On Thursday, June 8th, 2023, the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZL) representative Henk Kats had the opportunity to meet with the residents of Saba to present a brief presentation on the Spatial Development Program currently being developed. Accompanying Mr. Kats for support was Stijn Schep who works …

Collision On Friday, June 9th  at about 3:15 P.M., a collision occurred on the Upper Road on Saba between two vehicles. Both drivers were injured and were taken by ambulance to the hospital for medical treatment. KPCN

The Dutch government has started preparations to amend the Caribbean Netherlands Aviation Law to make it possible to implement a Public Service Obligation (PSO) for flights between St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, and Saba if this proves to be desirable in the future. The decision on whether to implement a PSO …

Saba Cares, together with Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN), has completed a 3-month pilot to reduce the waiting time for dermatology. The GP consults a dermatologist online so that the specialist can quickly give advice remotely. The GP can then decide whether to refer to the dermatologist of Sint …

The Inspection for the Environment, Nature and Transport (ILT) has analyzed the situation with regard to policy, permits, inspection and enforcement on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The findings and advice were sent to Parliament on Tuesday, June 13th, 2023. A key finding is that the three public entities struggle …

The implementation of licensing, supervision and enforcement (VTH) with regard to building, environment and nature in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) is lacking. Despite the efforts of the island governments over the past few years. A key reason is that these Public Entities are too small to …

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 …