A large crowd of family, friends, and supporters gathered at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport to welcome the three Saban participants of the Special Olympics Netherlands held in the Twente region June 10-12, on Tuesday evening. The Executive Council, also a part of the welcoming party, invited the community to welcome …
Read More »Canon aims to document Saba history for future generations
Recently, the Members of the Executive and Island Councils were invited to a presentation of the first version of the Canon of Saba’s history. The draft Canon addresses cultural and historical subjects deemed by the community sufficiently necessary to be archived and made easily accessible to be transmitted to future generations, new …
Read More »Saba and the Kingdom take further steps to improve the livelihood of the island.
On Saba on Monday afternoon the 13th of June, Alexandra van Huffelen, State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalization and island Commissioner Bruce Zagers signed the multi-year governing agreement “Saba Package 2.0”. This contains concrete agreements between Saba and the Kingdom on the further development of a sustainable and self-sufficient …
Read More »WIPM says Van Xanten’s decision to go independent is ‘regrettable’
Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM) regrets Hemmie Van Xanten’s recent decision to become an independent member of Saba’s Island Council, the party said in a statement. “While his decision is regrettable to the party, it is his choice, and it is in keeping with what is an intrinsic element of …
Read More »Journalism Week BES from June 14 to June 20
Journalism Week BES will take place June 14-20. With a programme full of activities for the public and the press in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, the entire week focuses on the importance of the media in the functioning of a democracy. The week kicks off with a Documentary and …
Read More »State secretary laments Statia patients’ deaths
Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Welfare and Sport Maarten van Rooijen deeply regrets the recent death of two patients in St. Eustatius, and announced a general investigation into the state of healthcare in the Caribbean Netherlands. And there will be a pilot for St. Eustatius and Saba to have …
Read More »Lower special allowances for Caribbean Netherlands
The amounts that the Dutch government is making available in special allowances for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba is going down in the coming years. This seems to be in contravention of the promise of The Hague to invest more in the islands. The Rutte IV government announced in its coalition …
Read More »Triathlete Pigeon: Saba is very special for me
Gregory Pigeon of St. Martin has been coming to Saba to participate in nine editions of the annual triathlon. Out of those nine, he won eight. The Daily Herald asked him after his very successful race on Saturday what he loves about Saba’s Hell’s Gate Triathlon. “Saba is very special …
Read More »Chairperson asks attention for Caribbean Netherlands
The Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament is asking for more attention for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. In a letter that she sent to the other permanent committees of the Second Chamber last Friday, Chairperson of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations …
Read More »Saba Bellot Players conclude competition
Saba Bellot Players began their annual Easter Bellot Competition in mid-March 2022. Twelve teams have met at the Saba Chinese Restaurant every Thursday evening since then to play belote, which is a card game primarily played in France and certain other European countries. In Saba, where the game is spelled …
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