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The Daily Herald writes that the wish of a government within the Dutch Kingdom to appoint a representative of its choice in the Council of State for the Kingdom (Raad van State voor het Koninkrijk) isn’t automatically honoured. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated this …
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Self-sufficiency of Islands
This important announcement has been provided by Koos Sneek from Statia about a Saba-Statia Programme. At this moment all stakeholders such as Chamber of Commerce, Business Associations and Tourism Development Foundation are working together with the governments of both Statia and Saba to work out a program to stimulate business …
Read More »No major security problems during Carnival
No major security problems were reported during the 11 days of 2014 Summer Carnival Festival, writes The Daily Herald. Security for the various events inside Carnival village was provided by the Island Government through local private security contractors Verna Private Security (VPS) and Smart Security Company. The Caribbean Netherlands Police …
Read More »Storm Bertha is on its way to Holland now
It is quite possible that the tropical storm Bertha that passed Saba last Saturday will ruin the current nice summer weather in Holland. Currently the kernel of the storm is situated along the US east coast. It is expected that the center of the storm will be over the North …
Read More »Students received a warm welcome in The Netherlands
The Daily Herald reports that the Antillean students enjoyed a warm welcome by the St. Maarten Student Support Services (S4) in the Netherlands on Monday. A total of eighty students arrived in the early hours of Monday morning at Schiphol Airport. In the afternoon, the students from St. Maarten attended …
Read More »Organizers: “Carnival 2014 met expectations”
The Daily Herald writes that organizers for Saba’s 39th Annual Saba Summer Carnival Festival said that despite “erroneous” weather reports and other challenges, this year’s event met both attendance and cost expectations. The festival, which included an expanded 11- day schedule of events, got underway July 24 and concluded on …
Read More »Teeven plans to lift entry ban for short overstays
Junior justice minister Fred Teeven is planning to lift the entry ban which can be imposed on tourists, business people and asylum seekers who overstay by a few days. The plan was sent in a written briefing to parliament on Tuesday, news agency Novum reports.Currently, anyone who remains in the …
Read More »Carnival winds down with weekend parades
Two days of weekend parades wound down the 39th Annual Saba Summer Carnival Festival inside the Carnival Village at the Princess Juliana Sports Field in The Bottom on Saturday and Sunday, writes The Daily Herald. An extended 14-day schedule of Carnival festivities came to a close starting with a 4:00am …
Read More »Bob Morgan’s third Calypso King of Saba crown
The Daily Herald writes how Morgan claimed his third Calypso King of Saba crown by dethroning reigning champion Cirilio “Daddy Slim” Martin 250 to 242 at the 39th annual Summer Carnival Festival at the Princess Juliana Sports Field in The Bottom on Friday. Saba’s most accomplished Calysponian, Irvin “Mighty Topo” …
Read More »BES students have left for studying in The Netherlands
NTR-Caribisch Netwerk reports that on Sunday, August 3rd nine Bonaire students travelled to the Netherlands to start their studies. Also two students from Saba and nine from Statia leave the BES on another flight from Sint Maarten to the Netherlands. A total of 43 students from the Dutch Caribbean went …
Read More »Single mother Elsa Peterson wins Carnival Queenshow 2014
Twenty-year-old Elsa Peterson was crowned Saba’s Carnival Queen for 2014 winning Thursday’s Single Mother’s Pageant at Princess Juliana Sports Field in The Bottom. This reports The Daily Herald. Peterson, a criminal law student attending The Hague University in the Netherlands, won the best talent, business, culture, and evening wear segments …
Read More »Calypsonians sing in voice of Saba people
The Daily Herald writes that just three days after King of Calypso Mighty Sparrow made a triumphant return to Saba, the island’s own royal court of knights and ladies will add their own chapter to the art form’s venerable legacy during Saba Summer Carnival Festival’s Local Calypso Show at Princess …
Read More »Mighty Sparrow returns to Saba Carnival
Internationally renowned calypso and Soca pioneer The Mighty Sparrow performed on Saba for the first time in more than 39 years during Tuesday’s “Back in da Days” night as part of the Summer Carnival festivities at Princess Juliana Sports Field in The Bottom. This writes The Daily Herald. Sparrow (79) …
Read More »Single mothers take centre stage at Carnival
The Daily Herald reports today that single mothers will take centre stage at the annual Saba Carnival Queen Show at Carnival Village in The Bottom, Thursday at 8:00pm. This year’s show featuring four local working mothers will take the form of a single mother’s pageant with the theme “Taking Care …
Read More »UTS supports Saba Carnival
UTS has put it’s support behind the 2014 summer festivities on Saba and St. Eustatius. In Saba the company made a donation to the Saba Cultural Foundation, which organizes the yearly festivities on the island. While the company’s support assists the foundation’s activities on a whole, the Tuesday evening show, …
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