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Follow­ing successful negotiations over the last few months with PostNL, Postal Ser­vices St. Maarten N.V. (PSS NV) will now function as a hub for mail transporta­tion from the Netherlands (and vice versa) to the Ca­ribbean Netherlands (BES Islands), specifically to the municipalities of Saba and St. Eustatius. Interim Director of …

The House of Esports to promote safe gaming, a B&B to train in hospitality, the Hell’s Gate Community Center to foster artistic talent and host cultural events for the youth, simulators in technical vocational education, a variety of after school clubs to stimulate leadership and collaboration skills, the Saba Comprehensive …

Arrest Opium Act On Friday, 3rd of December, a 32-year-old man with initials J.J.H. was arrested at the Captain Matthew Levenstone Street on Saba for violation of the Opium Act BES. The suspect was involved in a fight where police assistance was required. Because it is suspected that he is …

Visitor arrivals by air on Saba not yet at 2019 level The number of visitor arrivals by air on Saba rose to 1,100 year-on-year in Q3 2021. This is over three and a half times as many as in the same period last year, but still around half the number …

The years 2020 and 2021 were exceptional years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its impact was felt throughout all aspects of life in the Caribbean Netherlands. One obvious effect related to COVID-19 was the drop in inbound tourism – a very important industry to the Caribbean Netherlands. It is with great pleasure that I now present …

Yet again, a very successful edition of the Sea to Scenery race was held on Saba on Saturday, December 4. As customary, the day after Saba Day, a group of sport enthusiasts in for a challenge participated in a race from sea level to the highest top of the Dutch Kingdom at …

Team Rum Lucky from St. Eu­statius took first prize in the 2021 Saba Day Wahoo Tour­nament on Saturday, December 4. Team Rum Lucky and their boat the Highliner won the competition with the largest wahoo weighing in at 48.5 pounds (lbs). Rum Lucky also took second prize by having the …

On their Facebook page, Hidde & Clair Verbeke announced that the time has come to bid a fond farewell to Queen’s Gardens Resort. They wrote: “We will always cherish the memories of our 15 years spent on Saba and consider it a privilege to have operated a hospitality business where …

The people of Saba, dignitaries and invited guests came together for the official ceremony on Friday, December 3 for Saba Day 2021. It was an event of positivity where gratitude was expressed for keeping the island safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2021 hurricane season, and Saba’s successes were …

Dear Editor, I write this letter on the cusp of Saba Day 2021. While the outside world celebrates with us, they are unaware of the reality of many Sabans employed within the Government Service, a reality that inveigles despair, frustration, and disappointment on a daily basis as it continues to …

Dear Editor, Good afternoon, I have been contacting everyone I can think of to get contact information for Saba Splash. I do not see any information listed for them anywhere, so I’m hoping you can help with who I should get in touch with regarding ordering water from them. Thanks! …

Saba will start its booster COVID-19 vaccination campaign next week Wednesday, December 8 with the vaccination of residents age 60 and older. The Public Health Department has been contacting persons age 60 and up for an appointment to get their booster vaccination with the Moderna vaccine. The vaccination location will …

Final preparations are being made to construct the last part of road to the new harbor project at Black Rocks. Also, Saban rock walls will be built along part of the road. Saba Roads & Construction has started to construct the foundation for the rock walls which will be built …

The luxury cruise ship SeaDream II with 110 passengers on board visited Saba on Tuesday, Novem­ber 30. The SeaDream II arrived around 8:00am. Around one hour later, the first pas­sengers disembarked and were taken to shore by the ship’s tender as the ship remained outside Fort Bay Harbour. The cruise …

Local customers of the Saba Telecommunications Company Satel NV and Saba fans abroad can look forward to the new telephone directory and 2022 calendar which will become available by the end of this week. The directory and calendar were officially presented to the Executive Council on Tuesday, November 30. Every …

Saba and St. Eustatius together celebrated a historic moment with the inaugural of the Makana ferry service on Sunday, November 28. Statia Government officials came to Saba on board of the ferry in the morning hours and after the customary speeches, the tokens of appreciation and a prayer, the Public …

A delegation of the Chancery of the Netherlands Orders paid a visit to Saba on Thursday, November 25. A meeting was held with Island Governor Jonathan Johnson to discuss, among other things, the nomination of Saban candidates for a Royal Decoration. It has been a while since a Saban was …

Works are moving ahead at the Botanical Garden in the Windwardside. A fence has been put up around the property to keep goats and other roaming animals out, a trail has been created and the propagation house, a plant and tree nursery, is under construction. Remaining work before the Botanical …

