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 …

Wednesday, September 7th, 2022, marked a day of hope and new beginnings for the residents of Saba as a new political party was officially incorporated. PEP stands for Progress, Equality, and Prosperity. The founders, Saskia Matthew, Hemmie van Xanten, Julio Every, and Roland Holm, heeded the community’s call for change …

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 government will make € 16 million available in 2023 to improve purchasing power for residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. An additional € 12 million will then be made available in 2024 and € 4 million annually from 2025 onwards. The money is part of the broad measures …

The Task Force that was established in The Hague last week is a very welcome move to address some of the long-time, urgent matters for Saba, said Commissioner Bruce Zagers. “Finally, a step in the right direction with a high-level task force that will focus on addressing the bottlenecks that …

The Saba delegation while in the Netherlands last week, met with the Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Rob Jetten to discuss the renewable energy plans for Saba. “We talked about the importance of more renewable energy with the objective of eventually reaching 100% on an average day, which will …

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 …

Planned traffic controls on Saba On Thursday, the 15th of September, a planned traffic control was held in the large parking lot located at the E.A. Johnson Road at Windwardside on Saba. A total of 40 vehicles were checked for a valid driver’s license, insurance, and road tax. Five official …

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 …