Saba’s Carnival celebrations came to an early close on Sunday afternoon, as the Second Day Parade was cancelled due to deteriorating weather conditions. The continuous rainfall prevented revellers from taking to the street for a second day in a row. On Saturday, by contrast, they had come out in force …

Dear Editor, Back in the day i used to farm the museum grounds. No goats, no fence required. Now I sit on the porch of the Museum and imagine how wonderful the grounds could look. Shame on the goat owners who let their goats run rampant. Shame on the government …

A member of the Saba branch of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department BKCN died as a result of a tragic accident in Saba on Thursday. The incident occurred while fireman Reid Barnes Jr. was not on duty. Barnes reportedly had bought a piece of heavy equipment from St. Eustatius and …

Sa­ba’s Vernisha Robinson emerged victorious in the Battle of the Future International #5 Junior Calypso Competition, which took place Friday night at Mike van Putten Youth Centre/Carnival City in St. Eustatius. Contestants from Saba, Anguilla and Aruba took part in the competition in which Statia was not represented. Besides the …

Under the responsibility of the Public Entity Saba, extensive renovations have started at the Sacred Heart School (SHS). In addition, the construction of the new parking lot in the back of the schools in St. John’s has resumed. The school yard of SHS is being resurfaced. The contractor Saba Roads …

Sabans can get acquainted with biodegradable products at the Carnival Village next week, thanks to an initiative of the local government. The Public Entity Saba has purchased several cases of biodegradable cups, food containers and straws. These products will be given to the booth holders at the Carnival Village, so …

Caribbean Netherlands bans the use of single use plastic. Therefor Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire signed an agreement with State Secretary Stientje van Veldhoven (Infrastructure and Water Management). The intention is, with help from the central government, to quickly put an end to the use of single use plastic in …

In Q2 2019, consumer prices on Saba were on average 0.5 percent up on the previous year, versus 0.6 percent in Q1. The price development of building materials curbed consumer price inflation. In Q2, these goods were up by 3 percent year-on-year while in Q1 they were still over 6 …

Carmen Simmons and Lysanne Charles presented copies of their books to the Queen Wilhelmina Library last Friday, July 12. Simmons celebrated the second edition of her book “The Life of Carmen Simmons, Memoires of a Small Island Girl,” while Charles presented her new book “Her(e): A Collection of Queer Caribbean …

The “Keep Saba Clean” campaign was a success. Some 200 volunteers came out during the four-week period to participate in the island-wide clean-up. In total, over 400 bags of smaller debris were collected and multiple truck-loads of large debris such as galvanize, wood, wire, cable, tires, discarded car parts, steel …

Science asks the opinion of Caribbean residents and institutions The Dutch Research Council (NWO) invites residents and organisations from the Caribbean islands of the Kingdom to submit their questions to science. NWO will use this information to draw up an agenda pinpointing the most important scientific and societal knowledge questions …

Authorities on Saba have asked people on the island to refrain from parking their vehicle on the road in such a way that they obstruct passing emergency response vehicles. If necessary, fines will be issued. Saba roads are very narrow in some areas. Cars parked along the already narrow roads …

Albert Gieling, the new interim General Commander of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department, is on Saba for a few days. Besides meeting with local authorities, he will also be introduced to the Saba Fire Department. On Tuesday, July 16, Gieling, accompanied by local Fire Chief Julio Every, met with Island …

Stientje van Veldhoven, State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management (I&W), paid a working visit to the waste management location on Saba on July 15th, 2019. This location was seriously damaged as a result of Hurricane Irma and was repaired with a financial contribution from the Ministry of I&W is. …