• From Kees Jansen on Police report of Friday the 24th of June until  Monday the 27th of June 2022

    We’ll see a lot more of these messages in the future, thanks to the new traffic ordinance. Who got the bright idea to increase the maximum speed on our roads by 50%?
    Draw your own conclusions. Forcing the police to uphold the original speed limits on our roads would have been a must safer solution to avoid accidents.

    The elections are coming …… Safe your life.

    2022/06/27 at 4:32 pm
  • From Rene Caderius van Veen on ACM sets maximum rates for the distribution of electricity in the Caribbean Netherlands

    Why this increase of costs while the energy is based on the costs of solar panels on Saba???

    2022/06/24 at 8:19 pm
  • From Tricia on Town hall meetings about tourism: June 7th and 9th

    First Of all……Tourism?!?!? Saba needs more then just-one-dive-shop! That is..if we want tourism to stay at a level we desire here…as a tourist diving/hiking destination. (We do have more then one trail…..Thank God!) Imagine we had only one grocery or one restaurant??????
    The Government need to encourage this get some attention! And encourage this Avenue gets priority & encouragement to fill the other licenses on island! (Along with the island collecting more needed business tax dollars for Saba!)
    While moving here to open and run a business, there were 3 dive companies. Bringing many a tourist to Saba. What the heck happened to one of our main industries here on island??????? Start with this thought, answers appreciated.

    2022/06/08 at 9:18 am
    • From Gavin on Town hall meetings about tourism: June 7th and 9th

      Yes! What hell happened? Haven’t been able to get back to my “heart home” these last few years. Which shop is left? Had a long time relationship with Saba Deep and I know what happened there but down to one?
      Diving is a huge tourist generator and the waters around Saba are world class.

      2022/06/26 at 4:52 pm
      • From Tricia on Town hall meetings about tourism: June 7th and 9th

        When you gonna make it back? Things are getting back to normal here pandemic wise!
        Sea Saba sold last year…what a huge loss for the island..loosing Lynn & John! After the pandemic…where there was no diving for a long time…we down to only the one shop now.
        We have a new hotel, so now we are more then ready to service more tourism, along with the Amazing Julianna’s & The Cottage Club & Queens Gardens Hotel. Along with the many Beautiful tourist Cottages Also renting on Island!

        2022/07/03 at 10:06 am
      • From Tricia on Town hall meetings about tourism: June 7th and 9th

        Yep!! It is a major Problem now here on Saba!
        Well It Is Well-Known on Island….One shop is holding two of the licenses….Weird huh????
        And the other….well they have never since purchasing Deep End Restaurant and Dive license…Use their dive license!! (Both are closed!?!?) The have a small boat and do some private diving….Not good enough!
        I suggest if you don’t use it…… You loose it!
        Tourism is in the hands of Our Government! This is an issue needing Much Attention Now that we have opened up again!!!!!!

        2022/07/01 at 8:22 am
  • From Capt. Jack Sparrow on Island Council Member Hemmie van Xanten resigned from WIPM party

    As an outsider looking in…..if you resign from your party, then you should be gone altogether. You were elected as a representative of “that” party and its beliefs. Next election you can run as an independant and try your luck.

    2022/06/05 at 1:00 pm
  • From Concerned on Police report of Friday, 27th of May until Monday 30th of May 2022

    Did anyone see a report on the May 13th break-in in Windwardside at the cottage behind Brigadoon? If there hasn’t been a report, why not? The perpetuator left their cell phone after a hasty exit and the police have or had it.

    2022/06/02 at 7:31 am
    • From Tricia on Police report of Friday, 27th of May until Monday 30th of May 2022

      What?? Not heard a word..but again I don’t hear much!
      I though…recently had newly purchased wood taken off a home I manage in Flat Point, up two flights of steps…purchased for a bed frame….yep taken right off ……the freaking porch!!!!!!!
      (FROM….The Home next to the…..ugly two story on your way down to the airport!
      And have heard more stories of thieving going on as of lately!
      My disappointment in this was ….slap my head craziness! Who does that?? Goes up on your porch?????
      If you saw anything please drop me a note!
      Sorry to hear people got nerve to not make their own way in life, take from another! Sad!

      2022/06/08 at 9:02 am
  • From René CADERIUS VAN VEEN on Saba Tourism Master Plan process started

    The focus should be on “Soft Tourism”. Marketing with targetgroups for diving, hiking, nature, relaxing etc.
    Almost each and every country in the world has organisations for this category of tourism.

    2022/05/09 at 1:56 pm
  • From Radio Rich on New traffic ordinance approved 

    About time, better late than never!

    2022/05/06 at 6:09 pm
  • From René Caderius van Veen on New traffic ordinance approved 

    Just a few questions:
    Will sitting in the back of a truck still be allowed?
    How do insurance companies deal with cases of passengers in the back of a truck when they will be injured in an accident?
    Will parking cars close to a corner still be allowed?
    Will there be a limit to the noise level of car radios?

    2022/05/06 at 3:57 pm
  • From Ahmed mohaseb on Saba Tourism Master Plan process started

    Hello, I am Ahmed from Egypt I am lover for saba and I have excellent ideas to stimulate tourism in my second saba and I have prepared feasibility studies for that matter, I want to make saba destination for the first Egyptians who want to spend special time, they lack only communicate with one of the officials to give me some information about the number of hotels and energy absorptive facilities and tourist transportation and entertainment programs and diving … I hope that the one of the officials to communicate with me, let’s start working

    2022/05/05 at 5:34 am
  • From Tricia on Health Ambassadors magazine launched

    I nominate My Husband..Michael Chammaa!
    He hikes 5-6 mornings a week and is also in the gym 5-6 days a week @ age 65! And is strong as a horse and fit as a fiddle!

    2022/05/04 at 7:49 pm

 

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