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A diving magazine of Germany called “Tauchen”, German for “Diving”, has recently written an article about Saba and reviewed the accommodations and activities on the island. Tauchen’s editor Michael Krüger has visited both Saba and St. Eustatius, as well as Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin. Krüger’s top three …

Dear editor, For the past 5 years it has become increasingly clear that the private sector on Saba stands alone when it comes to fighting for changes in the laws that have severely hampered economic growth. Members of the Saba Merchants Association (SMA) have attended countless meetings with Dutch delegations …

Dutch State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science Sander Dekker is satisfied with the improvements made at primary schools in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, but he is less positive about the results of the secondary schools where he says the basic quality is still lacking. This writes The Daily …

The Daily Herald writes that the Saba Labour Party (SLP) held a meet and greet event on Tuesday evening at the Zion’s Hill Community Centre from 7:30pm until 10:30pm. Around 50 attendants gathered to witness the candidates of the SLP not only give a personal introduction but also answering questions …

The Daily Herald writes that three vehicles were involved in an accident Tuesday on the road between The Bottom and Windwardside in Saba. As a result of an alleged street race between two cars, a pick-up truck that exited Patrick’s Car Wash just outside Windwardside was hit by the two …

Dear Editor, On March 2nd, I was on Facebook and I saw a set of well-articulated and important questions regarding the current political campaign by Ms. Janelie Barnes. Each and every question touched down on important issues that I feel many in the community want to know but few have …

The WIPM Party will be holding its first public meeting this Thursday March 5th in the in Zion’s Hill at the Zion’s Hill Community Center. During the meeting the nine candidates on the WIPM list will be giving their first public speeches. During their speeches the candidate will elaborate on …

The Daily Herald writes that the special Electoral College (Kiescollege) for the Caribbean Netherlands to secure the voting rights of Dutch citizens in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba for the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament without any influence of foreign residents of the islands is still on the radar. …

The information campaign for the Island Council elections is in full swing on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Advertisements can be seen in newspapers and on TV, and heard on the radio. The campaign is active on the Internet and on Facebook. Residents of the Caribbean Netherlands also will receive …

On February 27 we published a letter from Mr. LaFrance to “those responsible”  about the assumed unreliable state of Saba’s moorings. Saba Park Manager, Kai Wulf, has responded to Mr. LaFrances concerns by email. He has authorized us to publish this response on Saba News as well, so that the …

In a press release Insel Air communicates their concern that airlines and passengers are currently taxed and charged disproportionately by governments, causing ticket prices to rise and consequently resulting in a decrease in the number of arrivals. The carrier of Curaçao and Aruba therefore supports the policy being carried out …

The Daily Herald writes that a movie night with free popcorn was organised at the Eugenius Johnson Centre in Windwardside last  Saturday.  The movies shown were a documentary called “Bully” and the movie “The Hunger Games.” The event was organised by Body, Mind and Spirit (BMS) also known as AIDS …

The National ombudsman will be visiting Saba and St. Eustatius from 9-12 March this year. Past visits have been well received by the population and were deemed very successful by the National ombudsman team.   On Statia, the number of complaints lodged last year totalled 44. The local government and …

The grand opening of the new recycling facility in Fort Bay harbour on Friday afternoon drew a great number of attendants. The new plant is developed through cooperation between the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and the Saba Government. This writes The Daily Herald. The total cost of this …

See new article on this subject here. Students of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba who study in the Netherlands, continue in the future to build a pension. The Cabinet has approved a proposal by State Klijnsma of Social Affairs and Employment that is responsible. Now who is going to study …

The Daily Herald writes that recently, elections took place to appoint two representatives of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) to the steering committee of UNICEF Saba. Two pupils, Jody Morgan and Michel Hassell were elected out of seven possible candidates. The elections took place last Tuesday, at the SCS, where …

The island Guide Caribbean Netherlands was recently updated on a number of aspects. The guide was published for the first time in December 2014 en was delivered door to door on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. In the meantime a new Kingdom Representative and a new island governor on Bonaire …

The Island Governor of St. Eustatius has been reported to the Public Prosecutor for his order to illegally demolish the first protected monument of the island. The legal offenses are now being investigated by the office of the Public Prosecutor of the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba). The case …

Learn to speak, write and understand basic Dutch, with this free, three-week, introductory foreign language course. About the course Are you planning to visit, or work or study in the Netherlands soon or just want to speak Dutch? This free online course is perfect if you have little or no …

On request of the Saba Merchants Association we publish  the text of the following petition. This petition can be signed in My Store in The Bottom. Dear Members of the Executive and Island Councils, Petition The Saba Merchants Association, its members, members of the business community and the general population …

The Daily Herald reports today that, on St. Maarten, a 42-year-old father was sentenced by the Court on Wednesday to three months suspended with three years’ probation and sixty hours of community service for mistreating his underage son with his belt. The Prosecutor’s Office considered it proven that the man …

