Chris Meijvogel

Chris Meijvogel

Public entity Saba workers take part in budget course

A number of employees of the public entity Saba last week took part in the budget course provided by trainer Ineke Jochemsen of the Netherlands National Institute for Family Finance Information Nibud. Together with the partici­pants, Jochemsen looked at ways to budget and brain­stormed how to save money. She did …

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Sea and Learn Saba concludes another successful edition

The multiple events of the 2022 Sea and Learn Saba drew good crowds and involved a large part of the island’s population, from young to old. This year’s month-long program counted on the presence of 14 scientists and experts from the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and …

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Artisans display their work at arts and crafts market

Saba artisans showcased their work to residents and visitors during an arts and crafts pop-up market on Friday, October 21 at the Saba Tourism Bureau. This was the first time this year an arts and crafts market was held on the deck at the Tourism Bureau in the Windwardside, and …

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‘Equality within the Kingdom’ congress theme in The Hague

The congress that delegations from the islands will be attending in The Hague December 7-8 has as theme “Equality within the Kingdom” and will feature some 25 speakers and panellists. During the 32nd congress, organ­ised by Curaçao’s InterExpo or­ganisation, speakers and partici­pants in the panel discussions will share their thoughts …

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Cybercrime case study on digital investigation in Dutch Caribbean

As of April 2021, the Dutch Caribbean Police Force KPCN has established a special cyber team with the aim of providing proper cybercrime support in the coming years. Besides the Digital Investigation Teams TDO, the Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) contributes immensely to the develop­ment of digital investigation specialisms within the …

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Van Huffelen says goal to keep electricity affordable

“We hope to keep the electricity bill affordable for everyone in the Caribbean Nether­lands,” said Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Re­lations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen on Wednesday. The Dutch government announced on Thesday that it will make 15 million eu­ros available for measures to lower the energy cost in …

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Saba exports 6 containers with recyclables in Sept.

Saba exported six containers with plastics, cardboard and shredded tires abroad for recycling, in September. As usual, the majority of Saba’s recyclables were shipped to the USA for further processing. Saba has a very active recycling system in place whereby recyclables are separated, compressed and exported, thereby drastically reducing the …

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Praise for major renewable energy investment Caribbean Netherlands

Government officials of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are very content with the 33.6 million euros that the Dutch government had made available to accomplish an accelerated pace towards renewable energy on the three islands. Minister of Economic Affairs Rob Jetten and State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra …

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CDA wants clarity on poor banking services in Saba

Members of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament of the Christian Democratic Party CDA Joba van den Berg and Inge van Dijk are seeking answers from Dutch government about the deficient banking ser­vice for Saba consumers. The Members of Par­liament (MPs) this week submitted 13 written ques­tions to State …

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