Only one in four of Saba’s eligible voters showed up at the polls on Wednesday to vote in the Dutch parliamentary elec­tion, a reduction of about half since the last election in 2021. Exactly 240 persons cast their ballots at the island’s two polling stations, with six of them being …

The situa­tion of people living in pov­erty in the Caribbean Neth­erlands has not improved sufficiently. Despite earlier indications, the action being taken to reduce poverty con­cerns in the Caribbean Neth­erlands is still insufficient. The Dutch government must now take steps and come up with a total package of solu­tions that …

With almost 94 per­cent of votes counted, Dutch news agency ANP is predicting that the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders will walk away with 37 seats in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament. Never listed in the top three of Dutch opinion polls until this week, Wilders’ party received a …

Saba Comprehen­sive School held its gradua­tion ceremony on Saturday evening under the theme, “Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossi­bilities.” The ceremony cel­ebrated the achievements of the class of 2022-2023. Fabian Alkema stood out for receiving five grade ones for the Caribbean Second­ary Education Certificate ((SEC) examinations. He received grade ones for …

Last week, a team from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) was here on Saba to maintain the modern seismic and volcano monitoring network, under the leadership of volcanologist Elske de Zeeuw van Dalfsen. The team, including seismologist Reinoud Sleeman, geodesist Andreas Krietemeyer, and technician Thomas Ritsma, operates with the …

Some 30 participants from all six is­lands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK dis­cussed expertise enhancement during the first “Integrity Summit Dutch Caribbean” on Curacao from October 30 to November 3. It was agreed that a platform will …

Attendees trying out free samples of Saba Rock Living’s locally-made rum.   Saba’s first Rum and Lobster Fest kicked off on Monday evening, where various restaurants rolled out lobster-inspired menus and served locally-made rum. Saba Tourist Bureau hosted a pre-opening street fair last Friday evening. Here, food vendors sold a …

— Kingdom Canon to be discussed — All ten motions regarding the Caribbean parts of the kingdom were passed by the Dutch Second Chamber of Parlia­ment on Tuesday. Eight of those were signed by Member of Par­liament (MP) Jorien Wuite from D66, a representative with a Ca­ribbean background who won’t …

In a recent trip to Es­tonia, Jordan Every, a junior policy advisor at the public entity Saba, had the privilege of attending the 2023 Green Destinations Conference held in Tallinn, Estonia. This year’s conference celebrated Tallinn’s achievement of win­ning the prestigious Euro­pean Green Capital Award. Every, who works closely with …

The Makana Ferry will due to the passing of Tropical Storm Tammy ­not be travelling to Saba today. This was Friday, or tomorrow, Saturday, announced by Public Entity Saba on Thursday. Saba’s airport will also be closed on Saturday, which is when the tropical system is expected to pass near …