They need to have a law regarding “imitation firearms” to cover that loop hole.

So, how did people hear bullets being fired off??
Offender is smarter than the police!

Love, love this! NO BABYING, not wasting time, as straightforward as should be… “I consult with the Executive Councils… If the Island Councils have concerns, they should relay them through their executives…” I agree, understand one’s role and where it’s at

I live on bonaire part time. their internet providers are ripping people off and i even wrote a review for one of them stating that they are all going bankrupt when starlink becomes a thing. It is both incompetency and corruption when it comes to these things over there, just like their roads and other infrastructure

Sad.
Blocking airwaves is akin to not allowing people to own radio’s to listen to other islands.

The government is limiting the people’s ability to chose which internet provider that they can use. What makes the government think they know best?

Well, well, what a great deal for Satel. It’s protects their monopoly.
What’s next? Maybe blocking radio signals so Sabans can’t listen?

What’s the problem with people having choices for their internet providers?
I do not know.

We all know why this application was rejected: to protect the monopoly that Satel has on providing internet services to Saba. And I understand that. With a customer base as small as ours there is not economic room for two or more internet providers to still make a profit. But technology changes quickly, and when a service as ‘personal’ as adequate internet speeds (think of your emotions as your movie freezes with a spinning buffering sign, (yes, I realize that these are very ‘first world problems’, but isn’t that what we are trying to be: a ‘first world country’?)), can be improved by an existing alternative provider, to deliberately deny your citizens that benefit, not only detracts from their perceived quality of life, it also identifies Satel and the government officials who made this decision as the cause of those detractions. A comment to an earlier news item on this topic suggested that Satel access the satellite network themselves and then use their existing infrastructure to provide this enhanced internet service to their customers. That sounds like a win for everyone. One final point, the ‘exception for foreign ships and aircraft’ could lead to the ludicrous scenario where a luxury yacht docked at the Black Rocks harbor can use satellite internet but the customs building cannot. How frustrating for the well-heeled tourists that we are trying to attract. The tide of technological advancement is ever rising. I would ask our elected (just a reminder) government officials to remember that ‘adaptation’ is the key to longevity.

I would like to suggest that somebody proofreads articles prior publishing them. Last January 10th, the article on Minimum Wage used the wrong image… used a 2024 image instead of one for 2025… no erratum was even published for it

In this article, the first sentence “Scheduled traffic check On Monday, the 27th of January, between 3 PM and 4 PM, a scheduled traffic check was held on the Samuel A. Charles Street on Saba.” was not constructed correctly. It could have been intended to be written as “Scheduled traffic check on Monday, the 27th of January, between 3 PM and 4 PM was held on the Samuel A. Charles Street on Saba.” or it could have been left as “On Monday, the 27th of January, between 3 PM and 4 PM, a scheduled traffic check was held on the Samuel A. Charles Street on Saba.”

That would be an expensive endeavor!

Just because you were taken to the hospital does not mean you can’t do a breath test. I bet nothing was wrong with the steering either. Makes you wonder.