Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

The ‘Be your own Icon’ program for youngsters on Saba has just gotten bigger and better with the addition of basketball for girls, soccer for boys and two mentors. Until now, the program offered only basketball for boys. Saba is the first in the Dutch Kingdom to add girls to …

The Saba Comprehensive School (the only school for secondary and vocational education on the island) seeks a combined: Spanish Language / ESL Teacher (1.0 FTE) effective August 1, 2023 We are seeking a new colleague who has a passion for student achievement and success, a teacher who is able to …

The Saba Comprehensive School (the only school for secondary and vocational education on the island) and the Sacred Heart Primary School seek a Physical Education Assistant (1.0 FTE) Effective August 2023   As the assistant you should have good organization skills, good attention to details, ability to work alone and …

The girls’ netball team Saba Aces went to St. Eustatius on Friday, February 17, for a tournament on the sister island. Twenty girls age 10 to 18 and five chaperones, including coaches Tevonille Dunchie and Telong Childs, left on the Makana ferry in the afternoon. “The girls are so excited …

Minister Carola Schouten (Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions) has commissioned an investigation into the social minimum on the islands of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The Committee Social Minimum Caribbean Netherlands will start on the 1st of March 2023. The independent committee, which will be set up following a motion …

The draft law for childcare in the Ca­ribbean Netherlands (“Wet Kin­deropvang BES”) was presented to the Dutch Parliament’s Second Chamber on Thursday, February 16. This proposal for a new law lays down the basic rules for the quality, supervision and financing of childcare on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The aim …

The first Create & Learn was a month-long program held in May 2018 with 12 artists of different skills. We are excited to re-launch this program in 2023 with a bit of a different approach! There will be 4 two-week events in 2023, a total of 20 artists with 5 …

The Social Work unit, which is part of the Community Development Department of the Public Entity, lends a helping hand in different areas of the social domain. There is financial assistance and practical assistance, but also emotional support and motivational empowerment. “Many people think that Social Work is only about …

Cura­cao’s tug services provider “Kompania di Tou Korsou” (KTK) and sister company “Kompania di Tou Bo­naire” (KM) have won a public tender to provide support to Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (so-called BES islands) in the event of a maritime incident and form part of the Response Service Maritime Incidents …