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It is almost here! The 10th Annual Saba Hell’s Gate  Triathlon is fast approaching and will be held on January 28th, 2017. Join individuals from across the Caribbean, The Netherlands, Canada, and the United States by participating in Saba’s toughest sporting event- where even the swim in uphill. Sign up …

At the end of January, a group of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute KNMI, consisting of a volcanologist and seismologists, will visit Saba. For years, seismological meters have been stationed on Saba. Currently, there are four so called seismometers on Saba, which send information to the KNMI in De Bilt …

Destination Saba is in the spotlight. Saba Commissioner of Tourism Bruce Zagers is optimistic. The Dutch Holiday Fair (“Vakantiebeurs”) in Utrecht went very well and the exposure to attract more visitors from the region and North America continues to grow. “In general, Saba is getting considerable exposure in the United …

The Saba Government has received the green light for commercial helicopter landings, Saba Commissioner in charge of aviation and infrastructure affairs Bruce Zagers said on Monday. Zagers had a good meeting with representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment I&M and the Dutch Inspectorate of Civil Aviation on …

A suspect has been extradited today, January 15th 2017 from the United States in the investigation called “Hector”. This is the investigation being conducted after the death of a student on Saba in April 2015. On Sunday, January 15th, 2017 the 31-year old Senad Cejvan from Bosnia was transferred by …

St. Eustatius Island Council Member for the Statia Democratic Party (DP) Koos Sneek will be attending the upcoming congress of the Dutch Christian Democratic Party CDA as candidate number 49 on the CDA slate for the March 15, 2017 elections for a new Second Chamber. He will start campaigning very …

Former Commissioner of St. Eustatius Carlyle Tearr has been appointed new Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of St. Eustatius and Saba. Following the election held on December 13, 2016, the Board members of the Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting for 2017 on Thursday. The first …

Victims of violent crimes in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be able to get a compensation from the Dutch Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (Schadefonds Geweldsmisdrijven) by mid-2018. Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur announced this on Thursday during his working visit to Bonaire. The Minister …

Survivors or victims of violence in the Caribbean Netherlands will be able to claim compensation from the Schadefonds Geweldsmisdrijven (Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund) in the future. The Minister of Security and Justice, Van der Steur, announced this today during his working visit to Bonaire. “This is an important step to …

The Dutch Parliament delegation that took part in the Caribbean Netherlands summit in Bonaire on Monday is supportive of setting up a special provision for persons in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba who require special assistance. The Netherlands has such an arrangement called the Social Support Law (“Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning” …

Queen’s Gardens Restaurant, located in Troy Hill on Saba, has been nominated for USA Today’s “Best Restaurant in the Caribbean” competition. The competition will last for the month of January, with the last voting day being January 30th when voting will close at noon ET. Readers have the opportunity to …

For the second time in a row St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba are uniting forces at the annual Holiday Fair (“Vakantiebeurs”) in Utrecht this entire week. With a combined, large booth, the three Windward Islands aim to get more attention of visitors to Europe’s largest tourism trade fair. Last …

Thursday January 12 is the official installation of José Rosales as Chief of the Police Force Caribbean Netherlands (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland). To get to know him better, a video production has been produced about the person and professional José Rosales.   RCN

The Caribbean Netherlands summit on poverty in Bonaire on Monday took place with the delegations of the Netherlands, Bonaire and Saba. Saba Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Rolando Wilson were absent with good reason with the island well represented by Island Secretary Tim Muller and two advisors. St. Eustatius reportedly was …

Commissioner of Tourism Mr. Bruce Zagers and Director of Tourism Mr. Glenn Holm will be representing Saba at the Vakantiebeurs, which is located in Utrecht, The Netherlands and is the largest annual travel fair in the Netherlands. The show will occur from January 10th until January 15th 2017. During the …

Princess Juliana International Airport SXM and the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) have successfully implemented an automated border control (ABC) clearance e-Gates solution at the Immigration zone of the Airport. The system was installed early this year.   In fulfillment of the organisations’public/private partnership, the introduction of e-Gates is just one of many initiatives to be implemented that are …

 At the request of RCN Student grants, a service agreement is signed between the head of the health service office and the director of NNAM BV (Noord-Nederlandse Assurantiemakelaars BV). The slogan is ‘your health costs… our care!!’ As from 1 August 2012, this agreement creates the possibility for all students from …

Before heading back to the Netherlands, Orange Grove will be giving one last show in the Dutch Caribbean on Saba on Sunday, January 8. The band’s very first performance on the “Unspoiled Queen” will be taking place at Tropics Café in Windwardside, starting at 4:00pm. Saba’s DJ Kevin Hassell will …

The first bay born on Saba in 2017 is Jayla Jahrianna Leslian Hassell, 6 lbs. The baby girl was born on Monday morning January 2nd at the A.M. Edward’s Medical Center at 9.23 AM in The Bottom to Ms. Julissa Hassell and Dwayne Johnson.  Dr. Gijs Koot and nurse Naomi Wilson …

