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Saba (/ ˈ s eɪ b ə / ⓘ SAY-bə, [6] Dutch: ⓘ) [7] is a Caribbean island and the smallest special municipality (officially "public body") of the Netherlands. [8] [9] It consists largely of the dormant volcano [10] Mount Scenery, which at 870 metres (2,854.3 ft) is the highest point of the entire Kingdom of the Netherlands.
The December 1, 1963, Winair timetable lists flights between Saba and Sint Maarten operated with the Do 28. [10] Service picked up when Windward Islands Airways began flying de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters in 1965 with the airline continuing to serve Saba with the Twin Otter at the present time. [6] [11]
Saba University School of Medicine was founded in 1992 as an international alternative to U.S. and Canadian medical schools. Since its founding, 3,000+ students have earned their medical degree at SUSOM. [3] In 2006, the people of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Bonaire agreed to dissolve the Netherlands Antilles. [4]
Saban women continue to make two traditional island products, Saba lace and Saba spice. Saba lace is handstitched; the island's women began making it in the late 19th century [7] and built this into a thriving mail-order business with the United States. [8] Saba spice is a rum drink, brewed with a combination of spices. [9]
New Dartmouth Public Schools Superintendent Dr. June Saba-Maguire talks community, career, budget challenges and more
The Bottom (formerly Botte) is the capital and largest town of the island of Saba, [2] the Caribbean Netherlands. It is the first stop on the way from Saba's Port in Fort Bay towards the rest of the island. In 2001, it had 462 inhabitants of the total 1,349 islanders. [1] It is the administrative center of Saba. [3]
Saba is a Hebrew word meaning "grandfather" and is a tribute to Weinstein's grandfather, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. [6] [25] Saba began trading with $140–160 million in funds. [25] [22] By November 2010, the firm had raised $1.8 billion in funds with which to trade and was up 10% that year. [25]
View of Well's Bay, Saba, from Mary’s Point Trail. Mary's Point Trail (1 hour one-way) [23] can be accessed from the Well's Bay Road. This hike goes up the cliffs that overlook Well's Bay. It is a heritage trail that features the ruins of the 17th-century settlement of Mary's Point (Palmetto Point), Saba's first European settlement.