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During their visit to The Hague last week, Saba Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Chris Johnson worked on creative, structural solutions with the Dutch ministries to get funding for social and economic development projects for the island within the tight budgetary parameters. Both the Dutch Government and the Saba Government have …

Water pipes will be installed in Saba this year to two filling stations, one in The Bottom and the other in Windwardside. The Saba Government and the Dutch water supply company Vitens signed an agreement last week. Commissioner of Public Works and Finance Bruce Zagers, on behalf of the Saba …

An earthquake on Saturday morning rattled several Caribbean islands including Saba. The 6.5 magnitude quake took place at 7.26 am. The epicenter was located at 161 km NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda; 218 km NE of Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and 237 km NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis …

March 18, 2015 was the day members of the Saban community came out in a strong voice and expressed their discontent with the functioning of their electives. A voice that was evident for the naked eye that the people were concerned and discomforted on our beloved island Saba. Concerns circling …

Saba Business Association has awarded the “Entrepreneur of the Year 2015” to the owners of Island Flavor restaurant Joani Child and Steve Zagers. Joani, who moved from St. Vincent to Saba, has worked in the hospitality sector in various positions. She is well known as friendly and helpful and one …

The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in its second semi-annual report in 2015 concluded once more with satisfaction that Saba’s public finances were in order. St. Eustatius is making slow progress on the improving of its finances and related reporting responsibilities. According to the CFT, …

Dear Readers, this is good news for all of you. Until recently there was no dentist living and working on Saba. From now on Dr. Kestas Grabliauskas will be living and working on Saba permanently. You do not have to travel for dental care anymore with all the expenses that …

Telecom provider UTS has designed and is set to start building the first 4G LTE network on Saba after a successful launch of the service in St. Maarten. Doing business under the name UTS-WICC and partnered with SATEL on offering its Chippie mobile service, the company will commence building Saba’s …

Acting Chief of Police of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force KPCN Jose Rosales, presented the 2015 Saba Crime Figures. The report stated crime is continuing on a downward trend on Saba. With a current population of 1,811 people, including Saba University School of Medicine staff and students, Chief Rosales feels …

On Monday March 14th a graduation was held for the participants of Saba Fit- The Course: a twelve week program in which 12 children from grades 4, 5 and 6 were encouraged to live a healthy lifestyle. The children had weekly group sessions with a physical activity coach and with …

Monday March 14th in the morning hours the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) on Saba found a large quantity of Hennep plants. The patrol was directed to English Quarter where a man was driving around in a pick-up truck with hennep plants. Shortly after Police carried out a search in …

The First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament will approve the new Electricity and Drinking water Law for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba as a formality next Tuesday. The Senate has concluded the preparation of the law proposal which will regulate the production and distribution of electricity and drinking water on …

A fundraiser and auction for the Saba Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SFPCA) was held Saturday afternoon at Eugenius Johnson Centre in Windwardsidewirtes The Daily Herald. The event was well-attended and the guests enjoyed an entertaining auction as well as food and drinks. The auctioneer was very …

Peruvians can freely travel to the Netherlands, Aruba, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands without a visa as of today, Tuesday. Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders signed the agreement with Peru on Monday. Minister Koenders signed the visa exemption agree ment with Peru as Chairman of the Council …

On Thursday, March 10th traffic controls were carried out by the police on Saba on the E.A. Johnson Road. On this road a motorist was ticketed because he was driving a car without a license plate. A scooter rider was also ticketed on this road for driving a scooter without …

During the past few weeks policy consultancy firm Ecorys performed an evaluation of the Education Agenda for the Dutch Caribbean on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius on the instructions of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science [Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (OCW)]. The Education Agenda dates from March 2011 and is …

The Minister for Economic Affairs has changed two ministerial regulations, on a proposal from Agency Telecom, the executor and supervisor for telecom. As a result, a substantial reduction will take place on fees that mobile operators have to pay to the Agency. This reduction is retroactive per January 1, 2015. …

Centre for Youth and Family (CYF) welcomed the Centre’s Coordinator for Saba and St. Eustatius Paul Veira. Veira has worked, “with great pleasure,” as he said, for 25 years in child welfare in the Netherlands. In those years he has gained experience in different functions starting as a group worker …

The Island Government hosted town hall meetings in The Bottom and Windwardside to discuss proposed changes to the General Local Ordinance with the purpose of “regulating and safeguarding the public order, repose, safety, and health.” The current ordinance has been in place since 1985 and Government felt it was time …

As of March 1, taxpayers in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba may file their income-tax returns online. A pilot program to make this possible started this month. For the first time taxpayers in the Caribbean Netherlands have the option to either file their tax return on paper or online for …

The Issue 1 – 2016 of the GIS Information Bullitin is out. It features the “Windwardside revival project”. Click on the image to download the bulletin.

