On Saturday afternoon, October 24, 2015 Saba Comprehensive School graduated 18 students (11 Academic, 3 Vocational and 4 PrO) at their graduation ceremony at Saba University School of Medicine. Master of Ceremony was Mr. Delroy Sinclair who amused the full house with his great sense of humor. Ms. Michelle Martie …

An estimated 4,500 tourists arrived on Saba by sea during the first half of 2015. These figures were taken from the information provided to the harbor office when passenger vessels arrive on the Fort Bay. Last week, the Central Bureau of Statistics, CBS, released figures showing that 5,400 tourists had …

halfmoon ATELIER, a shop and open-studio, officially opened its doors in Windwardside, Saba, on Friday, October 30th. halfmoon ATELIER showcases the simple but unique clothing and vegetable tanned leather products made by Meghann Halfmoon under her halfmoon brand. It is also an open-studio where you can watch Meghann hand-build functional …

Saba Archaeological Center SABARC and St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research SECAR conducted a side-scan sonar ocean bottom mapping project around Saba in October, writes The Daily Herald. This was the first time such a project was carried out and had as its emphasis the location of archaeological sites and …

Persons who may need help with funding for minor repairs to their home now have the opportunity to apply for the Public Assistance Fund 2015 which will be open for requests as of November 15th. The Public Assistance Fund is there for households who do not have the necessary means …

Throughout November, Child Focus Foundation will host music and basketball workshops by Marco Volcy and Ricky Volcy, initiators of Believe in the Youth Academy located in Montreal, Canada. The workshops are for students in forms one through fi ve and will take place November 2 through 26 on Mondays through …

Studying in Canada with study financing, obtaining a start-up allowance, adapting the payment of study financing and receiving study financing in between two studies. These are some of the changes that will be made to the Study Financing Law for students of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Dutch Minister of …

The legal basis for the ongoing process to renovate school buildings and to build new schools in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba co-funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science OCW will be extended by a few more years, writes The Daily Herald. Minister of Education, Culture and …

The arrest of 4 minors on St. Eustatius, earlier this week was carried out carefully and according to the rules. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has read reports in which the opposite is claimed and even versions are given which are not in accordance with the truth. Procedure It is common …

The Executive Council of Saba has decided to stop the subsidy on water per November 1st 2015. Over the past month, almost 5.5 inches of rain have fallen on Saba, a relief for many households, who were forced to buy water for the past months. Because of this rain, the …

The Saba Comprehensive School’s Vocational and PraktijkOnderijs (PrO) students will be interning at various businesses around the island throughout the month of November 2015. The Form 3 Vocational and PrO will intern for 3 weeks, while the Form 4 & 5 Vocational and PrO will intern for 4 weeks. The students are looking …

Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur supports the advice of the Law Enforcement Council (Raad voor de Rechtshandhaving) to increase the gathering of information on corruption in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba and to draft an action plan for this purpose. The Caribbean Netherlands Prosecutor’s Office …

In 2015, consumer prices on Saba and St Eustatius are respectively 10 and 7 percent higher than on Bonaire. The previous price level survey was conducted in 2010. Consumer prices on Saba and St Eustatius were then respectively 8 and 2 percent higher than on Bonaire for the average basket …

St. Maarteners Jernaldo “Dr. Rum” Thielman, John Sandiford, Thomassio Kelly, Kyle “DJ SPY” Brown, Cyriel Pfennings, Melissa Gumbs and John Brooks have been nominated for the 2015 Dutch Caribbean Pearls Awards, which will be held in Rotterdam on November 7. Aside from the six nominees from St. Maarten, there are …

The Saba Lions Club celebrated the fiveyear existence of its Meals on Wheels programme on the evening of Tuesday, October 27. They did so by honouring their sponsors, contributors and staff who made the programme possible since its introduction in 2010. Invited were representatives of the supporting companies, dignitaries of …