News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
The Bottom, Saba - Commissioner Rolando Wilson, Head of the Planning Bureau Bobby Zagers and Planning Bureau project manager Evita Pronk on Monday visited the installation of the light masts at the Johan Cruyff Court. The four lights masts have been put up at the sports field by the contractor Saba Roads. The delivery of the light masts, manufactured on special order in the Netherlands, suffered a delay due to the COVID-9 pandemic. All … [Read more] about Light Masts go up at Sports Field Saba
The Bottom, Saba -Commissioner Rolando Wilson, Head of the Planning Bureau Bobby Zagers, and Planning Bureau project manager Evita Pronk on Monday visited the renovation of the roof at the Sunny Valley Youth Center in The Bottom. At the Sunny Valley Youth … [Read more] about New roof for Sunny Valley Saba
Kralendijk, The Bottom, Saba, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius, Philipsburg -In a new study, researchers from the non-profit research institute Beneath the Waves (BTW) documented and revealed alarmingly high levels of 12 heavy metals, including mercury, in the muscle … [Read more] about Sharks found with dangerously high levels of heavy metals in The Caribbean
The Bottom, Saba - On Thursday, January 21st , a man with initials T.R.J. of 29 years, was arrested for violation of the Opium Act BES. As a result, a house search was carried out in a house in Hell's Gate on Saba. Here some hemp plants were found and … [Read more] about Man arrested on Saba for violation of BES Opium Act
The Bottom, Saba - The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute KNMI continues its volcanic/seismic monitoring work on Saba despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with associated travel restrictions and delayed delivery of new equipment.KNMI experts … [Read more] about Saba Volcanic/seismic monitoring continues during pandemic
The Bottom, Saba -The Public Health Department has been working in close cooperation with the Dutch institute for Public Health and Environment (RIVM) and the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports (VWS) to make a COVID-19 vaccine available for the … [Read more] about Registration for Saba’s COVID-19 Vaccine is now open
Kralendijk, The Bottom, Saba, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius - In Q4 2020, prices of consumer goods and services on Bonaire declined by 5.2 percent relative to the same quarter of the previous year. In Q3, consumer prices were 4.8 percent lower year-on-year. On St … [Read more] about Consumer prices on Bonaire down by 5.2 percent
The Bottom, Saba - The Executive Council recently sent a letter to the Second Chamber’s Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations in which the Committee was reminded of Saba’s problematic financial situation due to the lack of structural funding from The … [Read more] about Second Chamber reminded of Saba’s financial woes
The Bottom, Saba- On Tuesday, January 19, a man with initials W.B.G. of 60 years arrested for violation of the Opium Act BES. Pots with presumably hemp plants and hemp plants planted in the ground were found in the suspect's yard. The plants were … [Read more] about Man on Saba Detained with Marihuana plants
The Bottom, Saba - As part of the BES(t) 4 Kids program, a childcare cost price reducing subsidy has been introduced which lowers the monthly amount that parents have to pay for their child(ren) in day care and after-school care. The BES(t) 4 Kids program … [Read more] about Childcare subsidy for all parents on Saba