Want a top-notch university education but unable to commute the thousands of kilometers to one of the world’s best universities—including Stanford, Brown, Columbia and Princeton in the United States and Scotland’s University of Edinburgh and the University of Toronto in Canada? Or perhaps you’re lacking the $54,000+ (about 41,700 euro) …

Foundation Social Workplace Saba (FSWSaba) board chair René Caderius van Veen expressed high hopes for Saban agriculture following Monday’s visit of a delegation headed by Annemie Burger, Director General of Nature and Regional Policy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (EL and I). Burger was interested in …

Commissioner Bruce Zagers extended an interview Tuesday morning, while overseeing the running of Saba’s brand new garbage disposal machine, the Airburner. “As you can see there is little to no smoke compared to what it used to be. It is not a perfect solution, but it is a great, great …

Based on the fact that passenger and airline fees at the airport have not increased since 2005, the Princess Juliana International Airport operating company PJIAE will increase its airport departure fees (ADFs) as of November 1. PJIAE explained in a release that fees had not increased “despite the fact that …

The tax obstacles for the transit of freight between Curacao and the Dutch Caribbean will soon be history. No later than November 1st 2012 import duties or other tax barriers no longer have to be paid for freight that is brought into one county and intended for another country. State …

Judge Tamara Tijhuis presided over a court session at the Government Administration Building in The Bottom on Tuesday morning. Approximately 10 civil cases appeared before the judge in closeddoor hearings, followed by a series of traffic cases. Prosecutor Marleen Overmeer said many traffic fines were paid in advance, with seven …

A woman tourist diver suffered of lung decompression while she was on a trip with Sea Saba dive centre on Monday morning. The diver reportedly ascended too rapidly to the surface, which had led to lung decompression and related symptoms. Once at Fort Bay harbour the Sea Saba boat was …

Child Focus and Mega D Foundation recently collaborated on a school agenda for high school pupils of both Saba and St. Eustatius. While the foundation has created agendas for high school pupils on Statia for several years now, this is the first school year that an agenda has been made …

Graduating pupils at Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) have recorded an outstanding performance in their Caribbean Examination Council CXC and Cambridge International Examinations. The school recorded an 89 per cent pass rate among fifth-form pupils in the academic stream of the school, with 8 of 9 pupils who sat the exams …

Many cancer patients take other medicine which interferes with their treatment without being aware of the fact, according to researchers at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. A survey of 900 patients found almost half were taking medicine which could either lessen the efficacy of chemotherapy or increase its side effects. ‘This …

Director General of Nature and Regional Policy of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (EL&I) Annemie Burger visited Saba on Monday to baptize the new Saba Bank patrol boat and to officiate the recognition of Saba Bank and Saba Marine Park as National Parks of The Netherlands. The …

Jeff Berger analyzed the situation at American Airlines in this weekend’s edition of his St. Maarten weekly news electronic  newsletter. He notes that the airline is a mess and that non-stop flights this winter from JFK in New York to St. Maarten are off the books. For non-stop flights, Berger …

Elyane Paul-Nicolaas has been appointed director of the Council Education and Labour Market Caribbean Netherlands ROACN per September 1. It involves a foundation that strives for good coordination between the offer from secondary vocational MBO schools and the demand on the job market. ROACN has advisors on all three overseas …

One week before opening night, Sea and Learn lecture series organisers are brimming with excitement, putting the fi nal touches on the most ambitious lectures and activities season yet. While many details are still under wraps, the opening night for the 10th Annual Sea and Learn on October 1, starting …

Main topics on the agenda for the Central Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, September 27, are the 2012 budget amendments and the 2012-2016 budgets. The meeting will be held at the Administration Building in The Bottom, 9:00am-12:00pm. The proposal of Bonaire for legislation that would set up a Joint Audit …