Eight restaurants on Saba will be participating in the first-ever Wahoo Food Fest which takes place from November 29 to December 11. In view of the wahoo season and the popular Saba Day Wahoo tournament, the Saba Tourism Bureau came up with the idea to organize a food fest that …

The Saba Fire Brigade for the third year held a short memorial event at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport on Thursday, November 25 to observe the birthday of their deceased colleague, fireman Reid Barnes Jr. Reid Jr., or Junior as everyone called him, would have turned 42 on Friday. Standing in …

The new Makana ferry service starts on December 1, 2021, with the inaugural run to Saba and St. Eustatius scheduled for this Sunday, November 28, the Public Entities Saba and St. Eustatius announced on Wednesday, November 24. The ferry service between St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba will be carried …

The Daily herald republished this message today, November 24. Because the post does not contain new information, we have removed it from our front page. Read the original post HERE.      

The Sunny Valley Youth Center will shortly become available for private functions. Per December 1, people can rent the hall at the community center to hold, for example, weddings, receptions and anniversaries. Requests will be accommodated as best as possible, without compromising the use of the space by the Afterschool …

Stabbing On Thursday, 19th of November, around 10.45 PM, a stabbing took place at an entertainment venue on Lambert Hassell Road in Windwardside on Saba. During a fight between two men, one man had stabbed the other. The victim was taken to hospital by ambulance for medical treatment. The 37-year-old …

Koninkrijk.nu reports that the Island Council of Statia is very critical of the Makana ferry project, which is being set up thanks to a subsidy from The Hague. Besides being critical of the delays in the project, the island council members are not only skeptical about the ferry’s chances of …

On Friday, November 19th, Saba recorded a positive covid-19 case. Close contacts were identified and in quarantine. Remember: 1. We are all in this together, and everybody must do their part. It is not only the duty of the OMT or government to mitigate the risk of covid but also …

Children and their parents this week are taking part in a fun-filled program of the Children’s Rights Week which is organized on Saba every year in November. This year’s theme is: Reimagine a better future for every child. The annual Children’s Rights Week started on Monday, November 15 with the …

There might be some challenges with the hydroponics farm, but Jim Garza of Gezondheid Farms keeps working diligently to make this project a success, keeping the focus on developing an intensive horticulture greenhouse facility that will feed many families on Saba.  “I am committed to seeing this through.” With funding …

The Saba Lions Club on Wednesday, November 17, donated a set of dictionaries to secondary education students of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS). Saba Unspoiled Leo’s Club President Vernisha Robinson, Secretary Kimson Guerrier, and Leo Advisor Lion Mary Thielman met a group of students of form 1 and ‘praktijk onderwijs’ …

The Daily Herald reports that a diver has gone missing off the coast of Saba since Monday, No­vember 15. It concerns a 70-year-old woman from the United States who was visiting Saba as a tourist. The Police Force Carib­bean Netherlands KPCN received notice of a miss­ing diver on Monday. “At …

In October, Child Focus, in collaboration with Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) and St. Eustatius National Parks Association (STENAPA), organized a trip for children of Saba’s Junior Rangers and Snorkel Club to Statia . On October 15, a group of 38 children, accompanied by coordinators, parents and teen volunteers, went to …

The Carib­bean Netherlands Police Force KPCN has partially ex­ecuted the recommendations of the National Ombudsman with regard to the handling of complaints by citizens. KPCN has executed five of the 10 recommendations of the report that National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen published in Febru­ary 2021, titled “Handling of Complaints by …

As of Wednesday, November 17, the Netherlands will be upscaled to the very high-risk category due to the high number of COVID-19 infections in that country. This means that there will be additional measures for travelers arriving from this destination, the Public Entity Saba announced on Tuesday. Placing the Netherlands …

Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Jorien Wuite of the Democratic Party D66 wants to know if there was any coordination between the ministries in The Hague about the logis­tics of the new ferry service between St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Kitts. The Member of …

The Saba Island Council last week sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice and Security (JenV) in The Hague to ask for exploration in the Caribbean Netherlands to harmonize the soft drugs policy and regulations so they are in line with the rest of the Netherlands. The Opium Act …

Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Aukje de Vries of the liberal democratic party VVD is seeking clarity on the delay of the new ferry service between St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Member of Parliament (MP) sent questions to no fewer than two ministers and …

The Netherlands is pressing ahead with what prime minister Mark Rutte has described as ‘a short, sharp shock’ to drastically reduce contacts between people and hopefully limit the spread of coronavirus. The new rules come after the number of new infections in the Netherlands soared to over 16,000 a day …

The Island Council on Wednesday, November 10, adopted an island ordinance granting the Island Governor special powers to protect public safety on Saba. The law regulates four special powers: camera surveillance, administrative detention, security risk area, and an area ban. The power to implement camera surveillance in a public place …