Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

The site BES-Reporter announced that Starlink’s satellite internet service is now officially authorized to operate in the Caribbean Netherlands, but only after a rocky path involving illegal operations, a rejected application, and ultimately meeting stringent Dutch government requirements that prioritize security and regulatory control. According to a detailed Freedom of …

Representatives from the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations will visit Saba to inform political parties, public authorities, and interested stakeholders about the Political Parties Act (Wpp), recently submitted to the House of Representatives. The Wpp aims to strengthen the independence of political parties and enhance the resilience of …

DossierKoninkrijksrelaties.nl reports: The opposition of Bonaire and Saba to the expansion of their island governments by 2027 continues to rankle the House of Representatives committee. After a week of uncertainty, the House of Representatives committee decided earlier this week, at the suggestion of Member of Parliament Mikal Tseggai (GroenLinks-PvdA), to …

The Dutch Caribbean Research Week is a gathering that brings people together to share knowledge about the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands—and to use that knowledge to make a difference. Organized with support from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), the event connects researchers, students, policymakers, …

The introduction of a new measurement method should provide a more realistic picture of poverty in the Caribbean Netherlands. It is about the methodology that is already being used in the European Netherlands and has led to considerably lower poverty rates there. The new method, developed by CBS, SCP, and …

The Community Development and Culture Department along with the Saba Heritage Center, warmly invites the public to attend a series of upcoming Saba Canon Town Hall Meetings, where community members will have the opportunity to learn about, discuss, and help shape the Saba Canon. The canon is a national initiative …

Arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol On Saturday, the 17th of January 17, at around midnight, a 23-year-old man with the initials D.G.S.G. was arrested on Thais Hill Road on Saba for driving under the influence of alcohol. The suspect collided with two parked cars on the aforementioned …

Members of the Dutch House of Representatives say the current caretaker govern­ment can and should do more to address the ef­fects of population growth and ageing in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, warn­ing that action cannot be postponed until a new cabinet takes office. Several parties are call­ing for stronger …