The European Commission recently adopted the Multi-annual Indicative Program for Saba, setting the joint priorities for cooperation for 2021-2027 and providing a dedicated financial envelope from the European union (EU) budget of 4.1 million euros in the form of grants. The funding will go towards investments in renewable energy. The …

A delegation of the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament arrived on Saba on Sunday morning, February 27. Upon their arrival from St. Maarten, the 13 Senators, who are all members of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations, were met by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Island Secretary Tim Muller, Director …

State Secretary van Huffelen looks back at ‘very special’ visit to islands. By Suzanne Koelega She made quite an im­pression on the islands, new State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen. She greeted everyone with enthusiasm, introducing herself by her first name, listening carefully and asking many ques­tions. She …

‘‘Between us, it is nice to see a woman in charge for a change’’ said Jade Every, on behalf of the Youth Council Saba. The Saba Youth Council welcomed Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitization Alexandra van Huffelen during a meet-and-greet event at Tropics on Tuesday evening, February …

Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitization Alexandra van Huffelen arrived on Saba on Tuesday morning, February 22 for a two-day visit. The State Secretary came in with a charter flight of WINAIR from St. Eustatius and was met at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, …

Prospective stu­dents from the Dutch Caribbean as of next year will be able to get a citizen service number, a so-called BSN, when they go to the Netherlands to study. Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Di­jkgraaf announced this during a debate in the Second Chamber of the …

The team of the National Om­budsman and the Ombudsman for Children visited Saba and St. Eustatius from February 7 to February 11. Due to the coronavirus pandemic their last visit to the islands was more than two years ago. Spread over three walk-in sessions, the team received more than forty …

Saba University School of Medicine (SU­SOM), St. Matthew’s Uni­versity School of Medicine (SMUSOM) in Grand Cay­man and Medical University of the Americas (MUA) in Nevis further elevated their commitment to growth and expansion through their par­ticipation at the recently con­cluded ICEF Dubai 2022. ICEF Dubai is the leading student-recruitment net­working event …

— St. Maarten lowest vaccination rate in Kingdom — The COVID-19 outbreak in the Dutch Caribbean is diminishing since late Decem­ber 2021 with a sharp reduction in the number of new and active cases on all islands. According to Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport Ernst Kuipers, it …

The public entity Saba has worked on install­ing a water grid from the Fort Bay harbour to and through all villages on the island to distribute reverse osmosis (RO) water, mak­ing it more accessible to de­livery truck drivers and for the supply of water to the bottling plant. This project, …