Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

Some 30 participants from all six is­lands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK dis­cussed expertise enhancement during the first “Integrity Summit Dutch Caribbean” on Curacao from October 30 to November 3. It was agreed that a platform will …

Attendees trying out free samples of Saba Rock Living’s locally-made rum.   Saba’s first Rum and Lobster Fest kicked off on Monday evening, where various restaurants rolled out lobster-inspired menus and served locally-made rum. Saba Tourist Bureau hosted a pre-opening street fair last Friday evening. Here, food vendors sold a …

Bonaire, Saba, and Sint-Eustatius, together with the Dutch government, in 2024 will work on their own climate plans. The Dutch government will make 1 million euros available for this. This money is additional to the means that are already available for climate adaptation and mitigation. With the additional money, the …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public that there will be a public Central Committee meeting on Monday, November 13th, 2023 at 9:30 a The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Public …

Walter Hellebrand from St. Eustatius is the sole Caribbean regional candidate in the Dutch Second Chamber elections of 22 November. The BBB party has selected him for the electoral districts of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. Statia-born Hellebrand is a historian and was educated on Statia, Curacao, and the University …

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently hosted the annual Big Live Nature Quiz (BLNQ) Kids’ edition.  With 185 teams, each comprising of one to four students in primary school grades 5 and 6 (equivalent to group 7 and 8 in the Dutch school system) competing from the six Dutch …

In a significant move towards political reform and digital transformation, the Public Entity Saba hosted a delegation on Tuesday, October 31st led by Director General Arne van Hout. The delegation, including policy advisor Erlène Knoopers, policy coordinator Arne Bartelsman, and legal advisor Barbera Veltkamp, initiated constructive dialogue with the Island …

On October 30th, Mr. Edison Rijna, Special Envoy for the BES Islands for EU & UN Funding and Economic Development with Latin America and the Caribbean, visited Saba together with his liaison, Mrs. Bianca Peters. The main purpose of the visit was to present a report created by the envoy, …

Arrest for assault On Wednesday the 25th of October, at around 6:45 PM, a 51-year-old man with the initials C.S.V. was arrested on Saba for assault. The suspect assaulted a woman. KPCN

 In a significant development for Saba, the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management has issued a permit for the construction of the highly anticipated “Black Rocks Harbor.” This decision, made in response to an application submitted on July 19, 2022 by the Public Entity Saba, marks a milestone in the …

 With the combined and dedicated efforts, of the Public Entity Saba and designated hunters, the island’s free-roaming goat population is beginning to show tangible results. We are pleased to report that in the past three months on average over 230 goats per month have been successfully culled, signifying a significant …

Unfavorable weather conditions prevented Demissionair-Minister Schouten from physically reaching Saba. Instead,  she engaged in productive discussions with the Executive Council, Island Council, and the Saba Business Association. They discussed the critical issues affecting the region.  On Friday, Minister Schouten announced several significant measures aimed at improving the living conditions of …

Employees in the Caribbean Netherlands do not have to pay tax on the upcoming increase in the minimum wage. A proposal to this effect by D66 and ChristenUnie received the support of a majority in the Second Chamber last night. The amendment by MPs Grinwis (CU) and Van Weyenberg (D66) …

— Kingdom Canon to be discussed — All ten motions regarding the Caribbean parts of the kingdom were passed by the Dutch Second Chamber of Parlia­ment on Tuesday. Eight of those were signed by Member of Par­liament (MP) Jorien Wuite from D66, a representative with a Ca­ribbean background who won’t …

In a recent trip to Es­tonia, Jordan Every, a junior policy advisor at the public entity Saba, had the privilege of attending the 2023 Green Destinations Conference held in Tallinn, Estonia. This year’s conference celebrated Tallinn’s achievement of win­ning the prestigious Euro­pean Green Capital Award. Every, who works closely with …