In a letter to the Executive Council, the association of parents and other stake-holders express their demands regarding the elections of a new schoolboard, now that all former board-members have resigned. The letter can be seen here-after or can be downloaded at: http://www.sabaweb.nl/New%20SEF%20Board.pdf

Saba Reach Foundation (SRF) held its third annual Art in the Garden event on Saturday, September 13th at the Social Workplace Organoponics Garden in The Level. Consistent with the previous two Art in the Garden occasions, the event was organized in collaboration with local artist Heleen Cornet and several volunteering …

The Police reports that on Saturday, September 13th a fatal accident took place around 2:15 PM on Saba. The 80-year-old driver of a pickup supposedly became unwell and thus lost control of the steering wheel causing the vehicle to end up in the ravine. Despite that the firefighters acted swiftly, the victim sadly …

The Daily Herald writes that the fiveday United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) series of workshops focused on preserving Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) concluded Friday, September 12, at Divi Little Bay Beach Resort after a series of lectures, discussions and fieldtrips. The project concerned, currently being implemented, is …

The Daily Herald writes that St. Maarten-based Windward Islands Civil Servants Union/Private Sector Union (WICSU/PSU) has renewed its Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) with Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. This is the second CLA the union has with the three islands. The three-year CLA, signed about a week ago, covers most …

With the signing of the contract for the civil works for the new recycling facility at the landfill, Saba is one step closer to introducing island wide recycling. This writes The Daily Herald. The contract to build the facility was signed by Commissioner of Public Works, Bruce Zagers and a …

Press Release by Chamber of Commerce Date:     Sept 8th 2014 Strategic Conference opened in St. Eustatius On Monday morning a two day strategic conference was opened by Mr. Koos Sneek, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce St. Eustatius & Saba. The conference, which is held in the CNSI building, was a …

Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp’s decision to hold off on researching the potential of geothermic energy on Saba for now has resulted in written questions by the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. Second Chamber Members Roelof van Laar of the Labour Party PvdA and André Bosman of …

The Daily Herald writes that the Executive Council of Saba is working on a framework policy on how the Public Entity will deal with prescriptive rights of landowners on Saba. In order to develop the framework with a proper legal structure, lawyers from the law firm VanEpsKunneman-Doorn have been retained …

Frans Timmermans in an official portrait. Photo: foreign ministry website Dutch foreign minister Frans Timmermans is to be the new ‘right hand man’ to EU president Jean-Claude Juncker. Presenting his new line up on Wednesday, Juncker said Timmermans will be the ‘first vice president’ – out of a group of …

The Daily Herald reveals that researching the potential of geothermic energy in Saba, which would especially benefit St. Maarten consumers, is currently not a priority of Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated this in his response to the …

A two day strategic conference was opened by Koos Sneek, the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce for St. Eustatius and Saba, on Monday, writes The Daily Herald. The conference, which is held in the Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI) building, is a combined effort of the Chamber of Commerce …

A five-day regional United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) series of workshops focused on preserving cultural heritage commenced at Divi Little Bay Beach Resort yesterday, September 8. The project is called “Strengthening the capacities of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Saba and Suriname to implement the …

The Daily Herald reports that the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT is concerned about the cash position of the Saba government, which has dwindled by almost US $1 million in the second quarter of 2014. In a letter dated September 2, CFT Chairman Age Bakker informed Saba Island Governor Jonathan …

The Saba Reach Foundation (SRF) has completed its first term of accredited language courses in collaboration with the University of the Dutch Caribbean (UDC) located on Curaçao. This writes The Daily Herald. The English as a Second Language (ESL), Dutch and Spanish courses were developed and offered in line with …