Winair and Air Caraïbes have announced the renewal of their interline agreement. The airlines say this longstanding partnership offers passengers seamless travel experiences and convenient connections throughout the Caribbean region. “We are very happy to continue our successful collaboration with Air Caraïbes,” said Hans van de Velde, CEO at Winair. …
Read More »Saba Tourist Bureau Kicks Off 2024 Street Fairs
The Saba Tourist Bureau is thrilled to announce the commencement of the 2024 Street Fairs, starting on Friday, June 21st, 2024. This year’s series of street fairs promises to bring together the local community, visitors, and families for a celebration filled with food, drinks, entertainment, and much more. The first …
Read More »Voting Bureau Public Entity Saba Verifies EU Election Results
On Thursday, June 6th, 2024, 156 out of 915 eligible voters on Saba cast their vote for the European Parliament Elections. This is an increase from 12% in 2019, with 113 out of a possible 908 voters, to 17% for this year. Of the 156 votes cast this year, one …
Read More »Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben (SFC) announces opportunities for funding
An exciting new funding opportunity is possible through Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben (SFC)! Recently a new program was launched aimed at ‘Strengthening Families, Together’. Through this initiative, SFC will support 15 social organizations throughout the Dutch Caribbean, for 3 years, which will provide support to families in vulnerable situations. Are you, …
Read More »The portfolio of Kingdom Relations will be attributed to the PVV
The site KoninkrijksRelaties estimates that the Kingdom Relations portfolio will go to a candidate to be nominated by the PVV. It is not known whether it was someone from the party or someone from outside. Today it was announced that the negotiators of PVV, NSC, VVD and BBB have agreed …
Read More »Caribbean students inform members of parlement
A group of about twenty students from Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire and Saba entered into discussions with Caribbean parliamentarians. They did this during the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation (IPKO) that is taking place these days in The Hague. The students shared their experiences and called on parliamentarians to pay more …
Read More »Island Council and Executive Council aim to enhance democratic processes
Last week, the Island Council and Executive Council participated in a support program to further improve the democratic processes on Saba. Public Entity Saba invited Jeroen van Gool, director of the Wethoudersvereniging, to assist and share his feedback and insights. “It was a fruitful week, highlighting areas of improvement and …
Read More »Saba Gears Up for Hurricane Season
With the official start of the hurricane season, and numerous weather forecasters predicting a more active season in 2024, various stakeholders convened a kickoff meeting on June 7th to discuss several proactive measures in place, in the case of potential storms. The meeting brought together Island Governor Jonathon Johnson, Island …
Read More »Public meetings of the Central Committee and Island Council on June 12th
The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public that there will be a public Central Committee meeting on Wednesday June 12th, 2024 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Public Central Committee …
Read More »Public Health Department promotes the use of Slam Dunks in the fight against mosquitos
A Mosquito Dunk looks like a small, beige donut that floats on standing water. As the Dunk slowly dissolves, it releases a toxic bacterium to all mosquito larvae species. Mosquitoes lay their eggs directly in standing water or an area known to flood. While the adult mosquito is a typical …
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