Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

On Saba, D66 , Jetten’s party, got 45.2 percent with 123 votes. A total of 260 of the total of 915 eligible voters went to vote there. On Bonaire, D66,  received 22.6 percent of the votes. PVV became the fourth party with 11.8 percent of the votes. At 21.5 percent, …

Two arrests on Saba In the night of Wednesday, the 29th of October, two people were arrested on Windwardside, Saba. The two individuals are a 41-year-old man with the initials L.A.W.L., arrested for assault, and a 43-year-old woman with the initials J.S.R., arrested for assault and assault with a weapon.

Many parents fail to pay the court-mandated amount of child support in time, or do not pay it at all, and children suffer the consequences. This has prompted the CN Guardianship Council to pay extra attention to the collection of outstanding child support payments. The Council also aims to help …

As of 1 January, 2026, the care package in the Caribbean Netherlands will change. With the new rules from the Regeling aanspraken zorgverzekering BES, the package will better align with the basic package in the European Netherlands and with the practice on the islands. New reimbursements are being introduced, such …

The Search and Rescue (SAR) vessels for Saba and St. Eustatius have officially arrived at their new home harbors. After being transported to St. Maarten on October 17 by the Netherlands Royal Navy aboard the Zr.Ms. Den Helder, the vessels were delivered on Friday, October 24 by a local transport …

How do you translate policy into visible results in practice? That question was central during the mini-conference “The Caribbean Netherlands Migration Chain: On the Road Together,” which took place on Bonaire on October 23. This year’s annual mini-conference on the migration chain in the Caribbean Netherlands was organised on Bonaire …

On Thursday, the 16 th of October, around 3:30 PM, a collision occurred between a scooter and a police vehicle on Pasture Street on Saba. The scooter driver, who turned out to be a minor, was driving at high speed and was ordered to stop by means of a stop …

The island of Saba continues to make waves on the international stage with widespread media coverage during the third quarter of 2025. From global television broadcasts to top-tier digital and print features, Saba’s profile as a premier Caribbean destination for adventure, nature, and sustainability continues to grow. This quarter, Saba …

Saba Grows (The Hydroponics farm at Rendez-Vous), and the Saba Comprehensive School are continuing the school program to provide hands-on gardening education for students in the lower forms and PrO classes. Following a successful first year, the program has returned for the new school year for students to explore the …

In the third quarter of 2025, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 3.3 percent more expensive year-on-year. In Q2, inflation was 5.3 percent. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports this on the basis of the consumer price index for the Caribbean Netherlands. Prices on Saba in Q3 were up 3.5 percent …