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Minister Carola Schouten visits the Caribbean Netherlands

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions, Carola Schouten, will pay a working visit to Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius from the 8th to the 13th of May. The visit of Minister Schouten – who is also responsible for the Caribbean Netherlands within the Ministry of …

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Memorial Day Commemoration, May 4th, 2022

The public is invited to attend a Memorial Day Commemoration ceremony, Wednesday, May 4th. The ceremony will be held at the World War II monument, at the corner of the road which leads to Fort Bay, at 1:45 pm, and at 2:00 pm we will observe a moment of silence, …

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Dutch Parliament visits Saba

A delegation of 10 members of the First and Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament visited Saba on Monday, May 2. Besides the formal part meeting with the Executive Council and Island Council, the program included a presentation session on topics such as poverty, public health, tourism and economic development, …

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Opinion: CXC troubles again

The CXC (Caribbean Examinations Council) has reported on its website that the exams have been postponed for 3 weeks (so instead of starting on May 3, 2022, they now start three weeks later). In my opinion, this is an inexistent phenomenon in the European Netherlands. Education and students would — …

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Student-run Different Taste closes

“Different Taste” opened for the last time on Thursday, April 28, serving people a healthy, quality lunch for a small price by students of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) at the Chez Bubba Bistro. Different Taste started in January 2021 as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospitality …

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Children enjoy King’s Games

Pupils of Saba’s Sacred Heart School took part in the King’s Games on Tuesday morning, April 26. About 100 school children participated in the traditional potato sack races, lime on a spoon races and relay races. The event was officially opened by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson who welcomed the children …

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