RBC Royal Bank has announced that its branch and ATM on Saba will permanently close on January 27, 2027, following what the bank describes as “careful consideration.” The bank acknowledges that the decision will require adjustment from its Saba clients and says it is committed to supporting them throughout the …
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An island-wide power outage affected Saba on Tuesday afternoon, plunging offices, stores and restaurants into darkness for more than four hours. Residents reported that electricity first went off around 1:15pm. The lights came back on several times over the next hour, but only for a few minutes before going dark …
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Representatives from the Caribbean public entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) and the five Wadden Islands Texel, Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog gathered on Texel on October 1 and 2 for a two-day work programme. These eight islands are united in the so-called E8 partnership. E8 serves as …
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A floating silt curtain is being added at the Black Rocks Harbor construction site on Saba to stop fine sediment from spreading into surrounding waters as work on the new harbour continues. According to project manager Peter Bieremond of Public Entity Saba, the project’s environmental impact was studied before construction …
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The Executive Council of the Public Entity Saba hosted a gathering for Sabans residing in the Netherlands on Saturday, October 3. Community members from across the country came together to reconnect and to meet with members of the Executive Council and Island Council. Island Council Member Vito Charles welcomed the …
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During their stay on Saba, representatives of the Maritime Historical Museum Curaçao visited the Harry L. Johnson Museum. During the visit, Michaela Kuckelkorn and Stephan Smeets of the Maritime Historical Museum Curaçao were given a wonderful and extensive tour by Pamela Whitfield. Michaela and Stephan were particularly impressed by the …
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Restaurants and other food and beverage establishments on Saba were found to be in good compliance during multidisciplinary inspections last week by Public Entity Saba Enforcers, together with Police, the Hygiene Department and the Fire Department. The inspections checked general safety, hygiene and fire safety requirements. A new establishment was …
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The Dutch government has made 1.5 million euros available to subsidise ferry services between St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten in 2027 while authorities explore how to add subsidised air travel in the future, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Vincent Karremans and Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs …
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Saba has maintained its QualityCoast Silver Award status from Green Destinations following its latest sustainability assessment and audit, reaffirming the island’s commitment to sustainable destination management. The QualityCoast Award is part of the Green Destinations Awards and Certification Programme and recognises destinations for their efforts and progress towards more sustainable …
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Commissioner of Finance Bruce Zagers says the structural thirty million euros for the Caribbean Netherlands should pay for new measures that lower electricity bills and fund a broad public service obligation (PSO) for connectivity, rather than becoming the structural way of financing subsidies that already exist. Zagers made the comments …
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