Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

The Caribbean Netherlands’ Nature and Environmental Policy Plan 2020-2030 (NEPP) is an integrated plan to safeguard and enhance the natural environment over the next decade. Through this overarching framework and the island-specific implementation agendas, a series of programs and projects have been developed and initiated on the BES islands to …

For the 12th consecutive year WINAIR’s Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Mr. Georges Greaux Jr. had the pleasure of submitting WINAIR’s audited financial reports for the fiscal year 2022 to the Minister of Finance. The audited financial report for the fiscal year of 2022 reveals a positive bottom-line result. One …

Marcia Bouterse was sworn in as perma­nent civil law notary for St. Eustatius and Saba on Tuesday, August 15. She had been working as a notary on these two islands for the past year, but only in an acting capacity. “I am happy to be appointed as the permanent civil …

The public entity Saba realised a pre­liminary surplus of US $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2023. The second quarter Execution Report showed $25.3 million in revenues and $23.6 million in expen­ditures. This includes $15.4 million in special grants from the Netherlands on both the revenues and expenditure side. …

Scheduled traffic check In the afternoon hours on Tuesday, August 15th, a scheduled traffic control was held on the Lambert Hassel Road on Saba. During the check, 79 vehicles were checked and a total of 2 fines were issued for not being able to show a valid driving license and …

A group of quick-thinking Sabans early Mon­day morning came to the rescue of four persons from Nevis whose boat had been drifting helplessly in the Ca­ribbean Sea since Sunday afternoon and had been la­belled as missing. A local passer-by who hap­pened to be at Saba’s har­bour around 6:00am Monday heard …

The Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) and DCNA invite you to be a part of the upcoming Saba Bird Fest, taking place from September 26th to 30th, 2023, on the captivating island of Saba! The Saba Bird Fest is a vibrant 5-day celebration is dedicated to highlighting the remarkable local birds …

In the afternoon hours on Sunday the 13th of August, the central control room received a report of a vessel in distress. The vessel had engine trouble and drifted in the sea waters between St. Eustatius and St. Maarten. In the meantime, it turned out that a second vessel had …

Based on the success of Saban pilots and Spectrum Airways Flight Training and Career College alumni Jozua and Avant Baker, this Canadian flight school based in Burlington, Ontario, is in the process of rolling out a special package to cater to the needs of Caribbean students. Called “Opportunity to the …

The Public Entity Saba has launched the Employee Wellbeing Program to prioritize the development of all its employees. The program offers personal and professional growth through a six-month initiative and is focused on Leadership and Management. A team of eight professional coaches with diverse expertise was carefully selected to ensure …

Last week Friday 4th August 2023, the departments of Public Health and HRM officially continued the “Chair Massage Program” for Public Entity Saba employees. This is after a successful 1-month pilot that was launched in March of this year. Chair massage is a massage service where the therapist uses acupressure …

President Joelyn Robinson, of the Carnival Committee of Saba announces a successful end of Carnival Week 2023. The committee under the direction of Ms. Robinson, along with various stakeholders, ensured an enjoyable and safe summer festival for participants and onlookers alike. The chairlady of the Saba Festival Foundation stated that …

On July 22nd, an article was released that the Acting Kingdom Representative (RV) was finally taking action to reprimand the Executive Councils of Bonaire and Saba and called for improved transparency in the publication of decisions taken by the Executive Council. We are pleased that the RV has stepped in, …

Recently the Acting State Representative Jan Helmond sent a letter to the Public Entity Saba regarding the publication of Executive Council decisions. The letter states that an action plan is demanded to improve the situation. Because of the letter the Public Entity Saba wants to stress it fully agrees with …

Saban youths will be center stage during Youth Week 2023 from August 7-12 which will be celebrated with four events and the Youth Recognition Awards. Connection, support, advocacy, appreciation, putting youths in the lead. Befitting words for the first Youth Week that is being organized on the initiative of Saban …