The police union NAPB BES is not amused with the news that former Chief of the National Police of the Netherlands Gerard Bouman will be doing an advisory job for the Police Force of the Caribbean Netherlands KPCN. The union sent a letter to Minister of Security and Justice Ard …

It has been a month since the opening of the new parking lot in the Windwardside and The Executive Council of Saba is “pleased” with the cooperation that it has received from the public so far. Since February 23rd, when the new parking lot became operational motorists are not allowed …

Lipscomb University celebrated its fourteenth year of coming to Saba for missions with a choreographed “Battle of the Island” dance competition Saturday evening at Princess Juliana sports field in The Bottom, writes The Daily Herald. Lipscomb University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university in Nashville, Tennessee. It is affiliated …

Members of the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, led by Head of Operations Wendell Thodé visited Saba. They met with students at Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) to educate on the Coast Guard’s role in the country’s defence, as well as to encourage youngsters to consider the Coast Guard for a career. …

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 …