On April 6th, 2016 the population of Caribbean Netherlands can participate in an advisory referendum on the law approving the association agreement between the European Union and Ukraine. If you vote you determine along with other voters, the outcome of the advisory referendum. This week RCN starts with an information …

The legal rights of Caribbean Netherlands air passengers will be better protected in the near future when the international Montreal Convention becomes effective on travels out of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and on flights between these three islands. The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Thursday approved a …

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The Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament responded positively to Thursday’s presentation of Bluerise, a company that wants to set up an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system in Saba to generate electricity and possibly produce drinking water for the island. The Committee …

Dutch News reports that Health minister Edith Schippers is recommending people record conversations with their doctors to make sure they don’t forget what they have been told. The conversation should be recorded on a smart phone or similar device and used for personal information only, Schippers said. ‘Good care requires …

Members of the Executive Council will be heading to The Netherlands for a series of meetings with representatives of various ministries and organizations in The Hague. The week is being termed the Saba Week after the decision to end the Caribbean Netherlands weeks that were held for the past 5 …

A five-headed education delegation from the Caribbean Netherlands recently visited the headquarters of the CXC (Caribbean Examination Council) in Barbados. During this visit, the delegation members received extensive information on various aspects of the implementation of this Caribbean examination system at the Gwendoline van Putten School (GVP). As is known, …

Pension Funds Caribbean Netherlands (PCN) Would like to inform the public of Saba that their representative Ingra Bennett will be on Saba on Monday, March 21 to answer questions, listen to concerns or handle issues pertaining to a PCN pension. To schedule an appointment please contact PCN office on 416-6860 email …

Meijburg & Co Caribbean officially presented the first tax law books 2016 of the Caribbean Netherlands to Messrs. Jonathan Johnson (Island Governor Saba) and Gerald Berkel (Island Governor Statia). This year the regulations regarding island taxes of the public entities Saba and Statia are fully included. The tax law books …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to attend an Island Council meeting on Tuesday March 15th, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Government Administration Building. The agenda is as follows: 1. Opening and announcements 2. Approval of the agenda 3. Island …

Ivorcia Brown of the Ministry of Gender Affairs in Nevis shared a motivational message with a riveted audience Tuesday morning to celebrate International Women’s Day at Wesleyan Holiness Church in The Bottom. “Women play a key role in moulding our society and should always know their worth and value, and …

The visa requirement for Peruvians who travel to Bonaire, Saba or St. Eustatius as a tourist will be abolished as of March 14th, 2016. This means that Peruvian tourists can travel to Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius for a period up to a maximum of 3 months without a visa. …

The general public on Saba is invited to come out and discuss the new draft General Local Ordinance during two town hall meetings, writes The Daily Herald. The first meeting will be held Tuesday, March 8, at the Fire Station in The Bottom, and the meeting of Wednesday, March 9, …

Each year under the Island Governor’s portfolio, the Island Government of Saba organizes Women’s Day events. This year’s activities under the theme, “Pledge for Parity” kicked off Saturday at Topogigo’s in The Bottom. Originally and proudly from Saba, but current St. Maarten resident Ramona Riley-Juan Pedro, delivered a dynamic motivational …

The quality of youth care in Bonaire and Saba has suffi ciently improved over the last two years, but in St. Eustatius it has not, Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Martin van Rijn reported this week. The quality of the provided ambulant youth care is sufficient …

All passengers travelling on Windward Islands Airways International Winair are benefiting from lower ticket prices as of March 1 with the elimination of all fuel charges on flights operated by the airline. With world fuel prices at record lows, the company will eliminate fuel charges for passengers and cargo on …

Bullying can happen anywhere and anytime and bullying is not easy to tackle. It does not only occur at school but it can often be signaled in other circumstances. That is why the Saba Comprehensive School partnered up with its stakeholders to start an ‘Island wide approach’ to deal with …