A three-member delegation, headed by Commissioner Bruce Zagers, recently visited two waste management facilities in Miami to which Saba exports its recyclables. Commissioner Zagers, Waste Management and Recycling Manager Camilo Usuga and Waste Management Facility Supervisor Patrick Hassell went to look at one waste management facility in Miami that specifically …

Saba and St Eustatius have also had a children’s telephone for a few months now. Children seem to mainly want to talk about their love problems, but they also call to have ‘serious conversations’ about loneliness and violence. Problems around love, relationships, and bullying behavior are common among children who …

Since 2010 there have been serious issues and complaints concerning the operation of the Health Insurance office, ZJCN (previous ZVK) in Bonaire. In May 2022, ZJCN, SMMC, SEHCF and Saba Cares joined forces during the seminar “Medical Referrals” on St. Eustatius to improve communications among the participants. Read their conclusions …

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 …

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 that an arts and crafts market was held on the deck at the Tourism Bureau in the Windwardside, …

A small delegation of the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) from St. Maarten visited Saba on Wednesday, October 26, in advance of the Social Pedagogic Work (SPW) level 3 studies that the institute will help facilitate for six daycare and afterschool care employees. Four employees of the Laura Linzey …

SEC is extremely pleased with the proposed subsidy from the Dutch Government and EU to expand its renewable energy generation through funding allocated by the Ministry of EZK and the European Union will soon make the expansion of its renewable energy facility a reality. After years of strategic planning and …

Under the instruction of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK), Glenn Thodé (former Island Governor Bonaire) and Jacques van Eck (former State Council at the Council of State) are currently exploring the introduction of anti-discrimination legislation for Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius. This is being done because …

A delegation of the Culture Department of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) visited Saba on Monday, October 24, and Tuesday, October 25 to meet with the Public Entity Saba and with the local stakeholders. The Public Entity Saba was one of the parties that signed the …

Coordinator domestic violence and child abuse Mildred Rijhiner, social worker Gideon Wilson, and senior social worker and policy advisor Lucrecia Paulina are visiting different islands in the Dutch Kingdom for an exchange of expertise in the area of domestic violence and child abuse. Rijhiner, who is part of the No …