The emergency regulation for wage costs and income support from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) will be extended from the 13th of July until the 12th of October, 2021. Although tourism is restarting and the labour market is picking up, it is still an uncertain period for …

Mt. Scenery Nation­al Park in Saba was partially reopened to the public again on Monday, June 28. This means that all trails within the national park are now open to the public, except for the North Coast Trail. The national park has been closed to the public to allow for …

The man held responsible for the murder of Saba University School of Medicine student Kavya Guda on April 15, 2015, has filed for a final appeal with the High Court of the Netherlands in The Hague. Suspect Senad Cejvan, a national of Bosnia and Herze­govina who currently resides in Missouri, …

The European Union has agreed on requirements for the COVID-19 vaccination certificate that will be valid from July 1. The Public Entities of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire are working with the ministry to be able to provide people vaccinated here with a letter and QR code that is accepted …

Update In contrast with the article in the Daily Herald published earlier (see below), Koninkrijk.nu indicated that the decision to close bank accounts of clients in the Caribbean, will not be implemented immediately. They claim that Caribbean customers of ABN-Amro can keep their accounts for the time being. But according …

A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to eleven years in prison by the Court of Appeals on Thursday, June 24. The man was found guilty of killing fel­low student Kavya Guda (24) on April 15, 2015. Suspect Senad Cejvan, a native of Bosnia and Herzegovina living in Missouri, United States, …

The central government cannot prove how much money is allocated to the three Caribbean municipalities of the Netherlands. The Second Chamber is not fully informed about this. It is unclear how much money the Dutch Government transfers annually to the three Caribbean municipalities. The ministries of interior and finance have …

Saba University School of Medicine (Saba), a leading Caribbean medical school, announced a pathway partnership agreement with the UK-based University of South Wales (USW). The partnership will offer qualified graduates from USW’s Medical Sciences program the opportunity to matriculate with advanced standing into year 2 at Saba and work towards …

Saba Island Council Members will visit the Netherlands from Thursday, June 24 to Friday, July 2 for meetings and training. Friday, June 25 and Wednesday, June 30 are reserved for meetings with members of the permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament in The …

A total of 640 new jobs have been created in St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius thanks to small business loans from Qredits. Qredits began its activities in St. Maarten, Saba and Statia in 2017, directly after Hurricane Irma. To date 334 entrepreneurs have already been financed on these islands …