Residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba can look for­ward to a large increase of the so-called untaxed sum (“belastingvrije som”), the amount over which people don’t have to pay wage or income taxes, per January 1, 2023. Dutch State Secretary of Finance in charge of taxes Mamix van Rij …

Together with the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport VWS and Soa Aids Netherlands, the Public Health Department in Saba has been working on es­tablishing a sexual health web-site that applies to the Carib­bean context, keeping the con­text of Saba at the forefront. The Public Health Depart­ment aims to …

The Netherlands branch of the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF is launching mini documentaries portraying families in Saba and St. Eustatius sharing their favourite ways of spending time together. The documentaries are to be released in the upcoming weeks, highlighting the importance for parents, care­takers and family members to play with …

Leader of the BIJ1 party Sylvana Simons, during the gen­eral political deliberations (“algemene politieke be­schouwingen”) in the Sec­ond Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Wednesday, accused Dutch politicians of “superiority thinking” to­wards the Dutch Caribbean. “While poverty in our Kingdom extends to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, there …

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022, marked a day of hope and new beginnings for the residents of Saba as a new political party was officially incorporated. PEP stands for Progress, Equality, and Prosperity. The founders, Saskia Matthew, Hemmie van Xanten, Julio Every, and Roland Holm, heeded the community’s call for change …

An organization scan of the Public Entity Saba will be carried out in the coming months to strengthen the government apparatus and invest in its most important component: human capacity. Contracted to conduct this scan is Wim van Twuijver, who was Island Secretary on Saba in 2014 and 2015 and …

The government will make € 16 million available in 2023 to improve purchasing power for residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. An additional € 12 million will then be made available in 2024 and € 4 million annually from 2025 onwards. The money is part of the broad measures …

The Task Force that was established in The Hague last week is a very welcome move to address some of the long-time, urgent matters for Saba, said Commissioner Bruce Zagers. “Finally, a step in the right direction with a high-level task force that will focus on addressing the bottlenecks that …

The Saba delegation while in the Netherlands last week, met with the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Rob Jetten to discuss the renewable energy plans for Saba. “We talked about the importance of more renewable energy with the objective of eventually reaching 100% on an average day, which will …

The Saba delegation on Friday, September 16 concluded a successful working visit to the Netherlands with the securing of various commitments that will benefit Saba’s community. The delegation had meetings at ministries, and with dignitaries and government organizations. A highlight was the establishing of the Task Force that will look …