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No parking alongside Church street and S.A. Charles street in the Bottom from November 30, 4 p.m., until December 2, 12 p.m. due to Saba Day activities (streets from Public Works Building to Governor’s House) . Roads in The Bottom will be closed for traffic for short periods of time on December 1, between 8 a.m. …
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Preventive check of police
On Friday, November 24th , in the evening hours, a preventive check was held on the Park Lane Street on Saba, where several people were checked for compliance with the Opium Act and (fire) Weapons Act BES. Among other things, a small amount of drugs and a pocket knife were …
Read More »Three years asked for suspected involvement in student’s death
The Prosecutor’s Office has demanded a prison sentence of three years for the man suspected of involvement in the death of a 24-year-old student on Saba and of possession of child pornography. S.C. from Bosnia (32) is a suspect in the so-called Hector investigation in the death of Saba University …
Read More »Bonaire police officers perform traffic check on Saba
On Thursday November 23rd , in the late afternoon, a group of 6 police officers from Bonaire who are giving support to their colleagues on Saba, carried out a traffic check on the Lambert Hassell Road. During this check, 72 cars, 1 scooter and 2 motorcycles were checked. A total …
Read More »Seminar on the prevention of money laundering, terrorism
On Thursday, November 28, the Ministry of Finance together with the Financial Intelligence Unit in the Netherlands FIU-NL will be holding a seminar on Bonaire on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism in the Caribbean Netherlands’ islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The seminar, intended for …
Read More »Saba’s library donates in aid of Philipsburg Jubilee Library
Philipsburg Jubilee Library has received a US $900 donation from Saba’s Queen Wilhelmina Library. Saba’s library organized a fundraising drive on Monday, October 23, to assist St. Maarten’s Library after the passing of Hurricanes Irma and Maria and damage to the Library’s structure. The much-needed funds will be used …
Read More »Island Electoral College elections in March 2019
Residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba with Dutch nationality will be able to vote indirectly for the Dutch Senate in May 2019 via the Electoral College on their island which will be elected on March 20, 2019, on the same day the Island Council election will take place. The …
Read More »Ombudsman returns to St. Eustatius and Saba
The representatives of the National Ombudsman will return to St. Eustatius and Saba once again. They will be on Statia on Monday, November 27, and on Tuesday, November 28, and on Saba on Wednesday afternoon, November 29, and Thursday, November 30. The National Ombudsman is an independent institute that handles …
Read More »Research vessel to visit islands in Feb. & March
A Netherlands Maritime Research Institute NIOZ research ship and a team with almost 100 scientists will visit the Windward Islands during part of February and March 2018 to conduct research in the sea surrounding the islands. The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research NWO recently announced the seven-month voyage of NIOZ’s …
Read More »Bonaire Hosts International Meeting on Protection of Sharks
From November 20-24th, 2017 a group of international shark experts is gathering at Captain Don’s Habitat on Bonaire to discuss measures for the international protection of sharks. Countries ranging from the Philippines to Saudi Arabia, from the United States to Australia and from Costa Rica to Chile have sent experts …
Read More »Van Laar writes of obstruction in his battle against poverty
By Suzanne Koelega “Poverty must stay.” It is the painful conclusion and the title of the chapter on Kingdom relations in the new book by former Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Roelof van Laar of the Labour Party PvdA, who was deeply committed to fight poverty …
Read More »Building materials and durable goods for Saba have arrived
During the course of last week and this week two flat racks of building material and one container of durable goods have arrived on Saba. The building material is for the repair of homes that were severely damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The cargo consists of besides wood, zinc …
Read More »Public Entity Saba signs contract for supply of Reverse Osmosis water
The Public Entity Saba signed a contract, last week with AquaSab N.V. for the supply of Reverse Osmosis (RO) water from AquaSab’s RO facility at Fort Bay harbor to the government owned water transport system leading from Fort Bay to The Bottom. The Public Entity has recently finalized the installation …
Read More »Shoreline repairs Fort Bay Harbor started
This week a start was made with the repairs of the shoreline at For Bay Harbor. Part of the coastline on the east side of the big harbor dam was heavily damaged during the passing of hurricane Maria. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has offered to assist with …
Read More »King and Queen visit Saba on December 1, Saba Day
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will visit the islands of Saba, St Eustatius and St Maarten in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom from Thursday 30 November to Saturday 2 December. The royal couple will be accompanied on this trip by the State Secretary for the …
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