Hans van de Velde becomes the new CEO of Winair on Sint Maarten. The Dutchman succeeds Michael Cleaver, who served the regional airline for 12 years.   Van de Velde will board a plane in the coming week to settle on Sint Maarten with his family. The Supervisory Board and …

In the Caribbean Netherlands, private individuals will not be encouraged to purchase solar panels. According to Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten to the House of Representatives today, the Central Government prefers the central generation of sustainable energy on the islands. “Decentralized sustainability (such as solar panels on the …

The Executive Coun­cil recently received confir­mation from State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen that the Caribbean Netherlands Tax Office has granted a postponement to Saba residents for filing their income tax return until July 17. In addition, the period for companies to submit their collective wage …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public that there will be a public Central Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Public …

Ronald Zwarter will hand over his duties as Deputy Chief of Police and Head of Operations of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN to his successor on August 14, 2023. Zwarter started working with KPCN on October 1, 2019, coming from the Northern Netherlands Leadership Unit. After a period of …

Saba marked the start of the Commemoration Year of the Slavery Past on Satur­day, July 1, with a well-attended Emancipation Day event with a number of speakers and a range of performances. The event’s theme, “Libera­tion through healing”, was most fitting, said Commissioner of Culture Eviton Heyliger. “Al­though healing hundreds …

The Chris­tianUnion (CU) and the Democratic Party D66 in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament last week submit­ted a motion that seeks to implement new legislation in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to tackle sexual violence and transgressing behaviour. Member of Parliament (MP) Mirjam Bikker of CU sub­mitted the motion …

As of 15th of July 2023, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee will monitor illegal residence on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius more strictly during exit checks. The immigration chain of the Caribbean Netherlands, consisting of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Immigration & Naturalization Service Caribbean Netherlands (IND CN), Social Affairs & Employment …

Sponsorship! We need your support ! The Saba Volleyball Association is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and we are reaching out to you, our community, to help support our young volleyball athletes who are preparing for the ECVA U23 Championships to be held in Dominica (females) and British Virgin …

Today, King Willem-Alexander has apologized for the role the Netherlands played in slavery. He did this during a speech at the national commemoration of the abolition of slavery in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam. “Today I stand before you. As your king and part of the government, I make these apologies …