Arrest for public intoxication On Sunday the 2nd  of October around 9:30 pm, the police received a report of a loud exchange of words in a public place in Windwarside in Saba. Once at the scene, officers suspected that one of those involved was under the influence of alcohol. The …

Swimming lessons, sports clinics, training for coaches and umpires and a stronger collaboration. This is the recent outcome of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed by the governments of St. Eustatius and Saba last year thereby committing to strengthen sports on both islands. For the last two years, …

The government is taking measures to dampen electricity prices in the Caribbean Netherlands. For example, the fixed costs for grid management, now on average about 390 dollars, will go to 0 dollars in 2023. In addition, the cabinet will pay half of the variable rate for electricity if it exceeds …

The value added by the accommodation and food services sector and the culture and recreation sector declined as tourists stayed away as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. On Saba, passenger arrivals by air and sea (including by ferry) dropped by 70 percent in 2020. In addition, fewer rooms were …

Healthcare and youth care in the special municipalities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba must be comparable to the European Netherlands. This is the underlying principle in the vision that state secretary Van Ooijen (VWS) has set out for developing healthcare in the Caribbean Netherlands in the future. In recent …

THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE SABA COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL (The Saba Educational Foundation) IS LOOKING FOR A PRINCIPAL REPORTS TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR START DATE January 1, 2023 INITIAL CONTRACT DURATION 2 YEARS SALARY & PACKAGE We offer a very competitive compensation package which includes Windward Island Allowance, flights, relocation allowance and …

Vehicle on fire after collision A collision between two vehicles took place on Thai Hill Road on Saba at about 7:20 pm on Monday, the 26th of September. As a result of the collision, one of the vehicles caught fire. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire. No one was …

Dutch State Secretary of Culture and Media Gunay Uslu and the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba on Tuesday signed a culture covenant. In this agreement, the four parties committed to taking joint responsibility for the cultural infrastructure in the Caribbean Netherlands. Parties want to bring a change towards …

During a recent visit to the Netherlands, Senior Social Worker Lucrecia Paulina of the Public Entity Saba had several meetings to discuss investments and assistance for social projects on Saba in areas such as poverty, domestic violence, budgeting, as well as culture. Together with Island Secretary Tim Muller, Paulina had …