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The Hague provides Additional Subsidy for Trucked Water

The Public Entity Saba is pleased to announce that for the remainder of 2024, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) has allocated an additional, temporary subsidy to further reduce the costs of transported Reverse Osmosis (RO) water in a significant move to enhance purchasing power and improve the …

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Saba’s Butcher Training Programs Progress

In August, the Public Entity Saba hosted a butcher training, providing five participants with the opportunity to enhance their butchering skills and elevate their expertise. Throughout a two-day training, participants were guided through the precise techniques required for butchering various types of animals. Emphasis was placed on adhering to restaurant …

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Saba – The unreachable Queen

Winair — the only com­mercial airline with daily flights to Saba — stopped transporting bulk cargo to the surrounding islands at the beginning of this month, limiting shipments to “speed mail” of 20 kilo­grammes, or 44 pounds, per flight. This causes severe delays in transporting cargo and significantly increases costs …

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KNMI: Unexpectedly quiet hurricane season.

–But active conditions to be expected.– Although the Atlantic hurricane season should currently be at its peak, it has been unexpect­edly quiet. However, there are many conditions that in­dicate that the latter part of the hurricane season is going to be active, states the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute KNMI in …

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The Education Inspectorate investigated the Administrative Actions of the School Board

Summary of the Investigation of the Education Inspectorate into the Administrative Actions Reason for the Investigation Between November 2023 and July 2024, the Education Inspectorate conducted a focused investigation at the Foundation for Catholic Education Saba (SkoSaba), which oversees the Sacred Heart School (SHS). Initially, the investigation focused on financial irregularities reported …

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Central Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 17th and a Public Island Council meeting on Thursday September 19th

The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba with this cares to inform the public that there will be a Central Committee meeting on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, at 2:00 pm. The agenda is as follows: 1.    Opening 2.    Approval of the agenda 3.    Approval of the Minutes from the Public Central Committee …

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