A number of employees of the public entity Saba last week took part in the budget course provided by trainer Ineke Jochemsen of the Netherlands National Institute for Family Finance Information Nibud. Together with the partici­pants, Jochemsen looked at ways to budget and brain­stormed how to save money. She did …

The Captain Leo A.I. Chance pier at the Fort Bay harbor will mark its 50th anniversary.  The Saban community is invited to celebrate this on Sunday, November 6th. The pier and the harbor are Saba’s lifeline and to celebrate that 50 years ago, on November 8, 1972, the pier was …

Now that St Kitts has finally lifted the travel restrictions that applied since the Covid19 pandemic, Makana ferry is able to connect Saba, Statia and SXM to the island. From Statia, there will be a morning (7AM) and an afternoon (4:20PM) option on Mondays and Fridays. The travel time between …

NOTICE: Early next week, the Department of Public Order and Safety will be coordinating 2 exercise training scenarios. One of the scenarios will be a Tsunami Exercise. During this exercise, for a short period of time, lower parts of the island will be evacuated. The second exercise will be an …

Head of the Education, Culture and Science (OCW) Department Caribbean Netherlands Nolly Oleana paid a farewell visit to Saba on Tuesday, November 1 where he met with the Executive Council. At the end of the meeting, Island Governor Jonathan Johnson presented him with a book about Saba. Oleana has been …

A three-member delegation, headed by Commissioner Bruce Zagers, recently visited two waste management facilities in Miami to which Saba exports its recyclables. Commissioner Zagers, Waste Management and Recycling Manager Camilo Usuga and Waste Management Facility Supervisor Patrick Hassell went to look at one waste management facility in Miami that specifically …

Saba and St Eustatius have also had a children’s telephone for a few months now. Children seem to mainly want to talk about their love problems, but they also call to have ‘serious conversations’ about loneliness and violence. Problems around love, relationships, and bullying behavior are common among children who …

Since 2010 there have been serious issues and complaints concerning the operation of the Health Insurance office, ZJCN (previous ZVK) in Bonaire. In May 2022, ZJCN, SMMC, SEHCF and Saba Cares joined forces during the seminar “Medical Referrals” on St. Eustatius to improve communications among the participants. Read their conclusions …

The multiple events of the 2022 Sea and Learn Saba drew good crowds and involved a large part of the island’s population, from young to old. This year’s month-long program counted on the presence of 14 scientists and experts from the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and …