Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

The new cabinet must take urgent measures to improve the safety of citizens on the BES islands. This is the message from the governors of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba in an urgent message addressed to the House of Representatives and the Senate. “The desired and acceptable level of legal …

Members of Saba’s Island Council will travel to Bonaire today to join the BES Island Council Summit. The BES Summit serves as a key platform for the three Public Entities to jointly discuss developments, legislative processes, and shared priorities affecting the islands. The Island Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and …

The Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has launched the 2024 National Accounts Survey in the Caribbean Netherlands, as part of its annual business survey aimed at mapping economic developments on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. In the coming months, businesses across the three islands will be contacted to participate …

The Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF), in partnership with the Public Entity Saba and the Saba Foundation for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, carried out a decisive invasive species management project to make progress in protecting the island’s unique native wildlife. Saba’s remarkable biodiversity, including globally significant red-billed tropicbird breeding …

The Education Executive Agency (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, DUO) will visit the Caribbean region from 9 to 27 March to open temporary service desks and organise information sessions about student finance. During the visit, special attention will also be given to a new online tool developed by the government to help …

This week, Commissioner Eviton Heyliger visited Sint Eustatius to attend the symposium on the landscape and cultural heritage of Saba and Sint Eustatius, hosted by the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE). During the symposium, Commissioner Heyliger was presented with the first copy of the Landscape Biography of Saba …

Arrest for Public Drunkenness On Thursday 19 February at approximately 23:50, a 36-year-old man with the initials A.O.H.was arrested on Thais Hill Road on Saba. He was arrested on suspicion of public drunkennessand for failing to comply with a lawful order. The suspect was behaving disorderly and provoking a disturbance …

Caribbean authorities are preparing for another difficult sargassum season as an unusually large Atlantic belt of floating seaweed continues to build and push westward, with heavy accumulations already affecting parts of the Mexican Caribbean and raising concerns about widespread impacts across the region as spring turns into mid-summer. Scientific monitoring …

Saba and St. Eustatius are two small islands in the Caribbean. Within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, they share the status of “special municipality” together with Bonaire. The history of Saba and St. Eustatius goes back thousands of years, and much of this past can still be seen in the …

At the moment, there is no benefit in the Caribbean Netherlands (CN) for employees who lose their job. In the run-up to a structural Unemployment Act for the CN (Werkloosheidswet BES; WV BES), the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) is currently working on a Temporary Unemployment Benefit BES …

Arrest for assault. On Thursday, the 12th of February, around 6:50 PM, a 36-year-old man with the initialsJ.C.W. was arrested on Samuel A. Charles Street on Saba for assault and robbery withviolence. The investigation into this case is ongoing. KPCN

The Saba Tourist Bureau partnered with Diamond PR and Breeze Travel Solutions on February 5 to unveil plans for the island’s tourism development in 2026, including a new booking platform launching soon on the Saba Tourism website. Diamond PR outlined its North American PR strategy, positioning Saba as a quiet …

Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN) reports 6,971 medical referrals in 2025, up from 6,787 in 2024. Referrals occur when residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, or Saba need specialist care unavailable locally. Referrals peaked in 2023 at 7,088, with an unusually high 25% for non-emergency treatments compared to the typical …

Customs Caribbean Netherlands made a strong impact in 2025, registering 35 enforcement findings aimed at combating crime, strengthening border security, and protecting public health and nature. Illegal Cash Flows Under the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Prevention) Act BES (WWFT BES), 14 violations were recorded — all on Bonaire. Customs …

The Dutch cabinet will not take immediate action to lower high airfares between Sint Maarten and the islands of Saba and Sint Eustatius (Statia), Minister Tieman (Infrastructure and Water Management) told Parliament in response to questions from CDA MPs. Although the government acknowledges that the air links serve an essential …