Commissioner of Infrastructure and Finance Bruce Zagers and the harbor project team provided an update on the Saba harbor project during a recent visit of Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitization Alexandra van Huffelen and a delegation of the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. The team presented …
Read More »SCS students of class 2021 graduate
Eighteen students of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) graduated on Saturday, March 5 during a well-attended ceremony held at the Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) . Seven graduates were not present to receive their diplomas due to circumstances. The graduation was pushed back to March this year for different …
Read More »Results of 3-months research on Saba’s iconic tropic birds presented
As the three-month research on Saba’s Tropicbirds came to an end, researcher Lara Mielke presented some of the results during a well-attended meeting for everyone who was involved and interested at the Eugenius Johnson Center last Thursday evening. Since she started her research on Saba’s most iconic seabird in late …
Read More »Shuttle bus service
Cervical cancer srceening on Saba – Updated
Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor of the cervix. This form of cancer develops very slowly and is caused by long-lasting infection with a virus: the human papillomavirus (HPV). Why is screening for cervical cancer important? Cervical cancer occurs most frequently in women between the ages of 30 and 60 years. …
Read More »Saba Daycare to be temporarily housed in prefab units
Preparations are in full swing at the Laura Linzey Daycare Center to install prefab housing as a temporary provision until the new permanent location for the daycare is constructed. The 18 prefab units have been shipped from China and are scheduled to arrive in St. Maarten next month. The 20-foot …
Read More »Makana Ferry: Online Booking Service Now Available
Blues and Blues Ltd announces the launch of the Makana ferry online booking platform. In addition to regular, reliable, friendly, and affordable service to the islands of Saba, Statia and St. Maarten, customers can now enjoy the convenience of E-Ticket purchases via the Makana website at www.makanaferryservice.com. Blues and Blues …
Read More »March 8th – International Women’s Day
Caribbean Netherlands: nearly 60 percent more air passengers in 2021
In 2021, more than 290 thousand travellers passed through the airports of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba. This represents an increase of almost 60 percent on 2020, yet still a 36-percent decrease compared to 2019 (when it stood at over 457 thousand). With 17.4 thousand air transport movements to and …
Read More »Saba Wellness Pharmacy Spa and Ericka’s Harmony Spa merge in the WIB building
March is the month of the celebration of International Women’s Day. In The Bottom, on Saba, Saba business women Jacqui Christian and Ericka Sajona are collaborating to support each other as women in business. Saba Wellness Pharmacy Spa and Ericka’s Harmony Spa from Hell’s Gate have merged premises and are …
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