Leader of the BIJ1 party Sylvana Simons, during the gen­eral political deliberations (“algemene politieke be­schouwingen”) in the Sec­ond Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Wednesday, accused Dutch politicians of “superiority thinking” to­wards the Dutch Caribbean. “While poverty in our Kingdom extends to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, there …

An organization scan of the Public Entity Saba will be carried out in the coming months to strengthen the government apparatus and invest in its most important component: human capacity. Contracted to conduct this scan is Wim van Twuijver, who was Island Secretary on Saba in 2014 and 2015 and …

The Saba delegation on Friday, September 16 concluded a successful working visit to the Netherlands with the securing of various commitments that will benefit Saba’s community. The delegation had meetings at ministries, and with dignitaries and government organizations. A highlight was the establishing of the Task Force that will look …

Saba’s Commissioner in charge of Housing. Ro­lando Wilson, Own Your Own Home Foundation (OYOHF) technical director Eviton Hey­liger and Planning Bureau head Bobby Zagers visited the company EXOFOR in French St. Martin on Mon­day, September 12, to have first-hand observation of the wastewater-treatment plant that will be used for phase …

Saba re­alised a positive result of US $1.3 million for the fi­nancial year 2021, which was mostly caused by the incidental additions to the free allowance, which were made available by the various ministries in The Hague during the COV­ID-19 pandemic. These additional pan­demic-related means were not spent entirely in …

Food lovers can enjoy great lunches and dining experiences during Saba’s Culinary Week. It’s time to dine and discover Saba. The Saba Culinary Week is scheduled to take place during the week of September 24th to October 2nd, 2022. The culinary event provides a spotlight on the participating restaurants of …

A tropical storm watch for tropical storm Fiona is in effect for Saba and Statia Fiona is located about 670 miles (1080 km) east of the Leeward Islands (Thu Sep 15, 05:00 AST) The center of Fiona is expected to pass south of Saba and Statia early Saturday morning (Sat …

Better services provided by banks. Easier access to a notary. These are two of the topics that the task force Bottlenecks Caribbean Netherlands is working on. State Secretary Alexandra Van Huffelen of Kingdom Relations and representatives of the public entities Saba and St. Eustatius made agreements about this on Wednesday …

The Public Entity Saba is making a one-time US $1,300 energy subsidy for low-income households available to help this group of Saba residents with their electricity bill during the times of increased energy prices. Residents with a lower income up to a certain amount can apply for this subsidy within …

The public entity Saba informed the public via so­cial media on Tuesday afternoon that there is a risk that jars of peanut sauce of the Calve brand may contain flex­ible pieces of rubber. Residents of Saba who have pur­chased one of these products, are advised not to use it. The …