The Public Entity Saba recently contracted Ernst & Young Consulting (EY) to carry out the Socioeconomic Impact Assessment for the new harbor at Black Rocks. The Socioeconomic Impact Assessment will examine the broader impact that the new harbor will have on the island in relation to job creation, economic development, …

On Wednesday, July 6, the Public Entity Saba signed the contract with Work Monster B.V. to expand and renovate one of the building blocks at the Sacred Heart Primary School. Demolition works and the creation of an access road, will start this month, during the summer vacation. The building of …

People who have complained for years about the level of damage caused by roaming animals will begin getting some relief from next week. The shooting of roaming animals will commence on Monday 11 July 2022 as efforts begin to enforce the laws governing the keeping of animals on Statia. The …

Dear Editor I am happy to read that both school boards have now finally made a decision to start working together and to see where they can possibly meet each other and integrate. After all, we have only one primary and one secondary school on the island. While being director …

A message from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson with a Covid-19 update for Friday, July 8th, 2022 : As the world and the region move forward with eliminating testing requirements and other COVID measures, Saba has also scaled back its Covid-19 requirements and eliminated entry requirements in recent months. The next …

The boards of the Sacred Heart School (SHS) and the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) have decided to intensify their collaboration and to make a few changes that should contribute to a further improvement of the quality of education on Saba. Since the signing of the second educational agenda in 2017, …

Dear Editor, It is good to be back on Saba after two weeks of meeting your family and friends, official meetings, unofficial meetings, and the VNG congress. It is always great to see the relationship that has been established over the years with politicians who have become your counterpart. Entering …

Notarial services for residents of St. Eustatius and Saba have been restored effective today, Friday 8 July 2022, with the virtual swearing-in of Mrs. Marcia Bouterse, LL.M, currently working in St. Maarten, as acting civil law notary. Notarial and legal services have been a major challenge for St. Eustatius and …

The Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport VWS in The Hague is looking at making the medi­cal transport of patients from Saba and St. Eustatius to St. Maarten more effective, but for now, transport will still take place with a smaller air­craft. This can be concluded from the reply …