Dear all, Please see the attached invitation to a CCM on Thursday September 13, 2018 as well as an invitation to a public Island Council meeting on Tuesday September 18th, 2018. The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba will meet on Thursday September 13th, 2018 at 10:00 am at …

On Friday, August 31st , around 10 PM a maritime accident took place in Fort Bay, the port of Saba. A boat that wanted to leave the port collided with another boat that was moored in the harbor, and sailed away. The boat that was collided into had damage on …

The Law Enforcement Council con­cluded in a recent report that crime victims in Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba have fewer rights than victims in the Netherlands. Harmonisation of these rights is needed. The Law Enforcement Council already assessed the system of providing as­sistance to victims in the Caribbean Netherlands in …

Dutch Minister of Justice and Se­curity Ferd Grapperhaus stated this week that a coastal radar system for St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba will only be installed in 2021, and not sooner as the Law Enforcement Council would have liked to see. The Law Enforcement Council (“Raad voor de Rechtshandhaving”) …

The IT teacher Sundiata Lake and Remedial/Special Ed. teacher Helen Hassell at SHS on Saba have introduced a new software of communication for this school year 2018-2019. The software uses an app by AssistiveWare called Proloquo2go. It is for students with Autism, Down Syndrome, and any other special need students …

The Caribbean Netherlands Healthcare Insurance Office (Zorgverzekeringskantoor Caribisch Nederland, hereinafter ZVK) has made several provisions in connection with the imminent closure of the Saba airport for the renovation of the airstrip in the period from September 10th to October 9th, 2018, in order to ensure the continuity of medical referrals …

A new medical specialty Ophthalmology (Eye Care) will be available at SMMC as per September 3rd 2018. This is in line with St. Maarten Medical Center’s (SMMC) continuing mission of providing ‘Quality Care, Close To Home’, A team of 8 qualified Eye Specialists have been recruited from Suriname and Holland and …

Windward Is­lands Airways International Winair had a loss of about one million euros in 2017 due to Hur­ricanes Irma and Maria. Hurri­cane Irma caused great damage to the airline’s headquarters and hangar and there was a drop in passenger transport in the last quarter of 2017. Dutch State Secretary of …

Tourism Minister for St. Maarten the Honourable Stuart Johnson travelled to Saba on Monday for several meetings to discuss the solidifying of St. Maarten’s hub function relationship with its neighbouring partner and foster joint venture marketing initiatives with the two islands. The Minister will visit other neighbouring islands as part …

EJL Ser­vices, the managing com­pany of Statia Waste Solu­tions, will be offering tech­nical support to recyclers on Saba, said its owner Jeffrey Lewis. Statia Waste Solutions handles the gar­bage pickup and the waste management plant in St. Eustatius. Lewis said they are work­ing on a cooperation in which he could …

The transport of raw materials for the renovation of the airport runway is scheduled to be finalized sooner than anticipated. Contractor Saba Roads and Construction plan to have all raw materials for the production of concrete, except water, stored at the airport within the next week and a half. In …

The Ministry of OCW (Education, Culture and Science) in the Caribbean Netherlands wishes all students and education personnel an instructive and successful new school year.

Health Insurance Office ZVK will be organiz­ing a town hall meeting at Sunny Valley Youth Centre in The Bottom on Wednes­day, August 29. The meeting is being orga­nized as a result of several agreements made between ZVK and the Public Entity Saba and will highlight the general health insurance and service. …

Preparations have started to replace and relocate the current waste burner on Saba. The new location will be Tumble Down Land, an area below the Saba Electric Company (SEC) power plant, west of Fort Bay Road. The main reason for this operation is to solve the smoke issue in the …

The public entity Saba is making progress with preparations for the complete renovation of Fort Bay Harbour. Work behind the scenes continued while the Saba government was seeking additional funding, advice and support from the Dutch government. A sub-soil investigation and coral relocation will start shortly, and a project manager …