Law enforcement in the Caribbean Netherlands is under structural pressure: structural strengthening is necessary
State of Law Enforcement in the Caribbean Netherlands 2025
In its new State of Law Enforcement in the Caribbean Netherlands 2025, the Council for Law...
Firearm Surrender Campaign Now on Saba and Sint Eustatius
THE BOTTOM / ORANJESTAD – Following last month’s temporary firearm surrender campaign on Bonaire, the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland -...
Let the Record Show: Invoke Article 160 and Let the Facts Speak
In recent days, several claims have been made regarding the May 7 Island Council meeting, including the claim that I interrupted Mr. Van Putten...
Nine dog handlers and sniffer dogs from Urban Search and Rescue (USAR.NL) left Schiphol...
~ Saba Government requested K-9 (search dog) Support for the search of ambulance nurse Erik Matthijsen ~
THE NETHERLANDS / SABA – The local authorities...
Dutch ambulance nurse missing on Saba
SABA - The search for ambulance nurse Erik Matthijsen of the South Holland South Ambulance Service has been underway on the Caribbean-Dutch island of...
**SABA GOVERNMENT NOTICE**
We are making an urgent call to all residents to check camera footage on May 13th anytime from 11:00 a.m. until midnight in the...
Dutch Caribbean Research Week: speakers announced and programme live
The Dutch Caribbean Research Week (DCRW2026) proudly announces the keynote and plenary speakers. From 17 to 24 June 2026, leading voices from research, policy...
UPDATE SABA MISSING PERSON: Search for Mr. Erik Matthijsen is ongoing
UPDATE 6:00pm Thursday 14/05/2026
SABA -- We wish to inform the public that the search for Mr. Erik Matthijsen is ongoing. Despite extensive search efforts carried...
POLICE UPDATE: MISSING TEEN FOUND – ST. EUSTATIUS
The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN) can confirm that 12-year-old K.M., who was reported missing on St. Eustatius, has been found.
KPCN would like...
SABA MISSING PERSON UPDATE 1:
SABA MISSING PERSON UPDATE 1:
As of 6:30 a.m. this morning Thursday May 14, 2026, Erik Matthijsen has not been found.
He was last seen on...
