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Public Entity Saba has taken note of RBC Royal Bank’s announcement that it will permanently close its physical branch on Saba in January 2027. While the eventual departure of RBC was not entirely unexpected given the ongoing developments of its own operations and surrounding the intended arrival of ING, the …

Representatives of the Dutch Caribbean Hospital Alliance (DCHA) visited Saba on October 6th as part of a regional roadshow on healthcare cooperation. Acting Governor Shamara Nicholson and Executive Assistant Jayaira Windfield-de Groot welcomed them. Local healthcare professionals, government representatives, and the delegation used the visit to exchange information and discuss …

Electricity has been restored across Saba following the power outage on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. Saba Electric Company N.V. (SEC) has released further details on what happened and on the urgent repairs now being arranged at the power plant. What happened on Tuesday According to SEC, the outage began with …

Cheryl Pantophlet-Valies, Country Manager for Sint Maarten & Saba, shared the decision in a notice to clients, stating that the move was not made lightly. Until the final closing date, the Saba branch will maintain its current operating hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and …

Representatives from the Caribbean pub­lic entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) and the five Wadden Is­lands Texel, Vlieland, Ter­schelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog gathered on Texel on October 1 and 2 for a two-day work pro­gramme. These eight islands are united in the so-called E8 partnership. E8 serves as …

A floating silt curtain is being added at the Black Rocks Harbor construction site on Saba to stop fine sediment from spreading into surrounding wa­ters as work on the new harbour continues. According to project manager Peter Bieremond of Public Entity Saba, the project’s environmental impact was studied before con­struction …

The Executive Council of the Public Entity Saba hosted a gathering for Sabans residing in the Netherlands on Saturday, October 3. Community members from across the country came together to reconnect and to meet with members of the Executive Council and Island Council. Island Council Member Vito Charles welcomed the …

During their stay on Saba, representatives of the Maritime Historical Museum Curaçao visited the Harry L. Johnson Museum. During the visit, Michaela Kuckelkorn and Stephan Smeets of the Maritime Historical Museum Curaçao were given a wonderful and extensive tour by Pamela Whitfield. Michaela and Stephan were particularly impressed by the …

Restaurants and other food and beverage estab­lishments on Saba were found to be in good compliance during multidisciplinary inspections last week by Public Entity Saba Enforcers, together with Police, the Hygiene Department and the Fire Department. The inspections checked general safety, hygiene and fire safety requirements. A new establishment was …

The Dutch govern­ment has made 1.5 million euros available to subsidise ferry services between St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten in 2027 while authorities explore how to add subsidised air travel in the future, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Man­agement Vincent Karremans and Dutch State Secretary of Home Af­fairs …