Opposition leader, Councilman Ishmael Levenston submitted written questions to the Executive Council in addition to the interpellation submitted in the public Island Council meeting last Friday. The first written question regarded the frequency of meetings between Commissioner Chris Johnson and the board of Own Your Own Home Foundation (OYOHF) and …

Councilman Ishmael Levenston, Saba Labour Party opposition leader, lodged an interpellation and presented additional written questions for the Executive Council (the Executive) during the public Island Council Meeting held on June 28. The interpellation consisted of inquiries into the Executive’s visits to The Netherlands, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, the Dominican …

The Saba Cultural Foundation has presented the official program for the Saba Carnival 2013: Click here for the facebook link

As we commemorate 150 years since the Abolition of Slavery in the Dutch Kingdom, which is now celebrated as Emancipation Day, it is important that we as Sabans reflect on and remember, the horrible chapter in history, that at one time played out on our shores. The history of slavery …

High household debt, falling house prices, public spending cuts and the reluctance of banks to lend are keeping the Dutch economy depressed, credit agency Standard & Poor’s said on Monday. S&P’s expects house prices to fall 3% this year and a further 1% in 2014. This is a total fall …

Windward Islands Airways Intl NV (Winair) in its continuous efforts has upgraded it sales channels by joining the Sabre GDS (Global Distribution System) on June 7th, 2013. Joining the Sabre GDS will allow Winair to be sold by an additional 250,000 Travel Agents around the world but primarily in the …

Today and yesterday the annual trade mission is held in Eindhoven. St. Eustatius is represented by Koos Sneek, commissioner of finance, and also by members of the Chamber of Commerce of Statia and Saba and by members of Statia’s business Association, Steba. Winston Fleming, chairman of Steba mentioned that during …

The Expertise Centre Education Care EC2 organized a fun meet and greets session on Tuesday, November 27 at 5:30pm at Sunny Valley Youth Centre in The Bottom for youth and parents to get to know EC2 better. A quiz game was organised for all participants, encouraging them to get to …

Today and tomorrow the annual trade mission is held in Eindhoven. St. Eustatius is represented by Koos Sneek, commissioner of finance, and also by members of the Chamber of Commerce of Statia and Saba such as Alida Heilbron and by members of Statia’s business Association, Steba. More information about this trade …

A workshop providing information on the best way to identify whale and dolphin species around St. Maarten will be held at the Nature Foundation office in Cole Bay on December 3, from 1:30 to 4:00pm. Meike Scheidat and Steve Geelhoed of the Dutch research institute IMARES, which is part of …

Members of the Caribbean Netherlands Customs Department recently intercepted drug packages of 323.5 grams of cocaine on Saba and 500 grams of cannabis in Bonaire, with a combined total street value of approximately US $25,000. Members of the Customs’ Physical Supervision Team intercepted a package of cocaine on Saba on …

The Federation for Antillean Youth Care FAJ reached the respectable age of sixty; a milestone marked by committee members and community leaders with weekend celebrations for children. Under the guidance of Sacred Heart School teacher Miranda Simmons, preparations started since Thursday, November 22. Teachers and students worked on making a …

The 37th annual Saba Day weekend celebration from Friday, December 7, up until and including Sunday, December 9, will be held under the theme “Moving Forward Together.” The schedule, released by Commissioner Bruce Zagers’ office on Thursday, mentioned a long list of activities and events. The festivities will be kicking …

Government Service Caribbean Netherlands RCN Communication will be hosting a media training for RCN workers and colleagues of the public entities St. Eustatius and Saba, on Wednesday, November 28, and Thursday, November 29, respectively. The training will be conducted by journalist and communication expert Bob Harms of Curaçao. Harms facilitated …

The winner of the ninth annual Saba Idol competition was crowned at Scout’s Place restaurant in Windwardside on Friday night. The honours went to Alphonso Colmenares, in daily life the owner of Pop’s Place in Fort Bay harbour. Originally from Colombia, Colmenares was the 2011 Saba Idol’s first runner-up with …