This past week, the students of both the Sacred Heart School and the Saba Comprehensive School had the amazing pleasure to participate in a multi-day career fair, giving the students an opportunity to explore different career paths and broaden their horizons about what they might want to do in the …
Read More »Saba received a new fire truck
The Saba Fire Department on Wednesday, April 26th, unveiled the newest fire truck added to its fleet. The new fire truck will go into service starting immediately. The truck, manufactured by Wiss from Poland, is a significant upgrade from the other trucks currently in the fleet. Island Governor Johnathan Johnson …
Read More »Police report of Monday, the 24th of April until Wednesday, the 26th of April 2023
Collision On Monday, April 24th, a collision between two cars occurred on the Sulphermine Road on Saba during the morning hours. The driver of car 1 says that she was driving backward at the time she was struck at the rear of her car. The driver of car 2 says …
Read More »Saba attends Kingdom workshop on EU funding
Economic Affairs Policy Advisor Courtney Hassell of the Public Entity Saba attended a Kingdom workshop on Bonaire on April 18, 19 and 20 about European Union (EU) funding. The workshop was organized and funded by the Ministry for the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) and was officially opened on Tuesday, …
Read More »12 new civil servants took the oath
On Thursday, April 20th, 2023, a group of 12 civil servants took the ‘Oath of Office’ in the Courtroom of the Government administration building. The Oath of Office is a ceremony of swearing in a person before they undertake the duties within the government. The Island Governor, Jonathan Johnson, performed …
Read More »Welcome to Saba’s waste facility
Welcome to the Waste Facility! Please follow Patrick as he gives you a tour of our facility and explains why it is important for us to recycle and separate our waste at home. Let’s learn how we can all do our part to reduce waste and protect our environment. Recycle …
Read More »State Secretary Van Huffelen says she had “very good” visit to Saba
Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitization Alexandra van Huffelen said at the end of her working visit to Saba on Wednesday, April 19 that it was a “very good visit” with meetings about the challenges that the Saba people face, and to discuss the priorities and the plans. …
Read More »2023 Career & Educational fair – April 21st
Meeting with RBC bank yielded positive results for Saba people
A meeting between the Public Entity Saba and management of RBC Royal Bank N.V. (“RBC”) on Friday, April 14, 2023, to discuss banking matters on Saba has resulted in some concrete agreements that will benefit Saba residents. Saba pensioners who receive their pension on their RBC bank account will no …
Read More »Inflation down on Saba, St Eustatius and Bonaire
In Q1 2023, consumer goods and services on 7.0 percent in Q1 2023. This was still 9.7 percent in Q4 2022. The downward effect was mainly caused by a drop in the variable usage tariff for electricity. In addition, petrol became cheaper. The inflation rate on Bonaire was still 8.1 …
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