The Saba Island Council on Thursday, January 23 met with representatives of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) Elske de Zeeuw-Van Dalfsen and Reinoud Sleeman. Discussed with volcanologist De Zeeuw-van Dalfsen and seismologist Sleeman was the KNMI work on Saba to monitor seismic and volcanic activity. The main conclusion was …

A delegation of European Union (EU) associated consultants visited Saba this week for meetings with the Public Entity Saba, Saba Electric Company (SEC) and the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF). The visit of the consultants of Expertise France from St. Maarten had to do with the Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine …

On Saba, consumer prices rose by 0.8 year-on-year in Q4 2019, against 0.3 percent year-on-year in Q3. The Consumer Price Index, CPI, was driven up by the price development of telephony and internet subscriptions. In addition, prices of insurance services and home textiles were up. On the other hand, the …

Commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Lieutenant-General Hans Leijtens visited Saba on Tuesday, January 21 to meet with local authorities, the police force and, naturally, the six members of the Marechaussee who work here. Three of the six support the police force and three carry out border control tasks. Leijtens …

The Public Entity Saba has a new head of the Community Development Department, Martin Richardson. Born and raised in Aruba, Richardson (60) assumed his position per December 1, 2019. Richardson is new to the island and had not been to Saba before taking on this new challenge on. He came …

Six projects have been entered so far for the 2020 SABA DOET volunteering initiative March 13-14. Organisations are encouraged to register their projects before January 31 to qualify for funding. Six projects in the areas of cleaning, planting, painting, food and gift baskets were filed by Saba Comprehensive School (SCS). …

A 35-year-old man with initials W.G.T. was ar­rested on Saba in connection with mistreatment with a weapon, public violence, attempted manslaughter and at­tempted murder on Saturday, January 18. Police Force Caribbean Netherlands KPCN reported the violent incident in a brief statement on Monday, but did not provide any details about …

~Gregory Pigeon wins for 7th time~ Saba’s 2020 triathlon took place on Saturday, January 18 with more participants than ever, 73 in total and with 50 starters. For the seventh time in a row, the Saba Triathlon was won by Gregory Pigeon from St. Martin, followed by Alwin Hylkema and …

Director-General Mobility of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W) Kees van der Burg visited Saba from Wednesday, January 15 to Friday, January 17, together with a delegation of his ministry and the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK). The visit of Van der Burg and his …

Again Saba is part of the biggest volunteer event in the kingdom! Register those projects that make a difference in the community NOW! You can apply for funding for those projects until January 31st 2020. The actual volunteer event will be 13&14 March 2020. More info? Visit www.sabadoet.com, email us at sabalionsdoet@gmail.com or check our …

Much-needed renovation works on the Crispeen hiking trail, the track that connects The Bottom and St. John’s, were completed late last year, and the trail is now back in use. The Crispeen Trail, an old, historic track of almost 1KM, suffered severe erosion to the point where the safety of …

Minister Arie Slob (Primary and Secondary Education & Media) visited Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire from Monday January 13th to Wednesday January 15th. This visit was mainly about getting acquainted with the education field on the three islands. In addition to speaking to various school managements, the minister has also …

Fifty starters, and over 70 participants in total, from Saba, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Aruba, the United States, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom will be competing this Saturday, January 18 for the most mountainous triathlon in the Dutch Kingdom, the Saba Triathlon. The triathlon battles the rough Saba seas …

Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and of Media Arie Slob left Saba on Tuesday morning, January 14, with a positive feeling. On Monday, January 13, the Minister visited the Sacred Heart School (SHS), the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS), the Expertise Center Education Care EC2, the Queen Wilhelmina Library and …

Minister of Primary and Secondary Education and of Media Arie Slob on Monday morning, January 13 visited the Sacred Heart School (SHS) and the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) in St. John’s. At the recently renovated SHS and Saba’s only primary school, the Minister was received by Principal Diane Wilson and …