Are you living on Saba with a child between the ages of 0 and 12 years old? Can you spare a moment to provide your views on childcare services on Saba? On behalf of the Public Entity Saba, Impact Consulting has been requested to conduct an independent study regarding childcare …

WINAIR announced their cooperation with KLM/ Air France Flying Blue loyalty program, which will take effect on May 01, 2023. With the KLM/Air France Flying Blue program, members will receive mileage awards for travel with KLM/ Air France and its partners. Flying Blue members will be able to accrue and …

Secretary of State Van Huffelen of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has appointed Mr. E.E. (Edison) Rijna as special envoy for the Caribbean Netherlands for EU funds, UN funds, and economic relations with Latin America. Mr. Rijna will start his new position on April 18, 2023, and …

A second tranche of the energy subsidy for low-income households has been made available for the continued support of families on Saba who need help with paying their electricity bills. The energy subsidy has been raised to a one-time 1,300 US dollars per household. The Ministry of Social Affairs and …

The Council of Ministers agreed to amend the Decree on the basic registration of persons so that Caribbean students can immediately obtain a BSN when applying for student finance via DUO.  This is made possible by temporarily registering them as non-residents in the BRP. State Secretary Van Huffelen, of Kingdom …

The Central Voting Bureau of Saba, chaired by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, during a session on Thursday, March 23 established the final results of the March 15 Island Council and Electoral College elections. The Central Voting Bureau members checked and signed the reports (‘processen verbaal’) of the Voting Bureau Public …

Four dads recently took part in the Best Dad Ever training where they learned to talk about their emotions and connect with their inner selves. This was done through different techniques, teaching the dads to act in a positive, natural way with their children. This was the first time that …

The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management “moni­tors” the rates of air traffic control in Curacao, as can be read in the updated Imple­mentation Agenda Aviation Memorandum of the ministry in the Netherlands. “Every year we check whether the tickets from Bonaire to Curacao are not rising too much. …

A small delegation of the Netherlands Royal Meteorological Service KNMI visited Saba on Tuesday, March 21 and Wednesday, March 23 for talks with the stakeholders and to give a presentation on the work that the KNMI does for the Caribbean Netherlands. Jeroen Dooijenburgh and Jos Diepeveen of KNMI had meetings …

Financial economic crime is a serious social problem. It damages trust between citizens, businesses and the government. Within the KPCN, the Financial Economic Crime team (“FINEC”) was set up in 2022 to combat this form of crime. For example, various criminal investigations are underway against money laundering, fraud and embezzlement, …