Dear Editor, SabaElectric is planning to support the introduction of the generation of more renewable energy on Saba. Their plans were communicated to the community through three townhall meetings in The Bottom, Windwardside, and Hell’s Gate. The events were streamed on Facebook so that the world, including me, could learn …
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A small delegation from the European Union (EU) was on Saba on Wednesday, November 9 to meet with authorities and to visit the EU-funded projects, in particular the renewable energy projects. It also served as a courtesy visit to introduce the new Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation to …
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The site Dossier Koninkrijk Relaties reports that the statutory minimum wage and benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands will be increased in addition to the inflation correction as of 1 January 2023. This can be concluded from a letter that the Minister for Poverty Policy, Carola Schouten, sent to the Second …
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In a letter to the management of the MCB Bank – Bonaire the Saba Business Association has expressed the grave concerns the Saba community has regarding the transition from WIB St. Maarten accounts to MCB Bonaire accounts These include: The cost of banking with MCB Bonaire is extreme. For every …
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Pension funds Caribbean Netherlands (PCN) Would like to invite all active participants, benefit recipients and past participants to a meet & greet. Come meet the PCN board, ask questions and be informed. Drinks and snacks to follow. Place: Eugenius Johnson Center, Windwardside Saba Date: Thursday November 17, 2022 Time: 7:00 …
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Winair will enter into a codeshare agreement with American JetBlue as of 10 November. This makes it easier for travelers to transfer from one airline to another under one booking and one baggage drop-off at the departure airport. With the agreement, the destinations of both airlines can be booked on …
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On Friday, November 4th, the festive signing of the Memorandum of Understanding for the Teacher’s program in Saba and Sint Eustatius took place between OCW Caribbean, the University of St. Martin (USM) and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI). The three institutions confirmed their cooperation to offer the Bachelor …
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Over the next three years, the government will make a total of 5 million euros available to invest in the library network on Bonaire, St Eustatius, and Saba. State Secretary Gunay Uslu (Culture and Media) announced this after the Council of Ministers. The contribution is part of the tens of …
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Coordinating Minister van Huffelen (Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation) presented today the working agenda for a safe, inclusive, and promising digital society. In this first working agenda, the cabinet has further elaborated and specified the themes ‘digital foundation’ and ‘digital government’ from the outline letter of the 8th of March, recently. …
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Four control room employees of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) and two employees of the Dutch Caribbean Fire Department (BKCN) recently completed an intensive course. The course aimed to certify the new colleagues of the control room for the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands as dispatchers. Over the course …
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