The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are not happy with the bureaucracy when they need money from the government for maintenance of seaports and airports, for example. The most important advisory body of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations agrees with them. “At the moment, …

Last week, the Public Entity Saba’s reforestation project and its Department of Agriculture planted 54 bougainvillea shrubs at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport. These flowering shrubs were planted in an effort with airport management to help further beautify the area. The shrubs were planted along the roadside which has been recently …

Theft of two car batteries On Friday, the 16th  of February, two batteries “dump truck” were reported stolen.” The “dump truck” was parked near the landfill on Saba. The batteries were taken by unknown persons between 7 PM on Wednesday, the 14th of February, and 7 PM on Thursday, the …

Site Luchtvaart Nieuws writes that Winair CEO Hans van de Velde wants to focus on better punctuality, strengthening ties with major airlines such as KLM and Air France and listening better to the staff. Hans van de Velde was the former top manager at TUI in the Netherlands, France and …

Of the 100 mil­lion euros the Dutch government made available for projects com­memorating and remembering the history of slavery, 33.3 million will go to the six Caribbean islands of the Kingdom, caretaker State Sec­retary of Kingdom Relations, care­taker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Hugo de Jonge and Minister …

Both Saba and St. Eustatius will be putting the substantial financial stimulus from the so-called Region Deals to good use. On Saba, the five million euros will be put towards a state-of-the-art auditorium in St. John’s. St. Eustatius will use the ten million euros to restore cultural heritage and boost …

The site BES-Reporter writes that Officers from the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN) are expressing their displeasure regarding a recent “service order” that prohibits them from carrying their service weapons during off-duty hours. Previously, officers were permitted to have their service weapons with them, even in their leisure time, and …

The official site visit as part of the tender procedure for the construction of Black Rocks Harbor took place on January 31, 2024. The high attendance of twenty representatives from ten different contracting companies from the Caribbean, North America, and Europe shows that several contractors are interested in building Saba’s …

The internet consultation for the regulation of social initiatives is now online. The regulation that goes into internet consultation aims at supporting social initiatives in the European Netherlands that contribute to the awareness, recognition, commemoration, or continued effect of the Trans-Atlantic slavery past. Starting February 16th, people can respond to …

Planned traffic control on the Lambert Hassell Road In the morning hours of Wednesday, February 14th a planned traffic control was held on the Lambert Hassell Road on Saba. During this control, a total of 40 vehicles were stopped for a check, including 1 scooter. All documents were in order. …