World Water Day, observed annually on March 22nd, serves as a global reminder of the importance of preserving and responsibly managing our planet’s most vital resource: water. This year, Saba Splash took the initiative to mark the occasion with a series of engaging activities spanning three days. Saba Splash is …
Read More »Air travel to Saba: less flights, but more passengers
In 2023, more than 504 thousand travelers passed through the airports of Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius. That was 6 percent more than in 2022 and 10 percent more than in 2019. The number of aircraft movements to and from these airports was almost 15 percent higher than in 2022. …
Read More »Report: military police must be quickly expanded on BES islands
According to the Law Enforcement Council, outgoing Minister of Justice and Security, Dilan Yeşilgöz, must quickly expand the Royal Military Police on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The military police currently have insufficient capacity to carry out their statutory tasks in the field of border control and alien control on …
Read More »Government building lights were doused for Earth Hour
The lights at Saba’s Government Administration Building were turned off for sixty minutes last Saturday in observance of Earth Hour, an annual environment event organised by international conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF). “The lights were kept off for an hour as a show of solidarity with millions of other …
Read More »Governor of Curaçao Lucille George-Wout visited Saba on Monday
On Monday, March 25, 2024, Governor Lucille George-Wout conducted a courtesy visit to the island of Saba where she also had the opportunity to tour ongoing, upcoming, and completed projects. The Governor was Accompanied by her spouse, Herman George, as well as colleagues Petrus Benschop, Yolanda de Rijke, and Adjutant …
Read More »KNMI research: Coral on Saba is disappearing at a rapid pace
The coral off Saba has seriously declined in 25 years, from around 30 percent coverage in the 1990s to 8 percent now. The status of the corals around St. Eustatius is comparable to that around Saba. In addition to the fact that the coral suffers from climate change, there are …
Read More »Kingdom Relations Committee calls attention to dossiers concerning islands
The Permanent Kingdom Relations Committee of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament urged five other committees to pay more attention to issues concerning the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom in five letters sent out on Monday, March 25. In a letter to the Permanent Committee for Economic Affairs and Climate, …
Read More »Saba Tourist Bureau attends recent Atlanta Travel and Adventure Show
Saba Tourist Bureau, in partnership with St. Eustatius Tourism Bureau, recently attended the Ravel and Adventure Show in Atlanta, Georgia. Over the course of two days, the event attracted a wide range of attendees, including travel enthusiasts, media representatives and travel agents, as they discovered more about what Saba has …
Read More »Sacred Heart School grade six pupils participate in reforestation activities
Pupils ventured into the forest in Troy Hill to collect fallen seeds of the West Indian almond tree. Last week, the grade six Science SEAkers of Sacred Heart School had the opportunity to participate in a reforestation activity by collecting and planting seeds of the West Indian almond tree. The …
Read More »KNMI scientists visit Saba to discuss climate change
Climate scientists Iris Keizer and Nadia Bloemendaal of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute KNMI visited Saba last week to share their knowledge on climate change with various stakeholders and the general public. Their visit was in relation to the climate scenarios report that KNMI published in October 2023. For the …
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