The Dutch Socialist Party (SP) and the Christian Democratic Party CDA each dedicate some attention to the relations within the Kingdom, but it is not much. The SP stated in its draft election programme 2023-2027 `Now the people’ that it believes Caribbean Netherlands residents deserve better services. “The inhabitants of …
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In keeping with good financial management, the Public Entity Saba on Friday, September 1 submitted the 2024 draft budget to the Island Council, which is in compliance with the Financial Supervision Law Public Entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba FinBES. Finance Commissioner Bruce Zagers said that the timely delivery of …
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This weekend, the Out N About team of The Daily Herald had the pleasure of meeting SocaB, a well-known entertainer from Saba, while he was hyping up the karaoke crowd at one of the island’s hotspots. Read all about his passion for music and performing below. Please introduce yourself My …
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The Caribbean Netherlands Labour Market Education Council ROA CN hosted the first labour market platform on Saba last Friday. The session brought together representatives of education, government, the utility companies, construction companies, the hospitality sector, the auto mechanics sector and the health care sector, who were asked to help identify …
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The liberal democratic VVD party wants an “explicit clause” added to the Charter that enables Curacao, Bonaire, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius to leave the Dutch Kingdom if they want. The VVD, the current largest governing party in the Netherlands, is placing the independence of the Caribbean parts of …
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The Public Entity of Saba has implemented the groundbreaking ordinance regulating the sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products as of today, September 1, 2023. This legislation is part of a continued commitment to public health and sets a precedent in the Caribbean region. The ordinance focuses on three main areas: …
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Saba Reach Foundation in collaboration with the Forsa Academy has resumed offering a high-quality adventure education learning and development program. With a target group of the most hard-to-reach young people, youth are able to learn by experience through the discipline and ethos of the Forsa method (group method). The unique …
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State Secretary for Finance Van Rij wants to change the tax system of the Caribbean Netherlands by 30 points as of 1 January 2024. Whether that will happen depends on the Finance Committee of the Second Chamber on whether or not the BES Islands 2024 Tax Plan Bill will be …
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Recently, the cybercrime department of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force has received several reports about ‘Sextortion’. What is Sextortion? Sextortion is extortion with a sexually explicit photo or video of the victim. This may be a nude photo or video of the victim, but it may also be that webcam …
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The Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security will ensure a further improvement to the system of confiscation in criminal cases in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Dutch caretaker Minister of Justice and Security Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius pledged this in a letter that she sent to the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament earlier …
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