Stabbing On Thursday, 19th of November, around 10.45 PM, a stabbing took place at an entertainment venue on Lambert Hassell Road in Windwardside on Saba. During a fight between two men, one man had stabbed the other. The victim was taken to hospital by ambulance for medical treatment. The 37-year-old …
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Little support in Statia’s Island Council for the ferry connection to Saba-St. Maarten
Koninkrijk.nu reports that the Island Council of Statia is very critical of the Makana ferry project, which is being set up thanks to a subsidy from The Hague. Besides being critical of the delays in the project, the island council members are not only skeptical about the ferry’s chances of …
Read More »Saba records a Covid-19 infection – contacts in quarantine
On Friday, November 19th, Saba recorded a positive covid-19 case. Close contacts were identified and in quarantine. Remember: 1. We are all in this together, and everybody must do their part. It is not only the duty of the OMT or government to mitigate the risk of covid but also …
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46th Saba Day: Friday, December 3rd
Saba celebrates Children’s Rights Week
Children and their parents this week are taking part in a fun-filled program of the Children’s Rights Week which is organized on Saba every year in November. This year’s theme is: Reimagine a better future for every child. The annual Children’s Rights Week started on Monday, November 15 with the …
Read More »Jim Garza determined to get hydroponics farm up and running
There might be some challenges with the hydroponics farm, but Jim Garza of Gezondheid Farms keeps working diligently to make this project a success, keeping the focus on developing an intensive horticulture greenhouse facility that will feed many families on Saba. “I am committed to seeing this through.” With funding …
Read More »Saba Lions Club donates dictionaries to schools
The Saba Lions Club on Wednesday, November 17, donated a set of dictionaries to secondary education students of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS). Saba Unspoiled Leo’s Club President Vernisha Robinson, Secretary Kimson Guerrier, and Leo Advisor Lion Mary Thielman met a group of students of form 1 and ‘praktijk onderwijs’ …
Read More »SCF – Seafood and sharks
Hi! My name is Sanne, I am a Dutch student from Wageningen University. For my internship at the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) I am conducting a questionnaire on seafood and sharks. The responses will be used in my graduate research. Only Saba Residents should reply. The questionnaire will take approximately 5 …
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