King Willem-Alexander during his Throne Speech on Budget Day Tuesday, spoke about the importance of seeking consensus within the Dutch Kingdom. As is customary, the king dedicated some attention to kingdom relations in the annual speech that he traditionally reads on the occasion of the formal opening the new working …

The Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sports invited representatives from the BES islands to join a week-long training program hosted at the prestigious Papendal Sports Center in the Netherlands. This program aims to inspire professionals in the field of sports and equip them with the tools and skills to expand …

Saba was recently featured on the cover page of the September 2021 issue of Canada Travel & Lifestyle Magazine as well as in a two-page editorial detailing Saba’s unique assets, product review, and entry requirements. The magazine refers to Saba as “The secret treasure of the Dutch Caribean” and “The …

Between September and December, 2021 interviewers from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will be visiting a random selection of people on Bonaire, St Eustatius, and Saba in order to conduct the Omnibus Survey. The Omnibus Survey is a survey involving a sample of the population. The aim of this survey is to …

The Foundation Rehabilitation Caribbean Netherlands SRCN (“Stichting Reclassering Caribisch Nederland”) has carried out the majority of the recommendations that the Law Enforcement Council (hereafter: the Council) made in 2019. The Ministry of Justice and Security (JenV) in The Hague is still working on the follow-up of other recommendations. The Council …

On 14 September 2021, the Island(er)s at the Helm program hosted its first Kingdom-wide event with societal partners and other stakeholders. This meeting is the start of a five-year collaboration that brings together researchers and societal partners to use technical, traditional, and contemporary knowledge practices to study climate change adaptation. …

A delegation of the Saba Island Council paid a working visit to Bonaire earlier this month. The official four-day program included meetings with members of the Bonaire Island Council, Bonaire’s Island Governor Edison Rijna, Commissioner Nina den Heyer, the national parks foundation STINAPA, the Health Insurance Office ZVK, the Immigration …

Blues and Blues Ltd. from Anguilla will be the new operator of the ferry services between St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten and between St. Eustatius and St. Kitts. The selection of Blues and Blues as the new ferry operator is the first phase. The next phase is the drafting …

­Swimming lessons have also started again in St. Eustatius with the start of the new school year. Nine new swimming instructors are being trained to further develop the school swim­ming programme and to set up additional swimming ac­tivities for young and old in Statia and Saba. Swimming lessons have been …

Public Notice The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Central Committee meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Wednesday September 22nd, 2021 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the …