The Hague is positively responding to the so-called Saba Package, the multi-annual agenda-setting document of the Public Entity Saba to further develop the island. A Saba delegation is currently in The Hague for meetings with the various Dutch ministries. Saba Commissionerof General Affairs Bruce Zagers and Island Secretary Tim Muller …

What was the number of inhabitants onBonaire, St Eustatius and Saba in 2017? How many children attended primary school ,and how many students were in secondary education? What were the main trends inthe local labour market, and how many tourists visited the islands? The answers tothese and more questions can be found …

Last week Caribbean nations agreed to add two more species to the Annexes of the Specially Protected Areasand Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol, the only trans-national legal instrument for the environment of the Caribbean. At the insistence of the Kingdom of theNetherlands, regional SPAW member governments unanimously decided to recommend largetooth sawfish …

The gross salaries of RCN employees will increase by 3.4% as of the 1st of January 2019, in addition to the agreed increase of 1.75%. This brings the total wage increase in 2019 to 5.15%.The employer RCN discussed this with the unions on Thursday November 29th.With this, the civil servants …

The Dutch government will engage in talks with Dutch Caribbean countries and the Dutch public entities about strengthening operational coordination in disaster and crisis management on a higher level. Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Ferd Grapperhaus announced this in a letter he sent to the Second Chamber of the …

In a close to Saba Day Weekend, a record number of participants took place in Saba’s annual Saba Day Weekend Run, the Sea to Scenery, on Sunday, December 10th. 19 racers started from the seaside down by Cove Bay and raced through the villages of Hell’s Gate and Windwardside, finally …

The tents in use at Princess Juliana International Airport’s arrival and departure halls for some fifteen months will be demolished starting December 15, the scheduled date for the resumption of operation in the airport terminal for the first time since Hurricane Irma in September 2017.   The terminal is set …

The historic contributions of Windwardside, the many positive developments happening on Saba and being a proud and resilient people were some of the themes that came up during the official 43rd Saba Day celebration on Friday, December 7. Held at Windwardside this year, Sabans first gathered at the St. Paul …

Good morning and welcome to this 43nd Saba Day celebration here on the beautiful grounds of the Harry L Johnson Museum. I would like to express a special welcome to the many visitors and the people of Saba who are here this morning to celebrate. Your presence this morning is …

There is a Chinese Proverb which states that: “To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root.” As we know, the first Friday in December annually, we celebrate Saba Day, OUR National Day! It is a day when we focus our attention …

Inspections were carried out earlier this week at all locations on Saba that use weights and scales. In the same week a training took place in the field of inspection of weights and measurements. From December 4 to 6, a team, under the watch of Head of Economic Affairs and …

It is was a proud moment on Thursday, December 6, at the groundbreaking for phase two of the social housing project Under The Hill. Speakers at the well-attended ceremony all agreed that this was a very special occasion for Saba, but most of all for the people, because the 18 …

On Wednesday, December 5th, the police station was notified about 10 AM that a man was lying on the ground on the Lambert Hassell Road near a supermarket on Saba. Upon arrival of the patrol it appeared that the man had fallen from a wall. He coped with a head …

BES Reporter announced that Divi and Corendon plan to execute 5 weekly flights between Curaçao and Princess Juliana International Airport of Sint Maarten and twice weekly to Guarulhos Internation Airport of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Of the 2 flights to Sao Paulo, one may make an intermediate stop in Bonaire, if …

Saba Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on Thursday hosted a meeting with his colleagues Island Governor Edison Rijna of Bonaire and National Government Commissioner Mike Franco of St. Eustatius. This Island Governors Meeting was the first one again after a long time. The idea of it is to share experiences that the …