On December 22, 2021, a fee increase was announced by the Chamber of Commerce, to be implemented on January 1, 2022. The SBA has taken note of this announcement and the backlash that ensued regarding the increase of fees. Letting businesses know 1 week in advance, during the Christmas Holidays …

The public entity Saba and Kindernet child­care organisation from the Netherlands recently sealed their collaboration by signing a twinning contract. As part of the BES(t)4Kids programme, the day-care and after-school-care organisa­tions in Saba are working in a twinning programme to­gether with Kindernet in the European Netherlands. The twinning was set …

Queen Máxima paid a virtual visit to Saba’s Expertise Centre Education Care EC2 on Thursday. Officials of EC2 and the Oranje Fund, parents and students participated in an animated, open talk with the Queen. EC2 won an Orange Apple (“Appeltje van Oranje”) of the Oranje Fund last year for its …

Update Thursday, January 13th 4 new cases – 2 imported cases and 2 close contacts. 11 persons recovered. Update Wednesday, January 12th 9 new active cases – 7 close contacts, 1 end of quarantine, and 1 source unknown. 11 persons recovered. Update Monday, January 11th 12 new active cases – …

James Granger, coming back to Saba after 4 years of studying and working in Bonaire at among other Bon Bida Gym, saw opportunities for a new gym on the island. “For a long while there was only one public gym on Saba and it was located in Windward side. When …

The Saba Electric Company announced that in accordance with the Electricity and Drinking Water BES Law, the Authority for Consumers and Markets  (ACM) has set the maximum tariffs for Saba Electric Company (SEC) for 2022. These new tariffs have gone into effect as of January 1, 2022. The new variable …

The Executive Council of the Public Entity Saba would like to inform the public of the following: Based on the Island Ordinance Identification and Registration of Livestock and Pets 2004, all animal owners must pay an annual identification and registration fee. The Executive Council has mandated collecting the fee above …

The KNMI wants to install two new measuring stations (GNSS) on Parish Hill near the whale’s tail. These measuring stations monitor the volcano by looking at tiny movements of the earth, giving an even more accurate picture of the volcano’s state. There are already three other comparable stations on Saba. …

Introductory video State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Alexandra van Huffelen

New State Secretary of Kingdom rela­tions and Digitalising Alex­andra van Huffelen said on Monday that she wants to visit the Dutch Caribbean islands as soon as possible. “I look forward to meet­ing the people in the Carib­bean part of the Kingdom,” she stated on Twitter after the swearing in ceremony …