On May 11, 2024, Mayor Hubert Bruls of Nijmegen led a delegation to Saba, in his capacity as crisis management portfolio holder for the Council of Safety Regions. Secretary of the Council, Myriam Jacobs, and advisor, Lucas van Horck, accompanied him on his visit. Upon arrival, the delegation was welcomed …

In a criminal investigation conducted by the National Criminal Investigation Department into a violent incident, three employees of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) were arrested today, Monday, the 13th of May. They are suspected of assault and forgery/perjury. The KPCN previously started a disciplinary investigation following a recent violent …

On May 7th, approximately sixty people arrived on Saba as part of the fourth conference of the Dutch Caribbean Heritage Platform (DCHP). The conference began on St. Maarten on Sunday May 5th and ended on Thursday, May 9th, with the group having traveled to Sint Eustatius in the evening of …

A delegation from the VNG (Association of Dutch Municipalities) visited Saba on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024. Island Governor, Jonathan Johnson, and Island Secretary, Bram Streppel, received the delegation which consisted of VNG president and mayor of the city of Utrecht, Sharon Dijksma, VNG deputy general director and VNG international director, …

People with low income and unexpected large expenses may be eligible for special social relief. To make people aware of this, the SZW unit of RCN is launching a campaign on this special assistance this week. Unexpected major expenses that the SZW unit of RCN can contribute to include, for …

The Public Entity Saba invites the community of Saba to a town hall meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Finance to discuss the 2025 tax plan and the future developments for taxation on Saba. This town hall meeting will take place on Monday May 13th, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. …

On May 5th, the Standing Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Tweede Kamer (Second Chamber) arrived on Saba. The delegation consisted of Wieke Paulusma (Acting Chair of the Committee; D66), Peter van Haasen (PVV), Raoul White (GL-PvDA), Ingrid Michon-Derkzen (VVD), Faith Bruyning (NSC) and Eva Meijers. The purpose of the …

Arrest for assault with a weapon On Saturday, the 4th of May, around 4:30 PM, a 52-year-old man with the initials R.R.P. was arrested on the Paris Hill Road on Saba for assault with a weapon. The suspect had assaulted a woman with an object in the evening hours on …

Update Due to circumstances beyond their control, the meetings of the Central Committe and the Island Council will be postponed until further notice. ======================================================== The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public that there will be a public Central Committee meeting on Wednesday May …

Invasive Coralita Threatens Biodiversity Dutch Caribbean Coralita is an ornamental plant that was introduced to several Caribbean islands but has quickly found its way to the top of the invasive species lists for the Dutch Caribbean.  Its fast-growing vines smother and outcompete native vegetation, changing the landscape of the islands. …