last Thursday, the first flights were flown over St. Eustatius to take high-quality aerial photos of the island. Several flights will be operated in December and January to take aerial photos and altitude measurements of St. Eustatius, Saba and Bonaire. The Public Entities and the Ministry of the Interior and …

D66 member Jan Paternotte is returning to the House of Representatives Committee for Kingdom Relations. He succeeds Jorien Wuite, who said goodbye to politics in The Hague yesterday. The new House of Representatives was sworn in today. Paternotte took over the committee chairmanship from Alexander Pechtold in March 2017 as …

— Receives applause for her efforts for Caribbean — On Tires-day, December 5, 79 Mem­bers of Parliament (MPs) left the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament following the recent elec­tions. Jorien Wuite, former St. Maarten Minister Pleni­potentiary and first-ever Dutch MP of St. Maarten descent, was one of them. In her …

Although Saba fire­fighters have been working in the new fire station at Juan­cho E. Yrausquin Airport since July, the official inaugu­ration ceremony was held on Tuesday afternoon in front of a large crowd. Saba Fire Chief Julio Ev­ery said the new building had been made possible by the input of …

The Island Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will have more opportunity to put forward their objections to the amendments proposed by State Secretary Van Huffelen to the Public Entities Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba Act (WoIBES) and the Public Entities Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba Finance Act (FinBES). …

Kemaul Lee

Have you always wanted to get a close look at a crash tender or one of the other fire-fighting vehicles? This is your chance! The new fire station on Saba will be opening its doors on December 5th from 15:00 to 19:00. The station will be officially opened by Governor …

Fight leads to arrests During the nightly hours on Sunday, the 3rd of December, two men were arrested red-handed at the Captain Leo Chance Pier in the harbor on Saba. It concerns a 31-year-old man with the initials G.E.W. and a 33-year-old man with the initials K.W.R. Both were arrested …

Thursday, November 30th, 2023, marked the ceremonial office opening of DE JONG on Saba. During a festive evening among friends, family, clients and network partners, owners Justin and Gerald Simmons – de Jong officially opened the law and consultancy office, which is located in Windwardside next to the RBC bank. …