In 2019, Bonaire’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 6.3 percent in volume. This is the highest growth rate in the history of the series, which started in 2012. On St Eustatius and Saba, GDP fell by 8.6 and 5.3 percent, respectively. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this based on newly …

The Executive Council of the Public Entity Saba would like to inform the public of the following: Following the Finance Law Public Entity Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba (FINBES), the draft 2022 – 2025 Multi-Annual Budget will be available for public viewing at the Security Desk in the Government Administration Building …

The Financial Supervision Board advises the Executive Council of Saba not to submit the draft budget for 2022 to the Island Council for adoption if it is not first adjusted on a number of essential points. Saba expects $12.1 million in income and $13.1 million in expenses next year. The …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parlia­ment on Tuesday adopted a mo­tion to increase the minimum wage and the social allowances in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the BES Islands) by ten per cent, per January 1, 2022. As expected, the motion ta­bled by Member of Parliament (MP) Jorien Wuite …

As of 1 November 2021, René Bagchus will become director of Kingdom Relations/Caribbean Netherlands at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, BZK. Bagchus is currently working at the Kingdom Relations Department on the assignment ‘strengthening the services in the Caribbean’ and also as an acting client Shared Service …

The Health Council in The Netherlands recommended that some people who are moderately to severely immunocompromised (meaning they have a weakened immune system) receive three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, rather than the standard two-dose regimen. Why is a third dose recommended? Vaccination against COVID-19 also works in people with …

The Dutch government is assessing the possibility of giving the air connection between St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba (the SSS Islands) the status of public transportation. Dutch caretaker Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Barbara Visser stated this in her response to written letters submitted by Member of the …

Joint confiscated On Thursday, October 21, a man at the Level on Saba was being checked under the Opium Act when the man walked by and the officers smelled a strong marijuana smell. He had a joint with him which was confiscated and immediately destroyed. Enjoy, but drink in moderation …

Saba Wellness Pharmacy moved to a new location in The Bottom in the former MyStore building. The pharmacy can be accessed through the front sliding door entrance and upstairs where the freezer section used to be. It has an expanded prod­uct line and a modern open plan. The location was …

The Makana, which will be op­erating a ferry service be­tween St. Eustatius, Saba, St. Maarten, and St. Kitts will be homeporting in Sta­tia to maximize connectiv­ity. This means that Statia res­idents can take advantage of early departure and late arrival times to and from St. Maarten and St. Kitts. It …