The Saba Tourist Bureau, in collaboration with the Rosen College of Hospitality Management in Florida, will be presenting the Saba Tourism Master Plan 2023-2028 to the tourism partners and to residents in two separate events on Thursday, December 8. The Tourism Master Plan will be presented to the stakeholders in …
Read More »Official opening of the daycare prefab units
The prefab units of the Laura Linzey Day Care Center (LLDCC) were recently officially opened. Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, BES(t) 4 Kids project leader Rosa Johnson, Daycare Manager Tessa Alexander, project coordinator Esther van Woudenberg, caretaker Samuela Charles, and a few children were present at the ribbon cutting. The ribbon …
Read More »CBS forecast: Caribbean Netherlands will have 15 percent more inhabitants in 2030
By 2030, the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) are expected to count a total population of 31.8 thousand. This is 15 per cent more than in 2022. Just as in 2022, over half of the population will have been born either in the Caribbean Netherlands …
Read More »New board members for Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of St. Eustatius and Saba has a new board, the Chamber announced in a press statement on Monday. Based on the new laws of the Chamber of Commerce, the five positions on the board have to be vacated and an election held every three …
Read More »Another successful Sea to Scenery race
Forty participants on Saturday morning December 3 took on the strenuous task of running or walking from Cove Bay to the top of Mount Scenery in the annual Sea to Scenery race. The group gathered shortly after 6:30 am at Cove Bay to receive their racing number and to listen …
Read More »Distribution of plant species on the Dutch Caribbean Islands now online
Since 2018 Wageningen University & Research and Carmabi cooperate in bringing together historical and recent data on vegetation composition and plant species distribution on the six Dutch Caribbean islands. Plant observations from this CACTUS database are now online available through the Dutch Caribbean Biodiversity Database (DCBD) website http://speciesdistribution.dcbd.nl. A lot …
Read More »Winair pilots lose case over salary reductions
Windward Islands Civil Servants Union/Private Sector Union (WICSU/PSU) and eighteen pilots of Windward Islands Airways International NV (Winair) have lost an appeal filed against a court decision of September 28, 2021, in connection with the reduction of their salaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Court of Appeals ruled in this …
Read More »Saba gathers for 47th edition of Saba Day
The 47th edition of Saba Day was celebrated on Friday, December 2 in the presence of young and old, invited guests, and elected officials, starting with the official program in the morning hours, including the hoisting of the flag, speeches, cultural performances, and a lively street fair in The Bottom …
Read More »Fishermen’s cooperative Bonaire visits the Saba fishing sector
A delegation from the fisheries cooperative Piskabon is visiting Saba from 30 November to 5 December. This visit, initiated and organized by Piskabon, is all about exchanging knowledge and strengthening cooperation and brotherhood between the fishermen of the Caribbean Netherlands. At Piskabon’s request, a representative of the World Wildlife Fund, …
Read More »Lauren Risley presented the Saba Sports Policy 2022-2025
The Public Entity Saba recently presented its 2022-2025 Sports Policy. The intention is to use sports on Saba as a tool to promote a healthy lifestyle, teach life skills and encourage positive social interaction. The Sports Policy outlines a clear vision for the future of sports on Saba—to use sports as …
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