The boards of the Sacred Heart School (SHS) and the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) have decided to intensify their collaboration and to make a few changes that should contribute to a further improvement of the quality of education on Saba. Since the signing of the second educational agenda in 2017, …
Read More »Opinion: Hemmie van Xanten reflects on the recent mission of the Island Council to The Netherlands
Dear Editor, It is good to be back on Saba after two weeks of meeting your family and friends, official meetings, unofficial meetings, and the VNG congress. It is always great to see the relationship that has been established over the years with politicians who have become your counterpart. Entering …
Read More »Notarial services for Saba and Statia restored
Notarial services for residents of St. Eustatius and Saba have been restored effective today, Friday 8 July 2022, with the virtual swearing-in of Mrs. Marcia Bouterse, LL.M, currently working in St. Maarten, as acting civil law notary. Notarial and legal services have been a major challenge for St. Eustatius and …
Read More »Saba’s Youth Council had breakfast with Commissioner Wilson in The Hague
At the start of their last day of meetings in the Netherlands with sufficient energy, Commissioner of Youth Affairs Rolando Wilson treated the Saba Youth Council, the parents, and coaches to breakfast in The Hague on Thursday, July 7. Commissioner Wilson was very impressed with the packed program of the …
Read More »Saba Reach Foundation proposes courses Dutch and English
English A1 Starting end of August till November 2022 -12 weeks course – 4 Hours per week, 2 times 2hours on Tuesday and Thursday evening – Location: Sacred Heart School – Teacher: Allan Carolina – 490$ per student (payment plan available) Books incl. The course can ONLY start with minimum 8 …
Read More »Youth Council at Utrecht City Hall and meets with State Secretary van Huffelen
The Youth Council is on a working visit in the Netherlands, and on Tuesday, July 5th, the delegation went to the Utrecht City Hall to meet their colleagues of the Utrecht Youth Panel, Young Minds Utrecht, In the company of their mothers and coaches, Lauren Risley and Gerald Simmons-de Jong, …
Read More »Care agreement between Eye Care Optical Saba and ZJCN continues until the 31st of December, 2022
The care agreement between Eye Care Optical Saba and Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN) is in full force under the same conditions and will remain in force until the 31st of December, 2022. After consultation with ZJCN it is agreed that Eye Care Optical Saba remains the number 1 …
Read More »St. Maarten to give an immediate automated EHAS pre-approval for vaccinated travelers as of August 1st
As of August 1st, 2022, the intention is to make the Electronic Health Authorization Services (EHAS) more convenient by allowing vaccinated persons to receive immediate pre-approval, once the form is filled out in its entirety. The entry requirements will not change for the country, but by allowing an automated immediate …
Read More »Long-spined sea urchins: not trouble but in trouble
Since February 2022 there have been reports of Long-spined sea urchins (Diadema) die-off from a number of islands in the Caribbean, including St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Saba and Curaçao. Marine Protected Area authorities within the Dutch Caribbean region are concerned these events could be echoing the massive die-off of sea …
Read More »CBS reports gains in purchasing power gains in Caribbean Netherlands in 2020
In 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands saw gains in purchasing power again. On Bonaire, the year-on-year increase in median purchasing power amounted to 4.2 percent; on St Eustatius 2.4 percent and on Saba 4.1 percent. The highest purchasing power gains were seen among people living on benefits and …
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