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Update There appears to be some confusion due to the title above, as people think that the entire program for free roaming livestock will be ended, when it is actually only the bounty program that ends on Jan 31st. This means that local hunters will no longer be compensated for …

The NEPP (Nature and Environment Policy Plan) team, in collaboration with key stakeholders, has made significant strides in reducing erosion and promoting vegetation recovery on Saba. Notable progress is visible in areas like Giles Quarter, where tree saplings are now successfully emerging. Historically, overgrazing by free-roaming livestock, particularly goats, prevented …

After a year of discussions, the island councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba have yet to reach an agreement on a cooperation arrangement. A majority in Bonaire’s island council now supports moving forward with a settlement, even if it excludes Saba, as revealed in documents published on the website …

Driving under the influence arrest On Friday, the 10th of January, around 6 PM a 35-year-old woman with the initials A.C.G. was arrested on the Upper Road on Saba for driving under the influence of alcohol. The suspect crashed a service vehicle into a parked pickup on the said street. …

Since the start of the new year, the Public Entity’s reforestation team has been busy relocating saplings from the nursery at the Agriculture Station to a second site at the hydroponics farm in Rendezvous. Over 500 saplings have been moved using the project vehicle, creating space at the original nursery …

Bishop Luis Secco (77) has retired. The Dio­cese of Willemstad will be led by Archbishop Jason Gordon of the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, during the transition period until a succes­sor is named. The Vatican has appointed Gordon as apostolic administrator. Secco has officially been Bishop of …

Effective January 1, 2025, significant enhancements have been made to the Deposit Guarantee Scheme for the Caribbean Netherlands (DGS BES). These updates include an increased coverage limit, the removal of residency requirements, and the introduction of a funding mechanism. The changes aim to bolster financial stability and enhance consumer protection. …

With the conclusion of the Saba Conservation Foundation’s (SCF) ReLeaf Saba reforestation project, the responsibility for monitoring and maintaining the out-planted trees and those in its tree nursery has been transitioned to the Public Entity’s reforestation project. This step ensures the trees’ survival and extends the impact of SCF’s efforts. …

Collision Saba On Sunday, the 5th of January, a collision between a car and a motorcycle occurred on Gray Bush Street on Saba. The driver of the car lost control of the steering wheel for reasons still unknown and first crashed into a wall, after which the car crashed into the parked motorcycle. The …

Meet Cassandra Labasti-Schmidt (52). She is the (senior) social-psychiatric nurse for Mental Health Caribbean (MHC) on Saba. She has been on the island for two years and is known as ‘the mental health nurse’ or ‘the Aruban lady’. In an interview on the website Carecaribbean.nl Cassandra tells about her work …