The renovation of the Johan Cruyff Court in The Bottom started last week. The turf will be replaced, the field levelled and the back wall reenforced. Later this month, a delegation from Saba will be travelling to Curaçao for a sport competition organized by the Student Sport Federation Dutch Caribbean. …
Read More »Caribbean Netherlands now in direct contact with INTERPOL
The Dutch Caribbean Police Force KPCN, together with the Netherlands police and the International Criminal Police Organisation INTERPOL, have taken a new, major step in its international cooperation with the forging of an agreement. The agreement means that the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are now in direct contact …
Read More »Ombudsman keeps eye on issues of islands’ students
The Dutch National Ombudsman will keep track on the improvements that are necessary for Dutch Caribbean students in the Netherlands, he announced on Monday. In the year ahead, the National Ombudsman will continue to monitor progress of the recommendations that he has made in an earlier report with regard to …
Read More »Van Huffelen aims for higher standard of living on islands
Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen wants to work on improving the standard of living in the Dutch Caribbean, preservation of nature and the environment, achieving solid education and a more diverse economy. She announced the four main themes in the Kingdom on which she …
Read More »Saba books US $1.6m positive result in 2021
Saba booked a preliminary positive result of US $1.6 million over the budget year 2021 as a result of incidental additions to the free allowance, lower personnel cost and budgeted unforeseen expenditures that were not spent. The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT stated this in a letter to Island Governor …
Read More »Movement program for daycare
This week the Public Health Department started with a movement program for the Laura Linzey Daycare. The program aims to stimulate more movement and exercise for the toddlers in a fun and creative way. The project is facilitated by Sport Coordinator Joelyn Robinson and Health Promoter Allan Carolina. They will …
Read More »Man arrested in Saba for growing marijuana
Officers of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN in Saba arrested a 47-year-old man around 9:30am on Tuesday, February 22. The police said Monday that the man C. A. P. was arrested in connection with the cultivation of hemp plants. KPCN did not provide more details about the arrest. KPCN.
Read More »COVID-19 update February 28, 2022. Governor Jonathan Johnson e.o. in quarantine
COVID-19 update February 28, 2022. Governor Jonathan Johnson e.o. in quarantine. Delegation Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate A delegation of 13 members of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate is currently on working visits to the six islands of the Caribbean …
Read More »Delegation Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate
A delegation of 13 members of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate is currently carrying out working visits to the six islands of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The working visits to St. Maarten and Saba have already been completed. The delegation is grateful to …
Read More »TuranGoeloe will continue to provide assistance and guidance to students from the Caribbean Netherlands
On 22nd of February, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science signed an agreement with the agency TuranGoeloe for the assistance and guidance of students from the Caribbean Netherlands who will be furthering their studies in the Netherlands. On 10-10-2020 the ministry concluded a fixed-term agreement with a market party …
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