Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

A cautious majority appears to be emerging in the House of Representatives in favor of not postponing the expansion of the Executive Councils and Island Councils in the Caribbean Netherlands until 2031. The most outspoken party is the Christian Union, which, with Don Ceder, has the only member of the …

Saba’s newest boutique accommodation, the Scenery Hotel, officially opened its doors on Tuesday, March 3, marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local officials and project partners. The ceremony featured Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and PCN board chair Harald Linkels, who jointly cut the ribbon to inaugurate the hotel formally. …

Residents and businesses in the Ca­ribbean Netherlands will be able to file their 2025 income tax returns start­ing Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Returns may be sub­mitted either online or on paper. The Belastingdienst Cari­bisch Nederland has, in recent years, expanded its digital services, allowing both individuals and busi­nesses to file …

Each year, in the weeks after graduation, a familiar scene unfolds on the small Caribbean islands of Sint Eustatius and Saba. Suitcases are packed, tearful goodbyes are exchanged at the airport, and young students leave home to begin the next chapter of their lives thousands of miles away. For many …

The remuneration of administrators and representatives in the Caribbean Netherlands must be increased simultaneously with the expansion of the Executive Councils and island councils. Member of Parliament Don Ceder (Christian Union) has submitted an amendment to this effect. On Wednesday, the House Committee for Kingdom Relations will reopen the budget …

The Executive Council of the Public Entity Saba plans to establish a Monuments Council to help protect the island’s cultural and historical heritage. Members of the council will soon be nominated. Important decisions have already been made about creating a Monuments Register and setting up funding to support heritage protection. …

The uncertainty surrounding whether the Executive Councils and Island Councils in the Caribbean Netherlands will be expanded in 2027 was not dispelled today in the debate between the House of Representatives Committee for Kingdom Relations and State Secretary Erik van der Burg. The House is torn between, on the one …

Collision Between Car and Cyclist On Monday, the 2nd of March, around 5:45 PM, the police received a report of a collisionbetween a car and a cyclist on Lower Road on Saba, in the direction of Fort Bay. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found a car and a bicycle …

Dutch State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Kingdom Relations and Decisive Government is closely monitoring the implementation of equal legislation in the European and Caribbean Netherlands, the well-known “comply or explain” principle. “Some­times there are also good reasons for an exception. (,..) But the basic principle is that we will …

On March 2, the groundbreaking ceremony for the new St. John’s Gym and Technical Center took place in the presence of Commissioner Eviton Heyliger, staff and students at the Sacred Heart School and the Saba Comprehensive School, as well as representatives of Public Entity Saba. During the general assembly at …