The Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM) of Bruce Zagers won Saba’s Island Council elections on Wednesday with three seats. The new Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity (PEP) of Saskia Matthew secured two seats in the Island Council. In total, 1,040 valid votes were cast for the Island Council, of …

Saba is ready for the March 15 elections when the people will vote for a new Island Council and for the Electoral College. The two polling stations, one at the Sunny Valley Youth Center in The Bottom and one at Eugenius Johnson Center in Windward-side, were prepared on Tuesday afternoon. …

The 5th edition of SABA DOET 2023, an initiative of the Oranje Fonds with the support of the Saba Lions Club, on March 10 and 11 was a big success with 19 projects and some 270 volunteers helping to further improve and beautify Saba. There was a wide variety of …

Should the Caribbean part of the Kingdom be hit again by a (natural) disaster, the Netherlands is sufficiently prepared to assist, accord­ing to the Dutch Council of Ministers. The Rutte IV Cabinet discussed results of an investigation into the relief and reconstruc­tion effort in the Windward Islands after Hurricanes Irma …

The Public Entity Saba has introduced something new for civil servants: a chair massage to relax the muscles in the back, neck and shoulders. Last week Friday, March 3, the Departments of Public Health and Human Resources Management launched the Chair Massage Pilot. Health Promoter Allan Carolina of the Public Health …

The Executive Coun­cil recently approved a Com­munity Development De­partment proposal to create a tailor-made Saba Youth 13+ Programme for the age group 13-23 that promotes their development to adult­hood so they can make full use of opportunities and tal­ents and participate indepen­dently and fully in society. This is being done …

Three archaeologists are doing research at the construction site of the future new Saba Comprehensive School building in St. John’s. So far, President of the Saba Archaeological Center (SABARC) Jay Haviser, together with Menno Hoogland and Sven Ransijn from Leiden have found historical artefacts from the late 17th century to …

Create & Learn Saba is back with more artists and more events. Residents and visitors can take part in four two-week events in February/March, April, June/July and August/September 2023, in which a total of 20 artists will participate. The first Create & Learn in May 2018 was a month-long program with …

Caribbean Nether­lands Police Force KPCN Chief Alwyn Braaf was in Saba on Wednesday, Febru­ary 22, to officially acquaint himself with colleagues on the island and to share his goals and vision for KPCN in his new role as chief. Braaf presented the 2022 crime and traffic figures to employees during …

When it comes to climate policy, do not forget the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, was Scien­tific Council for Government Policy WWR’s message to the Rutte cabinet. The report “Justice in climate policy” on the distribution of climate costs emphasises that the impact of climate change is greater in the …