The toughest climb in the Kingdom of the Nether­lands is back this Saba Day Weekend. A record amount of people is expected to join this Saturday, December 7, 2019, at 7:30am, for the annual Saba Day run — Sea to Scenery. The course is 6km long, which winds up from …

The Dutch government will look at the possibilities to bundle the multi-annual incidental funds and include these in the structural contribution to the public entity Saba, Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops stated on Monday. This will be done in order to reduce the administrative burden of …

In the afternoon hours of Friday, November 29th , a traffic control was held at the E.A. Johnson road on Saba. A total of 5 cars were checked of which 2 drivers received warnings for a recently expired driver’s license and a recently expired insurance certificate. KPCN

The Human Resources Department of the Public Entity Saba on Tuesday, November 26 and Wednesday, November 27, hosted a workshop that focused on the technical implementation of the civil servant regulations (“arbeidsvoorwaarden ambtenaren”) The two-day workshop was attended by employees of both the Public Entity Saba and the Public Entity …

On Thursday, November 28th , around 9:40 PM, a car crash occurred in Troy Hill on Saba. The driver of a car driving downhill noticed that the brakes did not work and to prevent him from falling off the hill in the upcoming sharp turn, he turned to the other …

The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Services KNMI has developed a webpage dedicated to the volcanoes of Saba and St. Eustatius. The webpage called http://www.knmidc.org/volcanoes/ contains information about the monitoring and setting of the Mount Scenery and the Quill volcanoes. Visitors to the site can view the monitoring data. People are encouraged …

From January 1st 2020, the old age pension (Algemene Ouderdomsverzekering, AOV) will be supplemented for elderly people with a low income and little equity. This is one of the measures taken by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment to increase incomes and benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands. Persons aged …

President of the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (“College voor de Rechten van de Mens”) Adriana van Dooijeweert visited Saba from Saturday, November 23 to Wednesday, November 27 for meetings with local authorities and organizations to discuss human rights related topics. “We are your human rights institute too.” Accompanied by …

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands will pay a visit to Saba on Thursday 12 December and to St Eustatius on Friday 13 December. The visit to the two islands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom will focus on nature conservation and social initiatives. Thursday 12 December …

The Saba, Statia Cable System (SSCS) submarine fibre optic telecommunications cable located in Great Bay was damaged recently. Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Rene Violenus said in Wednesday’s press briefing that the cable had been damaged by a boat and left in desperate need of repair. …

Saba’s Domestic Violence Platform Saba and the Public Entity Saba on Monday evening, November 25, hosted a very well-attended event on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls. The “Black & Blue, the Right Way” at the Sunny Valley Youth Center featured …

The Dutch government, on behalf of the entire Dutch Kingdom, is seeking approval of the treaty to establish the Caribbean Customs Organisation (CCO). The treaty, signed in Havana in May 2019, seeks to further strengthen the cooperation between Customs organisations operating in the Caribbean region. Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef …

On Saturday, November 23, Children’s Week ended with the “Color of Rights” walkathon. A good number of children and their parents, youngsters and supporters participated in the walkathon aimed at promoting children’s rights on Saba. The group walked from the Windwardside to The Bottom. The event ended at the Johan …

Preparations for this year’s Saba Day celebration on Friday, December 6, and the events during Saba Day Weekend are progressing well. The 44th celebration has as theme “Building Roads to the Future” and will start on Friday morning with the official ceremony at the Government Administration Building in The Bottom. …