Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean
Reaction of Central Government on the report “Chains of the Past” – December 19th
SeaDream II visits Saba December 22
The small luxury cruise ship SeaDream II is scheduled to visit Saba on Thursday, December 22. Six more calls of the SeaDream I and II are planned for January, February and March 2023. Guests of the SeaDream II will be able to take an island tour, go on a guided …
Read More »Public Island Council Meeting rescheduled for Thursday, December 15th
Today’s Island Council Meeting had to be postponed due to lack of quorum
Today a meeting of the Island Council was scheduled to start at 2 pm. This meeting would be a follow-up to the meeting of the Central Committee that was held the previous day. For reasons he explained in an open letter to the Chairman of the Island Council (see below), …
Read More »Dutch banks can offer their services, but face limitations
Dutch banks can, in principle, offer banking services in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, but are faced with legal and practical obstructions, according to Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen. She stated this in response to written questions of Members of the Second Chamber of …
Read More »Alwyn Braaf appointed as new Chief of Police of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force
On December 12th, 2022, the Minister of Justice and Security nominated Mr. Alwyn Braaf to the King to be appointed as the new Chief of Police of the KPCN. After careful selection, Mr. Braaf has been nominated for the position by the selection committee. Mr. Braaf has an extensive career …
Read More »Saba hosts Inter-Island Netball Tournament
Saba for the first time hosted an inter-island Netball Tournament on Friday, December 9, and Saturday, December 10, 2022, with the participation of St. Eustatius and St. Maarten. Saba’s netball team, the Saba Aces, welcomed two teams from St. Eustatius and St. Maarten at the Queen Juliana Sports Field for …
Read More »Banking on Saba? Just fly to St Eustatius!
Everyone in the Netherlands is entitled to a bank account. Well, almost everyone. Banks are withdrawing on a large scale from the Dutch municipalities Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba. The last one is Rabobank. The proceeds would no longer outweigh the hassle that banking in the tropical Netherlands entails. Rabobank …
Read More »Sharp decline COVID-19 cases in St. Maarten Nov.9
The number of positive COVID-19 test results in St. Maarten showed a sharp decline in November, reported the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM in its latest Dutch Caribbean update. In St. Maarten, there were a mere 23 positive test results up to and including November …
Read More »No solution around the corner for Saba, Statia banking issues
There does not seem to be a quick solution to the issue of banking services in St. Eustatius and Saba. The problems are being addressed in a Task Force and in the agreements that the Netherlands made with the public entities St. Eustatius and Saba. Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom …
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