The much anticipated Saba Summer Festival kicked off last evening with the well attended opening jump up. Following the jump up, Commissioner of culture, Rolando Wilson opened the festival village with the pioneer of carnival on Saba, Mrs Carmen Simmons along with past Saba Summer Festival queens. Once the gate …

During his recent visit to The Hague, Commissioner of Infrastructure Bruce Zagers submitted two proposals for funding with regard to waste management and reforestation. Zagers presented the reforestation proposal to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW). The waste …

On Monday, July 19, the Joint Search & Rescue Center (JRCC) of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) received a request from MRCC Fort de France to assist in the search and rescue for a St. Lucian fishing vessel “GOD’s SON”, which had not returned to St. Lucia. The RCC …

In Q2 2021, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 0.2 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate was still -3.2 percent in the previous quarter. On St Eustatius, prices decreased by 1.2 percent year-on-year, after they had fallen by 4.1 percent in the first quarter. On …

Between 2015 and 2020, researchers from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center updated the local ant species lists for the Dutch Caribbean. A large number of new species were documented, including 40 new species on Saba and 32 new species on Aruba. Understanding ant populations for these islands puts us one step …

Due to logistical setbacks, the renovations of the Government Administration Building will not be going ahead as planned and are postponed until further notice. Do keep in mind that all government buildings will close on Friday, July 23rd in the afternoon as customarily civil servants have the afternoon off and …

Entrepreneurs whose business­es have problems due to the COVID-19 crisis can request from the Tax Office a special deferral of payment until September 30. The caretaker government in The Hague has decided that if one uses the special deferral of payment, business owners in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba do …

As of Monday, July 19th, because of the current covid19 situation in the Netherlands, which is of serious concern, the Netherlands would be placed in the very high-risk category. This means that persons traveling from the Netherlands, whether vaccinated or not, would be required to present a negative PCR test …

The recording of the town hall meeting on the proposed traffic ordinance is now available on the Facebook page of the Public Entity. Several persons have commented . Note that the sound is missing during the first few minutes of the presentation, but it works later. Check it out HERE.

The tender process to construct two new buildings that will house the kindergarten of the Sacred Heart School (SHS), the Laura Linzey Daycare, and the afterschool care of the Saba Girls and Boys Sports Society will hopefully start this fall. The budget, provided by the Ministry of Education, Culture, and …