Final preparations are being made to construct the last part of road to the new harbor project at Black Rocks. Also, Saban rock walls will be built along part of the road. Saba Roads & Construction has started to construct the foundation for the rock walls which will be built …

The luxury cruise ship SeaDream II with 110 passengers on board visited Saba on Tuesday, Novem­ber 30. The SeaDream II arrived around 8:00am. Around one hour later, the first pas­sengers disembarked and were taken to shore by the ship’s tender as the ship remained outside Fort Bay Harbour. The cruise …

Local customers of the Saba Telecommunications Company Satel NV and Saba fans abroad can look forward to the new telephone directory and 2022 calendar which will become available by the end of this week. The directory and calendar were officially presented to the Executive Council on Tuesday, November 30. Every …

Saba and St. Eustatius together celebrated a historic moment with the inaugural of the Makana ferry service on Sunday, November 28. Statia Government officials came to Saba on board of the ferry in the morning hours and after the customary speeches, the tokens of appreciation and a prayer, the Public …

A delegation of the Chancery of the Netherlands Orders paid a visit to Saba on Thursday, November 25. A meeting was held with Island Governor Jonathan Johnson to discuss, among other things, the nomination of Saban candidates for a Royal Decoration. It has been a while since a Saban was …

Works are moving ahead at the Botanical Garden in the Windwardside. A fence has been put up around the property to keep goats and other roaming animals out, a trail has been created and the propagation house, a plant and tree nursery, is under construction. Remaining work before the Botanical …

Eight restaurants on Saba will be participating in the first-ever Wahoo Food Fest which takes place from November 29 to December 11. In view of the wahoo season and the popular Saba Day Wahoo tournament, the Saba Tourism Bureau came up with the idea to organize a food fest that …

The Saba Fire Brigade for the third year held a short memorial event at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport on Thursday, November 25 to observe the birthday of their deceased colleague, fireman Reid Barnes Jr. Reid Jr., or Junior as everyone called him, would have turned 42 on Friday. Standing in …

The new Makana ferry service starts on December 1, 2021, with the inaugural run to Saba and St. Eustatius scheduled for this Sunday, November 28, the Public Entities Saba and St. Eustatius announced on Wednesday, November 24. The ferry service between St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba will be carried …

The Daily herald republished this message today, November 24. Because the post does not contain new information, we have removed it from our front page. Read the original post HERE.      

The Sunny Valley Youth Center will shortly become available for private functions. Per December 1, people can rent the hall at the community center to hold, for example, weddings, receptions and anniversaries. Requests will be accommodated as best as possible, without compromising the use of the space by the Afterschool …

Stabbing On Thursday, 19th of November, around 10.45 PM, a stabbing took place at an entertainment venue on Lambert Hassell Road in Windwardside on Saba. During a fight between two men, one man had stabbed the other. The victim was taken to hospital by ambulance for medical treatment. The 37-year-old …

Koninkrijk.nu reports that the Island Council of Statia is very critical of the Makana ferry project, which is being set up thanks to a subsidy from The Hague. Besides being critical of the delays in the project, the island council members are not only skeptical about the ferry’s chances of …

On Friday, November 19th, Saba recorded a positive covid-19 case. Close contacts were identified and in quarantine. Remember: 1. We are all in this together, and everybody must do their part. It is not only the duty of the OMT or government to mitigate the risk of covid but also …