During the upcoming weeks, there will be construction forz some meter walls and fibre-optic cables to be installed by SEC and HES Con throughout Saba’s road infrastructure. This week, fibre-optic cables will be installed from Carl Hassell’s residence to Juancho Yrausquin Airport. From Friday, March 31, until Monday, April 3, …

The Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations KOREL of the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, on Tuesday, urged State Secretary Jetta Klijnsma of Social Affairs and Labour to hurry up with the research to arrive at a social minimum for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. “The State Secretary has not …

Registrar of the Caribbean Examinations Council CXC Glenroy Cumberbatch (standing) visited St. Eustatius and Saba (in photo) last week. Purpose of this visit after two years of work on the introduction of the CXC system was to gauge how far the islands are with the introduction of this education and …

Restaurant Week Saba is a recurring culinary event with the intention of spotlighting the restaurants of Saba and encouraging all inhabitants and tourists of Saba to dine out and enjoy the good food Saba has to offer. ​During the week, food lovers can enjoy great lunching & dining experience for …

Satel, under the direction of Managing Director Jennifer Zagers, is proud to announce several exciting new products available immediately. At an open house for customers on Friday, March 24th, Satel celebrated a year-long effort on the part of the Technical Staff to make these new products and rates available to …

Update March 25 The Saba Conservation Foundation and the Public Entity of Saba have responded to the tragic events. Read their reaction here. The Elsa stranded just south of the Ladder trail. Diesel is flowing from the vessel. A description of the vessel indicates that the fuel capacity of the …

On Friday March 24th The Caribbean Netherlands Fire Brigade (BKCN) held a special wet down ceremony for its brand new crash tender at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport at Flat Point. This new fire vehicle was commissioned especially for operation at Saba’s airport and has been put into use after a …

“The driving force behind harmonious and constructive consultations, after years of conflict.” President of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Khadija Arib could not have said it better in her farewell words directed at Chairman of the Second Chamber’s Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations Jeroen Recourt. Recourt (46) left Parliament on Wednesday, with pain in his heart. “There was so …

On Tuesday, March 21st 2017, the Good Governance Program kick-off took place on Saba at the Sunny Valley Youth Center in the Bottom. Throughout the past year the Public Entity Saba, in close collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations, has been working on its goal …

Investigators of the office of the National Ombudsman will be visiting the Caribbean Netherlands late March until early April. They will be holding consultations on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius to investigate complaints about Government. One of the most recent investigations by the National Ombudsman concerned the Public Entity Statia. …

In the past two weeks the first teachers of vocational education on Saba and St. Eustatius participated in an “Assessor training workshop”. The aim of the workshop was to train the teachers in the planning and use of testing, based on the CBET (Competence Based Education and Training) testing methodology. …

On Sunday morning, the reconstruction of the S-curve on Fort Bay Road was still in full swing. Take a look at the progress.

On Saturday morning a salvage team from St. Maarten salvaged a French sailing yacht from the rocks in Ladder Bay. On Monday the yacht had drifted of its mooring and stranded on the rocks. The crew, a family of five with three small children had spend the night ashore. No …

The preliminary results from the 2017 election of the members of the Second Chamber have become available. A total number of 385 were cast from from the set of 889 eligible voters. In 2017, the turn out on Saba was significantly greater than in 2012: 43.3% compared to 28.4% in 2012. Two votes …

The Arnold family has been an unwavering supporter of the Saba Marine Park and the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) since its inception. In fact, Mr. Edward Arnold, one of the SCUBA diving pioneers and original owner of the Saba Deep dive shop, was one of the founding members of the SCF in 1987. Furthermore, since 1991, …