Update with results Statia’s Volleyball team has turned out victorious in the first match of the SSS School Games which were held in St. Eustatius on Sunday. The games were played best of 3 sets. St. Eustatius played St. Maarten in the first match, to which Statia’s team won 2-0. …
Read More »Culling of stray goats on Saba
Journalists Robert Slagt and Nynke Brandsma of the Dutch newspaper NRC wrote an article about the goat challenges on the Windward Islands. The article below describes their observations on Saba: The battle for the goat: ‘Maybe today was one of the last times we could hunt’ Goat hunting Stray goats …
Read More »Cost of daycare and afterschool programs will be significantly reduced
Parents residing in the Caribbean Netherlands are going to pay a lot less for daycare and afterschool programs. In a debate on Wednesday, April 17, most members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament supported the draft law Childcare BES, but questioned the parental contribution, requirements and quality. Parents in …
Read More »Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions Carola Schouten will visit to Saba on April 22-24
Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions Carola Schouten will pay a working visit to Saba and St. Eustatius from 22 to 26 April. Schouten will arrive on Saba on Monday. On Wednesday evening, 24 April, she will continue her journey to St. Eustatius. On both islands, the minister will …
Read More »18 million more for the execution of tasks on Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius
From 2024 onwards, the central government will allocate €8.6 million annually to improve the ability of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius to properly carry out their tasks as public entities. This is stated in the Spring Memorandum 2024 that has been sent to the Senate and the Second Chamber. In …
Read More »Youth Art Mural Project has commenced at Well’s Bay Road.
The Executive Council of the Public Entity Saba would like to inform the public of the following: The Youth Art Mural Project commenced on April 15th, 2024 at Well’s Bay Road. The location of the mural will be on the large wall at the entrance of the road leading to …
Read More »Saba Lace tradition showcased during Art Month
On Thursday April 4th, 2024, several individuals took part in a Saba Lace workshop, hosted by Peggy Barnes and organized by the Tourism Bureau, as part of the Saba Art Month 2024. Ms. Peggy Barnes is known for her extensive work with Saba lace as she started from the young …
Read More »“Better than we” is Dr. Ryan Espersen’s Book on Saba’s history
“Better than we” is Ryan Espersen’s PhD thesis that aims to understand the materiality of Saba’s ideological landscape during its pre-emancipation colonial period. This is accomplished by understanding the dialectics, or inseparable relationships, between Saba’s geography, locally situated ideologies of class, race, and gender in Saba’s social environment, and the …
Read More »Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius Unite for Inaugural SSS School Games
Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius: The islands of Saba, Sint Maarten, and Sint Eustatius are thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural SSS School Games, aimed at fostering youth engagement in sports and promoting social interaction among students across the three islands. The SSS School Games will feature a …
Read More »Public Entity Saba slated to receive SAR boat in 2025
Public Entity Saba is set to receive a Search and Rescue (SAR) Boat during the first half of 2025 to be used in the process of finding and rescuing people who are in distress on or in the water, such as in the case of vessel collision, passengers going overboard …
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