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 …
Read More »Ther Hague intends to strengthen digital society in the Caribbean part of the kingdom
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. …
Read More »Employees KPCN and BKCN follow course control room
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 …
Read More »URGENT: Community event anniversary Capt. Leo Chance pier postponed to Nov. 13
Due to the inclement weather expected this weekend, the community event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Capt. Leo Chance pier will be postponed by one week, as a precautionary measure. The new date has been set for Sunday, November 13, and will take place at the same time, …
Read More »Public meeting Central Committee November 10th
Public Notice The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to a Public Central Committee meeting on Thursday November 10th, 2022 @ 2:00 pm. You can also view the live stream of the meeting on The Public Entity Saba Facebook page. The agenda is as follows: Opening …
Read More »Saba Lobsterfest returns
Seafood lovers and foodies will be delighted to hear about the return of the Saba Lobster Fest. The Saba Lobster Fest started on Tuesday, November 1 and runs until Sunday, November 6. People can enjoy amazing lobster dishes at four local restaurants: Brigadoon, Chez Bubba Bistro, Tropics Café and Island …
Read More »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 …
Read More »The Captain Leo A.I. Chance pier at the Fort Bay harbor will mark its 50th anniversary
The Captain Leo A.I. Chance pier at the Fort Bay harbor will mark its 50th anniversary. The Saban community is invited to celebrate this on Sunday, November 6th. The pier and the harbor are Saba’s lifeline and to celebrate that 50 years ago, on November 8, 1972, the pier was …
Read More »Makana ferry now includes St Kitts in destinations
Now that St Kitts has finally lifted the travel restrictions that applied since the Covid19 pandemic, Makana ferry is able to connect Saba, Statia and SXM to the island. From Statia, there will be a morning (7AM) and an afternoon (4:20PM) option on Mondays and Fridays. The travel time between …
Read More »Nolly Oleana pays farewell visit to Saba
Head of the Education, Culture and Science (OCW) Department Caribbean Netherlands Nolly Oleana paid a farewell visit to Saba on Tuesday, November 1 where he met with the Executive Council. At the end of the meeting, Island Governor Jonathan Johnson presented him with a book about Saba. Oleana has been …
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