The SFPCA, a Saba Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, kicks off 2020 with a free chipping campaign for all dogs and cats on Saba. “The pet registration needs to be updated in accordance with new trends, says Mrs. Evette Peterson, the microchip will enable pet owners to …

The Red-billed Tropicbird, a unique seabird that largely nests on Saba, direly needs more protection from predators such as feral cats and rats. Scientists Mardik Leopold and Michiel Boeken from the Netherlands were on Saba for four weeks to study and ring the tropicbirds. Many people may not be aware …

The World Wildlife Fund Netherlands WWF N donated 200 Dopper bottles as part of the project to construct a water bottling plant on Saba. The Public Entity Saba will distribute these to all their employees.  Shortly, they will receive a free Dopper reusable, sustainable hard-plastic bottle to eliminate the use …

The minister for Primary and Secondary Education and Media, Arie Slob, will pay a working visit to the Caribbean Netherland from Monday January 13th  to Wednesday January 15th. During these days he will be introduced to the local educational field. After his arrival on St. Maarten on Sunday evening January …

Saba will again be present at this year’s Holiday Fair (“Vakantiebeurs”). The fair will take place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, next week, from January 15-19. Saba has been attending the travel fair for over 20 years. At the Holiday Fair, Saba will share a larger booth with the tourism office …

Presentation by Michiel Boeken and Mardik Leopold. Thursday January 9, 5.00 PM, Longhaul Restaurant In 2011-2012 ecologist Boeken monitored the Red-billed Tropicbirds of Saba in his free time, working as principal of SCS. He discovered no chick grew older than a few days at the south side of the island, …

The Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) is eliminating the use of small plastic disposable water bottles. On Monday, January 13, all 114 students as well as the staff will receive a stainless-steel water bottle that they can refill at the water dispenser. For the remainder of January, everyone can refill their …

The BES Healthcare Insurance Office, ZVK, has made a few minor adjustments effective January 1st 2020 with regard to patient transport for insured people in accordance with the Care Claims Regulation, the so-called RAZ BES. This mainly concerns changes to carriers on Bonaire and Sint Maarten. Patient transport “on location” …

Saba Triathlon Saturday, January 18, 2020: 07:00 – 12:00 am Registration for the 2020 Saba Triathlon is here! Join us on Saba in January for our annual race: An 800m Caribbean Sea swim, a very hilly 7km bike with 600+ meters of elevation gain, and a 7km trail run through …

On Thursday January 9th 2020, Foundation Reading and Writing Bonaire (Stichting Lezen en Schrijven Bonaire) hands out an extraordinary edition of the Donald Duck Magazine at all elementary schools on the island. Copies were also sent to Saba and St. Eustatius, which later will be spread among schools there. The …

Two persons, Maria Ada Lucy Ramirez Jaramillo and Sandra John Jules, on Tuesday, January 7, obtained the Dutch nationality during a short ceremony at the Government Administration Building in The Bottom. Island Governor Jonathan Johnson read two documents, both in Dutch, individually to the two persons after which they took …

Dear people of Saba, Having been on the Island Council as elected member since April 2019, I am very pleased to address this New Year’s message to you all via Social Media. Looking back at the year 2019, I believe that we can all conclude that it was a very …

BES-Reporter announced that Postal Concessionaire for the BES-islands, FXDC, has announced that as of January 1, 2020, the rates for sending letters or packages will go up. FXDC points out that fares have not bee adapted since the year 2014, but that their costs have gone up. The postal organization …

On Monday December 30th 2019, the annual Saba fireworks display will occur at 7pm on the Airport Road. The road will be blocked near Alessandro Guido’s home starting at 6pm, to prevent cars from parking too close to the fireworks and to allow for the display to be set up. …

On Saturday 21 December, a group of about forty children and adults received items at the Johan Cruijff court in The Bottom which had been donated by the Royal Dutch Football Association. Among other things, a large number of Nike Shirts, Nike Balls, pawns and shirts have been distributed. One …