The Island Government of Saba issued an update on Thursday on the recycling program “Recycle for Saba”, which recently began on the island. The recycling facility is fully operational and all machines are being used on a regular basis to separate and process all dry recyclables. Additionally there is significant …

Child Focus Foundation hosted a community Easter Egg Hunt and Family Day on Easter Sunday. Children ages 12 and under were welcomed to take part in the afternoon Easter egg hunt, which was held at Harry L. Johnson Museum grounds. The event was followed by games, crafting activities and pizza, …

“Map Man” Michal Kasprowski has added two more road maps to his collection of maps of Caribbean islands. The newly-published full-colour maps of Saba and of St. Kitts and Nevis follow, for instance, maps of St. Maarten and St. Eustatius that were published previously. Saba’s map is scaled 1:7,000 and …

On Thursday, April 2nd , in the morning hours, the police KPCN on Saba arrested a 29 year old male in The Bottom, by order of the prosecutor, in connection with the creeping in during nightly hours and acts of sexual abuse. The arrested suspect, H.T.I., is a native of …

Amigoe reports that, when on Tuesday, March 31 the ‘Solar Pilot Project’ in Barcadera opened, Bonaire started generating electrical energy with solar panels. Alfredo Koolman, Director of Water and Energy Bonaire, explains what the future of solar energy is on the island. “Yes, it’s a logical question why an island …

The Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament is seeking clarity on the consequences of cutbacks in physical therapy care on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. This writes The Daily Herald. The Committee sent a letter to Dutch Minister of Public Health, Welfare and …

The three Island Governors of the Caribbean Netherlands met on St. Eustatius on Wednesday regarding the administrative development of Bonaire, Statia and Saba. The Daily Herald reports about it. Present for the meeting were Governors Gerald Berkel of St. Eustatius, Jonathan Johnson of Saba and Edison Rijna of Bonaire. “It …

The Daily Herald writes that Minister of Defence Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert will visit Curaçao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba April 6-10. During her visit, the minister will visit the Dutch military forces that carry out defence and police duties in the Caribbean part of the Dutch kingdom and will hold …

Caribisch Netwerk reports that scientists of the The Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology (KITLV) are going to perform an extensive study of the six former Antillean islands in the areas of the political situation, media, history and culture.  They will receive more than 750,000 euros for this study. Politicians …

The Daily Herald writes that the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament has sought clarity on a recent letter from Saba Merchants Association (SMA), in which the organisation sounded the alarm about the hardship that Saba’s private sector has been facing. The Kingdom …

The number of tourists flying into the Caribbean islands Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba in 2014 was almost the same as in 2013. As they stayed for shorter periods on average on St Eustatius and Saba, the number of overnight stays of tourists arriving by air on these islands decreased …

Bonaire.nu reports that a pilot installation of 792 solar panels on the Barcadera site on Bonaire was commissioned and placed under the auspices of the Dutch company WEB Solar Power Solutions. With this installation WEB researches the efficiency and the impact solar panels on the electricity grid. In addition, the …

As of 10-10-10 the relationship between Saba and St. Eustatius with The Netherlands has changed. In the coming weeks, research teams will investigate the impact on Saba and St. Eustatius of these transitions since 10-10-10. The researchers will interview organizations, island authorities and public services, and speak with the citizens. …

In April 2015, National Autism Awareness Month is being observed in Saba, writes The Daily Herald. The awareness campaign is organised by Helen Hassell, a remedial Special Education teacher at Sacred Heart School in St. John’s since 2010. Hassell got experience with these kinds of campaigns when she was a …

On Wednesday, just after 1:00 pm, the new medevac helicopter arrived at Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport on Saba. This writes The Daily Herald. The new helicopter is a Bell 430 model and is much larger than the current model, a Bölkow 105, which has been in use until now. The …