More than a year after her conviction, Saban Magaly Barnes has not yet transferred a cent of the US $20,661 that she has to pay to her stepmother by order of the judge. Barnes wrought havoc on her stepmother’s studio apartment while her stepmother was in Colombia for cancer treatment. …

The community can look forward to new developments, particularly in diet and movement. James Simmons, owner of F3, Fun Free Fitness Center, met with the Commissioner of Sports and Bobby Zagers of the Planning Bureau. During the meeting, updates were provided on the minor renovations to the building to open …

A number of elements of the BES Healthcare Insurance Claims Regulation [Regeling aanspraken zorgverzekering BES] (Raz BES) are going to change on 1 July 2021. The changes relate to the clarification of a number of claims, while additional text and requirements have been added to a number of stipulations. Specifying …

The Saba delegation, consisting of Commissioner Bruce Zagers, Island Secretary Tim Muller, policy advisor Nicole Johnson and harbor policy advisor Zelda Meeuwsen on Wednesday, June 30, participated in a workshop about the new harbor project. Discussed were the various reference designs with engineering firm Witteveen+Bos, Rijkswaterstaat and harbor project manager …

The delegation of the Saba Island Council during the meetings in the Netherlands was able to point out the matters that are important to Saba, such as increasing the structural funding, establishing a social minimum, a better banking system, investments in education, social development, and infrastructure. Island Council Members Esmeralda …

The Public Entities of Saba and St. Eustatius jointly issued a tender document on June 30, 2021, inviting licensed ferry operators to submit a proposal to provide regular, affordable maritime connectivity between Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten and between St. Eustatius and St. Kitts. The Ministry of Infrastructure and …

The Advisory Board of the Slavery Past Dialogue recommends that the State of the Netherlands proceeds with recognition of, apologies for and recovery from the slavery past. This is mentioned in the report ‘Chains of the Past’ that was presented today by chairman Dagmar Oudshoorn to the Minister of the …

The merging of Saba’s two healthcare organizations has been a process of years in the making. Benevolent Foundation Saba (BFS) and Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) are fully merged as of July 1, 2021, and will from this day continue their operations under one new name together: Saba Cares. BFS …

The Authority for Consumers and Markets ( Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM)) has set the maximum tariffs for the distribution of electricity in the Caribbean Netherlands. The tariffs will apply as of July 1st, 2021. The ACM sets maximum tariffs for the production and distribution of electricity in the Caribbean …

We are very happy to introduce you to our new colleague here at Saba Health Care Foundation: Locum Island Physician Dr. Conny van Setten Originally from The Netherlands, Dr. Conny recently joined us here on Saba to work as our Locum Island Physicians for the next three months. Dr. Conny …