The Daily Herald reports today that more than one hundred attendants gathered at the Breadline Plaza on Tuesday evening to witness the Saba Labour Party (SLP) present their views on Saba’s progression. Each of the nine candidates held a speech to bring across their views on how to better Saba. …

The new recycling initiative “Recycle for Saba” of The Public Entity Saba begins today when the first residents receive their recycling information packages along with their baskets. The information packages contain the information that is needed to for residents on the island to begin recycling. The information package explains the …

Statistics Netherlands: Highest incomes Caribbean Netherlands on St Eustatius For the first time, Statistics Netherlands has surveyed incomes in the Caribbean Netherlands. In 2011, the average disposable household income  on Bonaire was more than 19 thousand dollars, on Saba nearly 21 thousand dollars and on St Eustatius 24 thousand dollars. …

The Center for Youth and Family, BMS, and the Saba Lions Club are proud to co-sponsor a movie event featuring the following two movies:   Bully Watch the trailer here:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUy2ZWoStr0 The  Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part I)   Watch the trailer here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PkkHsuMrho   ​ ​Date: Saturday, February 28th, …

The local Colombian community held a fundraiser at Johan Cruijff Court in The Bottom on Sunday to collect money for Saba’s Carnival festivities, which will be held in August. This writes The Daily Herald. Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) and Child Focus helped organise the event consisting of several …

Earlier this week the Commissariaat voor de Media (The Dutch Media Authority; hereafter referred to as ‘CvdM’) sent a letter to the political parties in the Caribbean Netherlands (CN) which are participating in the Island Council elections of the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, to inform them about …

Dutch News reports that the Dutch public prosecution department is to launch an offensive against companies and individuals who ‘facilitate’ marijuana production. The new opium law making it illegal to help people grow marijuana comes into effect on March 1, marking a further crackdown on the soft drugs market. The …

Soualiga Newsday reports today that it is the desire of the Attorney-General that the prosecution policy in and between the Prosecutor’s Offices of Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are, as far as possible, unambiguous. Within each of the Prosecutor’s Offices similar punishments should be exacted for …

The Saba Labour Party has recently published its program for the March 18, 2015 elections. The Manifesto of the Saba Labour Party can be downloaded here (400kB). The introduction reads: Saba, the Unspoiled Queen, is ready for a new government with new people. A government consisting of persons who are …

Caribisch Netwerk reports that the disputed mathematics test that is obligatory in The Netherlands, Bonaire and Statia will not be introduced on Saba. This confirms the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). From next year onwards, all high school students across The Netherlands will have to take the mathematics …

On Thursday, February 19th 2015, the campaign for the Island Council Elections 2015 officially started. Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (RCN) is responsible for the information campaign on behalf of the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. On Wednesday, March 18th, the elections will take place. Persons entitled to vote in …

In the past month, Police and The Public Prosecutor’s Office investigated two serious violent crimes on Saba. In the last case, concerning a serious violent act in The Bottom on January 31st, the suspects are still in preventive custody. Last Friday they were transferred to the house of detention on …

The Daily Herald writes that Bahamas–Political Leaders, Government Representatives and Conservationists from the Dutch Caribbean attended a high-level Caribbean Shark Conservation Leadership Retreat in Bimini, Bahamas last week, where significant discussions were held regarding the conservation of Sharks and Rays and the protection of the Ocean Environment in the wider-Caribbean …

The Ecolodge on Saba has started fundraising to prevent foreclosure, which has been threatening the resort. This writes The Daily Herald. The Ecolodge advertises itself as a unique resort, consisting of small lodgings in the middle of the Saba rainforest. The resort was opened in 2002 and is currently facing …

For the fifteenth time, Saba Divers, which is the dive operation formerly owned by Scout’s Place owners Barbara and Wolfgang Tooten, attended the world’s largest water sports fair “Boot” 2015 in Germany. This writes The Daily Herald. Each year, the show displays in a staggering 17 halls everything one can …

Attorney- at-law Karel Frielink has been appointed member of FraudNet for all six islands of the Dutch Antilles, writes The Daily Herald. FraudNet is a worldwide network of lawyers specialised in asset tracing and recovery. Founded in 2004 by the anti-crime branch of the International Chamber of Commerce, FraudNet currently …

On March 1st 2015 Cletus Johnson will reach his 40th anniversary in the civil service with the Central Government of the former Netherlands Antilles and at this time the Royal Constabulary (Koninklijke Marechaussee KMar). In advance, the District Commander Central and Foreign units of the Royal Constabulary (KMar), Colonel, Ing. …

In meetings with various stakeholders on Tuesday including the Executive Council of the Public Entity of Saba, Probation Officer James Williams and Chief of Basic Police Care on Saba Durk Hiemstra, State Secretary of Security and Justice Fred Teeven listened to their concerns regarding to security and justice matters. Matters …

The Antilliaans Dagblad reports that a new law is proposed for the distribution of electricity and drinking water on the BES islands. This law should replace the current law that came into force on 10.10.10. That law was based on the situation in Europe. Currently a consultation procedure is ongoing …