The Dutch heritage organisation Heemschut has asked the Island Government  to look into ways to better protect heritage and to integrate heritage more in other policy fields. They suggest that Bonaire en Sint-Eustatius could be an example for Saba for  how better protecting the island’s heritage. This is key for the future …

From the 14th to 19th of November 2016, the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) hosted bird expert Dr. Adrian Delnevo to lead a bird identification training. Bird watching has become a multi-billion dollar industry in the Caribbean alone, from which the SCF hopes Saba can benefit. With the intent to take …

Coral reefs are home to more than 1 million species on this earth. They are some of the oldest and most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Reefs are also extremely important for the economy; they protect shorelines from waves and storms that cause flooding and erosion, support commercial and subsistence …

As of 1 January 2017 the Family physisians will no longer be responsible for the medical assessment in the context of BES Sickness Insurance Act and the BES Accident Insurance Act. After a tender for the medical assessment the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (hereafter referred to as SZW) …

On Wednesday, December 28th 2016, the annual Saba firework display will occur at 7pm on the Cove Bay. This date was chosen as there are many festivities occurring closer to the new year and the Public Entity wishes to make it possible for everyone to have the opportunity to enjoy …

Scores of passengers traveling to the various Caribbean islands from St. Maarten are stranded at St. Maarten for the past four days and there is no LIAT agent such as a supervisor on duty to provide passengers accurate information. One passenger Tamara Gumbs who was supposed to leave St. Maarten to …

Several Dutch parties, but certainly not all, are dedicating attention in different degrees to the Dutch Caribbean islands and the role of the Kingdom in their programmes for the March 2017 Parliamentary elections> The liberal democratic VVD party and the Socialist Party (SP) advocate a commonwealth construction, while the Christian …

Merry Christmas and a healthy and prosperous new year Een gezegende kerst en een gezond en voorspoedig 2017 Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo Folle lok en seine yn it nije jier Un pasku yen di bendishon i un próspero aña nobo WA en Máxima  

The first instalment of a collection which included antique Dutch tiles and oriental rugs were officially donated to the Foundation Dutch Museum Saba last week, in addition to the substantial investment donated personally by Museum curator René Caderius van Veen for creating and starting the Museum. The tiles date from …

Commissioner of Education Bruce Zagers, last Thursday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the President of Flagler College William Abare in St. Augustine, Florida. This MOU is to provide a more affordable opportunity for Saban students who wish to attend Flagler College. Starting in the Fall of 2017, students …

Between January 2011 and January 2016, the population of St. Eustatius declined by 13 per cent to 3,200 residents. On January 1, 2015, Statia still had 3,900 inhabitants. In that year, the Civil Registry of the island was cleaned up and the number of residents was revised downwards as a …

As of Tuesday, December 20, 4G LTE mobile Internet service is commercially available for Chippie mobile customers in St. Eustatius and Saba. The new service replaces NET ON 2G mobile Internet service in both islands. The launch of the new mobile Internet service will also coincide with the introduction of …

Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur will ask the new Chief of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN Jose Rosales to keep a keen eye on the execution of the trajectory to further improve integrity in the Police Force. The integrity trajectory has to be given …

Two reports of the Law Enforcement Council about the treatment of persons with a psychiatric disorder or addiction in the justice sector and the prevention of youth crime in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will receive the necessary followup from Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur. …

The Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) stipulated  the production prices of electricity and drinking water in the Caribbean Netherlands. These prices apply as of  January 1st , 2017. The production rate is determined by calculating what it costs to produce one cubic meter of drinking water or one kilowatt …

On Sunday, December 18th , at approximately  00.45 AM, a stabbing took place in a venue on Park Lane Street in Windwardside. A man was stabbed twice by another man. Cause of the stabbing is probably a personal problem between the two men. The victim was taken to the hospital …

On Tuesday December 13th 2016, with the cooperation of Windward Island Airways (Winair), a delegation from St. Barths visited Saba for a day on a familiarization trip. This delegation included Vice President Nils Dufau, Director of the Tourism Committee Marie-Laure Belzic, Port Director Ernest Brin, representatives from the Easyway travel …

Saba still has its public finances in good order, and although the budget execution in 2016 did not go entirely according to plan, Saba managed to maintain its budget balanced, said the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba after a recent visit to the island. …

Good news for students from Caribbean Netherlands: the study financing system BES will be adapted. Thanks to the adaptations students will also be able to study in Canada. The Second Chamber has discussed this Bill on December 15. Saba had requested to make the study financing system BES also applicable to studies in Canada …

The Dutch Government has started the process to appoint a new Acting Island Governor for St. Eustatius, who will temporarily replace the current caretaker Julian Woodley. This new person may very well be someone from the Netherlands. This was announced in a meeting of the Second Chamber of the Dutch …

The Foundation Dutch Museum Saba was already very grateful when they were contacted by Ms. Michelle Martie and Ms. Esther Schasfoort about participating in “Community Serviced Day, 2016”. Students from the Saba Comprehensive School have been serving on several places to assist as volunteers and also in this museum. Early in …