Stakeholders in the sports sector recently had a meeting to discuss the further developing of sports on Saba and to share ideas on how to enhance the sports structure and related activities on the island. In attendance were Commissioner of Sports Rolando Wilson, Sports Coordinator of the Public Entity Saba …

The think tank to ban single-use plastics on Saba in 2020 had its introductory meeting last week Thursday, November 7. Different stakeholders attended the meeting, including representatives of the business sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the Public Entity Saba and local residents. Participants at the meeting discussed the parts that they …

This week the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and World Wide Fund for Nature The Netherlands (WWF-NL) join forces with Wolfs Company to assist the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF), St. Eustatius National Parks (STENAPA) and the Nature Foundation Sint Maarten (NFSXM) with strengthening their ability to achieve sustainable financing of …

Saba has been able to generate much exposure in the United States tourism market through a large number of articles that were published online and in the print media in the past few years. This has been achieved in large part through the efforts of D&D PR, the firm that …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites you to attend an urgent Public Island Council meeting on Wednesday November 13th, 2019 at 10:00 am at the Government Administration Building. The agenda is as follows: 1.            Opening and announcements 2.   …

Income in the Caribbean Netherlands continues to rise as of January 1st, 2020. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment raises the minimum wage on Bonaire by 6.2%, on Saba by 5.3% and on St. Eustatius by 2.7%. Inflation is included in this. The amounts of the various benefits will …

On Sunday, November 10th,  a burglary was reported at a tourist accommodation on Troy Hill Road on Saba. Strangers probably entered the room through a window and took cash. According to the owners, this is the 1st time in 13 years that there has been a burglary. KPCN

Last Thursday the Rescue and Coordination Center of the Coast Guard received a notification from the St. Kitts authorities that a sailboat had drifted near Saba. The sailboat named Caribella was 32 miles south of the Saba Bank with a person on board. The captain had been drifting with his …

Members of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament are supportive of Thursday’s action by Saba’s Island Council to stage a walkout in protest of the lack of structural funding by the Dutch government. Member of the Second Chamber Ronald van Raak of the Socialist Party (SP) immediately submitted written …

Mark Zagers has been appointed managing director of Saba Electric Company SEC N.V. SEC’s Supervisory Board of Directors decided to appoint Zagers in order to strengthen the company’s managing board with a second director. Together with now President Director Charles Dexter Johnson, Zagers will make up SEC’s Managing Board of …

On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 the Fire Department Caribbean Netherlands (BKCN) organized an open day on Saba. This in context of the recruitment of new staff. During this open day BKCN also provided information on fire prevention to the residents of the island. This year, the brigade purchased new equipment …

The Island Council decided during its meeting on Thursday, November 7, to give off a clear signal to the outside world that the fragile financial situation of the Public Entity Saba caused by the continued lack of structural funding by the Dutch Government is unacceptable. The Island Council Members walked …

Representatives of the Public Entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and of the Ministries of Social Affairs and Labor (SZW), Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports (VWS), Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK) had a three-day meeting on Saba from Monday, November 4 to Wednesday, …

In the near future, Sabans will no longer have to make the trip to St. Maarten to file petitions or pay their court fees at the Court House in Philipsburg. Per October 1, 2019, the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius …

On Saba Facebook is the most common communication medium that seems to suit the needs of many for staying in touch with the community. But there are also other aspects to the use of this technology, aspects that may well endanger the quality of life as we enjoy it today. Also …