Over 6 in 10 working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands with children under age 12 used formal childcare at least once every week in 2022. The children attended a nursery, preschool or out-of-school care. On average, 91 per cent of the parents aged 15 to 74 years with children under …

Small islands like Saba have limited land making conventional agriculture difficult. Therefore, the sea represents one of the most important resources for local food production and food self-sufficiency. Marine resources are also of critical value for the tourism industry of such small islands. Recognizing this high local importance of the …

As part of the Nature and Environment Policy Plan for the Caribbean Netherlands, the Public Entity Saba continues with the removal of roaming goats for its livestock control project. The method to remove roaming goats is through (capturing and) shooting. For this, the Public Entity Saba has appointed a government …

Today,  the Council of Ministers has given the green light to the amendment of the Aviation Act that will open the Iuchtruim of the Caribbean Netherlands to unmanned Iucht vessels or drones. The current law, which has been in force since Bonaire, St Eustatius, and Saba became special municipalities, only …

In anticipation of an off-land soil investigation in the waters at the location of the new Black Rocks Harbor, a pontoon has been assembled in the Fort Bay Harbor. When the sea conditions are favorable, the so-called jack-up pontoon with all of the necessary equipment for the soil investigation, will …

Saba, Bonaire, and the Netherlands on Wednesday, July 5, signed the Education Agenda which aims to further improve the quality of education on the two islands. Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf, Saba Commissioner of Education Eviton Heyliger and Bonaire Commissioner of Education Jolinda Craane signed the …

Hans van de Velde becomes the new CEO of Winair on Sint Maarten. The Dutchman succeeds Michael Cleaver, who served the regional airline for 12 years.   Van de Velde will board a plane in the coming week to settle on Sint Maarten with his family. The Supervisory Board and …

In the Caribbean Netherlands, private individuals will not be encouraged to purchase solar panels. According to Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten to the House of Representatives today, the Central Government prefers the central generation of sustainable energy on the islands. “Decentralized sustainability (such as solar panels on the …

PUBLIC 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, July 12th, 2023 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Public …

Sponsorship! We need your support ! The Saba Volleyball Association is a non-profit organization run by volunteers and we are reaching out to you, our community, to help support our young volleyball athletes who are preparing for the ECVA U23 Championships to be held in Dominica (females) and British Virgin …