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Seismic and Volcano Monitoring Team on Saba

Last week, a team from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) was here on Saba to maintain the modern seismic and volcano monitoring network, under the leadership of volcanologist Elske de Zeeuw van Dalfsen. The team, including seismologist Reinoud Sleeman, geodesist Andreas Krietemeyer, and technician Thomas Ritsma, operates with the …

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First Dutch Caribbean Integrity Summit held

Some 30 participants from all six is­lands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK dis­cussed expertise enhancement during the first “Integrity Summit Dutch Caribbean” on Curacao from October 30 to November 3. It was agreed that a platform will …

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Rum and Lobster Fest kicked off on Monday

Attendees trying out free samples of Saba Rock Living’s locally-made rum.   Saba’s first Rum and Lobster Fest kicked off on Monday evening, where various restaurants rolled out lobster-inspired menus and served locally-made rum. Saba Tourist Bureau hosted a pre-opening street fair last Friday evening. Here, food vendors sold a …

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Climate plans for Bonaire, Saba and Sint-Eustatius in 2024

Bonaire, Saba, and Sint-Eustatius, together with the Dutch government, in 2024 will work on their own climate plans. The Dutch government will make 1 million euros available for this. This money is additional to the means that are already available for climate adaptation and mitigation. With the additional money, the …

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