~ Island council members question Executive Council ~ With Christmas just weeks away, well-placed sources report that at least eleven staff members of Sacred Heart School (SHS) and Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) have been laid off because of the schools’ financial constraints. Saban parents and three members of the Island Council have …

Dear Editor, The Hispanic and Latino people on Saba most were not born here. We come here. We not illegal. We are resi­dents. We have papers. We pay taxes. We work hard and we love Saba. I know English to write this letter but our children in the schools do …

— Receives applause for her efforts for Caribbean — On Tires-day, December 5, 79 Mem­bers of Parliament (MPs) left the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament following the recent elec­tions. Jorien Wuite, former St. Maarten Minister Pleni­potentiary and first-ever Dutch MP of St. Maarten descent, was one of them. In her …

Although Saba fire­fighters have been working in the new fire station at Juan­cho E. Yrausquin Airport since July, the official inaugu­ration ceremony was held on Tuesday afternoon in front of a large crowd. Saba Fire Chief Julio Ev­ery said the new building had been made possible by the input of …

Thursday, November 30th, 2023, marked the ceremonial office opening of DE JONG on Saba. During a festive evening among friends, family, clients and network partners, owners Justin and Gerald Simmons – de Jong officially opened the law and consultancy office, which is located in Windwardside next to the RBC bank. …

The official ceremony of the 48th annual Saba Day on Friday opened under the theme An island of resilience, a heart of embrace”. Local officials and invited dignitaries from St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Aruba, Curacao and the Netherlands gathered at Princess Juliana Sports Field in The Bottom to listen …

The Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Cu­racao, St. Maarten and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba opened Saba’s court­house in an official ceremo­ny on Thursday. The build­ing is located in Windward-side next to Saba Tourism Bureau’s office. The ceremony was at­tended by Saba Governor Jonathan Johnson, Dutch Supreme Court …

After the examina­tion and confirmation of his credentials, Saba Fire Chief Julio Every was sworn in as the island’s newest Island Council Member on Tues­day afternoon by Governor Jonathan Johnson in front of Island Registrar Akilah Levenstone and members of the Island and Executive Councils. Every will represent Party for …

Caretaker State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Alexandra van Huffelen finds PVV’s victory in the recent Dutch parlia­mentary elections worrisome, particularly because of the far-right party’s negative attitude towards the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Neth­erlands. Though it is still unclear if the PVV will be able to form …

In the wake of the recent Dutch parliamentary elec­tion, Saba’s Island Council will see its own shake-up as Saba Fire Chief Julio Every is set to replace Hemmie van Xanten as a representative of the Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity (PEP) on the five-person legislative body. Van Xanten, who …