of April. This is the State Secretary’s first visit since the island elections took place on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius on the 15th …

The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard is recruiting. All youngsters between the age of 18 and 25 years, with the ambition of becoming a Coast Guard officer, are invited to visit the Coast Guard Recruitment Day. During the upcoming Recruitment Day on April 15, 2023 youngsters can receive useful information about …

Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security Eric van der Burg closed off his visit to Saba late Wednesday afternoon. On the program were a series of meetings that mostly focused on matters relating to border control. The state secretary had a meeting with Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, the Immigration …

The pilot pro­gramme to directly refer patients from Saba and St. Eustatius to St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), without the interven­tion of Care and Youth Carib­bean Netherlands ZJCN, seems to have made the process more effective. Dutch State Secretary of Pub­lic Health, Welfare and Sport Maarten van Ooijen stated this …

This April, the pilot for population screening for breast cancer will start on Saba. In the coming two years, all women between 50 and 75 years will be invited to participate.  The start of this screening program on Saba is the result of collaboration between RIVM, Saba Cares, and St …