Collision in Windwardside In the afternoon hours on Sunday, the 26th of June, a collision took place in the vicinity of the English Quarter on Saba. A car wanted to overtake another car and hit the wall along the road, lost control of the steering wheel and crashed into the …
Read More »Guana Chat Child Helpline expands to Saba
The partnership between Fundacion Telefon pa Hubetud Aruba and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) for the ‘Guana Chat’ child helpline in the Caribbean Netherlands is a reality. State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen from VWS and director James Sneek from the Aruba child helpline signed a collaboration agreement …
Read More »Sacred Heart School’s renovation project: Town hall meeting June 30th
Saba Island Council in the Netherlands
The Saba Island Council is currently in the Netherlands for a series of meetings, work visits, and the year congress of the Association of Dutch Municipalities VNG. Commissioner of Social Affairs, Public Health, and Housing Rolando Wilson is also in the Netherlands and joins part of the program of the …
Read More »Support for parents affected by childcare benefit affair in the Caribbean Netherlands gets underway
As of Monday the 16th of May, support for affected parents in the Caribbean Netherlands got underway. Maaike Umbelino-van Sleen from the Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland (BCN) coordinates and organizes the necessary support for affected parents on the BES islands. On St. Eustatius and Saba, no one has yet been affected …
Read More »Saba delegation meets Kadaster Netherlands on land ownership issues
Saba delegation meets with Kadaster Netherlands about land ownership registration issues and notary problem on Saba On Monday, June 20th, a Saba delegation consisting of Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Commissioner Rolando Wilson, and Advisor Gerlad Simmons – de Jong had a morning workshop and meetings at the main office of …
Read More »Parents: informal training on anti-bullying on June 22nd
Invitation to view the meetings of the Central Committee and the Island Council on July 6th
Public Notice The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Central Committee meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Wednesday July 6th, 2022 at 10:00 am The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of …
Read More »Media Research Caribbean Netherlands 2022 Survey. Participants have a chance to win a $250 USD grocery coupon!
The central government in the Caribbean Netherlands regularly communicates with its citizens and wishes to know whether this could be done better or differently. Where this survey mentions the government of the Caribbean Netherlands, all departments and services of the central government of the Caribbean Netherlands are included, like the …
Read More »Saba and the Central Government continue to improve the island’s social security
Alexandra van Huffelen, State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation, and Commissioner Bruce Zagers signed the multi-year administrative agreement “Saba Package 2.0”. This contains concrete agreements between Saba and the Central Government about the further development of a sustainable and self-sufficient Saba. To achieve this goal, the agreement includes 4 …
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