The Adviso­ry Division of the Kingdom Council of State has raised concerns that the Nether­lands’ national Climate Plan excludes the Caribbean ter­ritories, focusing solely on the European part of the country. In its advisory opinion, the Council of State notes that under the Climate Act, the plan applies only to …

Saba’s Island Council met last Tuesday to discuss a wide range of issues, such as ferry and air services, invasive species control, cost of living and housing. Island Council Member Vito Charles raised concerns about the “Makana” ferry, particularly the smell of diesel on board and associated health risks to …

A growing dispute has emerged be­tween Dutch Minister of In­terior Affairs and Kingdom Relations Judith Uitermark and State Secretary Zsolt Szabo over the allocation of the 66-million-euro slavery fund designated for Cura­cao, Aruba, and St. Maarten (CAS countries), as well as Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba (BES islands). The disagreement …

The Genetic Lega­cies of Slavery and Poverty Project initiated by the Saba Archaeological Center Foundation SABARC will call for local descendants to voluntarily provide DNA, preferably blood, to ex­plore links between slavery, poverty, race, class, gender, diet and genetic predisposi­tions to hypertension and type two diabetes amongst Saba’s residents from the …

Monday evening saw the start to a week-long schedule of presentations and events by the Saba Ar­cheological Center Foun­dation and the Saba Heri­tage Center to mark Black History Month. “These gatherings are dedicated to educating and raising awareness among the Saban public about the history of the transatlantic slave trade …

Team Saba won the 6 a side soccer championship or­ganized by the SSFF (St. Eustatius Sports Facilities Foundation) in collabora­tion with IBOS (Interna­tional Brothers of Statia soccer club.) The cham­pionship was held on Sat­urday at the Johan Cruyff soccer field in Statia. The Competition had 4 local participating teams along …

As a direct outcome of the BES Summit held in Saba on February 12, the Island Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have jointly sent a protest letter to Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Zsolt Szabo. This letter addresses con­cerns raised by Szabo’s let­ter to the …

On Tuesday, Febru­ary 11, around 5:30pm, the central emergency room re­ceived word of a minor on a bicycle being ahit by a bus on Captain Matthew Leven-stone Street on Saba, accord­ing to a report from the Ca­ribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN. When police arrived, the victim had already been taken …

On February 12th, 2025 the Island Council of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba met for a BES Summit on Saba, hosted by the Island Council of Saba. On the first day of the summit the councils abundantly discussed and agreed on a formalized cooperation agreement resulting in a draft Memorandum …

State Secretary for Youth, Participation and Sport Vincent Karremans was welcomed on Saba by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and Island Secretary Bram Streppel on February 9 th . On Monday, the delegation met with members of the Executive Council – Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Island Secretary Bram Streppel, Commissioner Eviton …