The youth group of Sa­ba’s St. Paul’s Conversion Ro­man Catholic Church went on an exchange visit to St. Maarten and Anguilla last week. According to the group’s leaders, the trip’s purpose was to give young Sabans a different experience of giving back to others. In St. Maarten, the group volunteered …

Of the 100 mil­lion euros the Dutch government made available for projects com­memorating and remembering the history of slavery, 33.3 million will go to the six Caribbean islands of the Kingdom, caretaker State Sec­retary of Kingdom Relations, care­taker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Hugo de Jonge and Minister …

Both Saba and St. Eustatius will be putting the substantial financial stimulus from the so-called Region Deals to good use. On Saba, the five million euros will be put towards a state-of-the-art auditorium in St. John’s. St. Eustatius will use the ten million euros to restore cultural heritage and boost …

Dear Editor, I am writing this letter anonymously to bring at­tention to the alarming is­sues surrounding the cur­rent state of affairs at Saba Comprehensive School and Sacred Heart School on Saba. It is with a heavy heart that I express my con­cerns about the apparent lack of oversight from the …

Dear Editor, In the heart of Saba, a press­ing concern grips the com­munity as the education sys­tem faces tumultuous times. Over the past two months, Sacred Heart School and Saba Comprehensive School have witnessed disruptions due to the negligence of the now-resigned School Boards Executive Director. How­ever, his lingering influence …

Fostering dialogue on formal cooperation and establishing joint positions on areas of common interest were of the main outcomes of the BES Summit, the Island and Executive Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba said in a joint press release on Wednesday. The summit of elected and appointed officials of …

Dutch housing corporation Bazalt Wonen today, Thursday, January 25, 2024, signed the Letter of Intent for Saba. This was done in the presence of State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalization Alexandra van Huffelen. An important part of the agreement is the realization of about 50 affordable rental and own …

In Q4 2023, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.2 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate was still 1.9 percent in Q3. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of the Caribbean Netherlands consumer price index. On St Eustatius, prices rose by …

Though the digital infrastructure on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has improved, the in­ternet services are too slow and too expensive. This was stated by Caretaker Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy EZK Micky Adriaansens in a letter to the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament on Monday, January 22. …

Saba Electric Com­pany NV (SEC) is celebrat­ing its tenth year as a stand­alone electricity company, after being officially divided from NV GEBE on January 1, 2014. To mark the occasion, an official ceremony and gath­ering for the public was hosted outside SEC’s main office in The Bottom last Friday. SEC …