Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

Administrative agreements were signed yesterday, the 7th of June 2023, which will improve youth care in the Caribbean Netherlands. State Secretary van Ooijen (VWS) and Commissioner Kroon (Bonaire), Government Commissioner Francis (St. Eustatius) and Commissioner Heyliger (Saba) signed the agreements simultaneously on St. Eustatius, Bonaire and Saba. The agreements clarify …

The crisis organizations of the public entities Bonaire, St. Eu­statius, and Saba are insuf­ficiently prepared for (fu­ture) disasters and crises due to the lack of capacity. The Dutch government will make additional funding available to tackle this issue, for which the islands are not to be blamed.   The Dutch …

The public entities of Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire are working with the Ministry of VWS to organize assistance and support for people with an illness or disability, and elderly people who live at home. New agreements were made last year, and the accompanying legislation must come into effect on  …

Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger recently had a meeting with Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions Carola Schouten during which a number of social issues that are important for Saba were discussed. The meeting, which took place at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (SZW) on June …

Dave Levenstone (second left) with WICSU/PSU labour union board members. Dave Levenstone will return as board member of the Windward Islands Civil Servants Union/Private Sector Union (WICSU/PSU). Levenstone submitted his resignation several months ago because of his participation as a candidate in the island Council election of March 15, 2023. …

The Executive Council looks back at a good working visit to the Netherlands. From May 22 to June 1, Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger visited a number of ministries and entities, and spoke with several members of the Second Chamber and members of the Dutch Government about Saba’s challenges, …

Students from the Caribbean region of the Kingdom, who go to study at a college or university in the Netherlands, will once again receive a basic grant as of September. There was broad support in the Senate today for a legislative proposal that aims to reintroduce the basic grant for …

Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations senior policy advisor Hendrik Kats will be visiting Saba June 7-9. He will meet with the Executive and Island Councils and also wishes to meet with interested parties from the public, the business sector and non-governmental organisations. Kats will hold a general information …

Traffic control In the morning hours on Sunday, June 4th , a scheduled traffic control was held in several neighborhoods on Saba. This involved checking cars for the required percentage of light transmission of tinted car windows. A total of 5 cars were stopped and checked. The drivers were ordered …

This year also, parents or guardians of school-going children in the Caribbean Netherlands may qualify for an allowance for the costs of school supplies such as uniforms, shoes and stationery. For children going to secondary school (after the upcoming summer holidays), parents or guardians on Bonaire and Sint Eustatius can …

The Island Council starts its two-week working visit today, Monday, June 5. The program is very diverse and will take the Island Council to meetings in The Hague and Amsterdam, attending a congress in Groningen and visiting Schiermonnikoog. All five Island Council Members, Vito Charles, Rolando Wilson, Elsa Peterson, Saskia …

The next stage of implementation of the new traffic ordinance is at hand. The ordinance was passed by the Island Council in May 2022. Since then, the ordinance has been implemented slowly by the Public Entity Saba and KPCN. From the 15° of June, people can also expect to be …

WINAIR is pleased to announce the acceptance of the cutting-edge DHC-300 aircraft, equipped with the state-of-the-art Garmin 950 glass cockpit, revolutionizing aviation technology. This aircraft was accepted by WINAIR from Unity Aviation Company in Calgary Alberta Canada. Replacing the outdated systems of the past, the Garmin 950 glass cockpit marks …

On Friday, the 2nd of June, an exercise took place that involved organizations from the 6 islands in the Caribbean region of the Kingdom. The aim of the exercise was to practice the pre-evacuation of patients from Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten in the event of a hurricane-related crisis. …

Saba’s Electoral College on Tuesday, May 30th voted for the Dutch First Chamber. All five votes went to Labor Party (PvdA) Senator Jeroen Recourt. PvdA and the green left party GroenLinks have combined their forces in the Senate. Three of the five Members of the Electoral College, Elsa Peterson, Rolando …