The Public Entity Saba’s End of Year fireworks display will take place on December 28th at 7:00 p.m. Fireworks will be lit off from the Airport Road in Lower Hell’s Gate and roads in this area will be blocked from 6:30 p.m. as public access will be restricted during the …
Read More »Aerial photos and elevation measurements of Saba are online
New Caribbean Netherlands Dataroom Now Online! Starting today, the aerial photos and elevation measurements taken for the first time in 2023 and 2024 of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba are available in the Caribbean Netherlands Dataroom. This new data serves as an essential digital foundation for improving the registration of …
Read More »Stay Updated with Public Entity Saba’s New WhatsApp Channel!
Public Entity Saba is excited to introduce a new way to stay connected with you! Their WhatsApp Channel is here to provide you with updates and information in a user-friendly and convenient way. Here’s what you need to know: 1. This channel is for non-emergency, non-critical information. 2. Weather alerts …
Read More »Sacred Heart School socially unsafe for Students and Teachers
The Social Safety at Sacred Heart School needs improvements The social, mental, and physical safety of students and staff at Sacred Heart Primary School is currently insufficient. Ongoing Concerns The issue is not limited to isolated incidents but reflects a persistent pattern of neglect that has sustained an unsafe environment …
Read More »No public transport from December 23rd – January 5th
The Public Entity Saba wishes to inform the public that from December 23rd, 2024 until January 5th, 2025, the Island Express (public transportation bus) will not be available.This is due to the upcoming holidays.We look forward to resuming operations on January 6th, 2025 and apologize for any inconvenience this temporary …
Read More »Holliday Schedule and Office Closures
Drop in Purchasing Power on January 1st is a fact
The purchasing power of everyone on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will definitively decline as of January 1. For minimum income even up to 10%, according to Nibud’s calculations. Tonight, a large (right-wing) majority in the House of Representatives voted against the proposal of MP Don Ceder (ChristenUnie) to prevent …
Read More »Island Council Attends Symposium Marking 70 Years of the Charter of the Kingdom
The Island Council of Saba is visiting the Netherlands from December 10 to 13, 2024, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Charter of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. December 15, 2024, marks seventy years since Queen Juliana signed the charter, a pivotal event that redefined relations between the Netherlands, …
Read More »Vagueness Dominates Debate on Social Minimum
A debate in the Second Chamber Committee yesterday on Kingdom Relations with State Secretaries Zsolt Szabo (BZK) and Jurgen Nobel (SZW) has failed to provide clarity on how the government plans to address the purchasing power decline for minimum-income households in the Caribbean Netherlands. The discussion centered on the report “A …
Read More »Support and leadership program for political office holders BES
On Tuesday, December 10, State Secretary Zsolt Szabó of Kingdom Relations and Digitalization signed a memorandum of understanding to support the leadership and governance program for Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Szabó formalized the agreements with the island governors of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba, alongside representatives from professional associations …
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