Former Commissioner of Saba Will Johnson and his legal counsel attorney-at-law Michiel Bijkerk from Bonaire have lost a procedure with the United Nations Human Rights Council for payment of the old age pension AOV to be equal to the AOW pension in the European Netherlands. Johnson, a pensioner himself, submitted …
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Two representatives, Mark Blankwater and Carlijn Kuin, from JOGG, an organization based in the Netherlands, visited Saba from August 15th to the 17th. The JOGG approach is a community-based program targeting children 0 to 19 years. The approach targets young people’s health by reshaping all the environments within which they …
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DCNA has been actively promoting a nature focused agenda both within The Netherlands and internationally. Whether it’s championing the Yarari Marine Mammal and Shark Sanctuary, establishing new partnerships or pushing for a Climate Action Plan, 2022 has been a banner year for improved nature conservations efforts within the Dutch Caribbean. …
Read More »A total of 2,547 COVID-19 infections were reported in the Dutch Caribbean in the month of July, Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM stated in its monthly update which was recently published. The number of COVID-19 cases went down considerably in July compared to June, when …
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The public entity Saba in the first half of 2022 realised a negative result of US $1.6 million, but the budget remains balanced because of financial contributions from the Dutch government. This can be deduced from a letter that the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT sent to the Saba government …
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Lawyer Michiel Bijkerk, through his Gold Meand Society (GMS) foundation in Bonaire, is pursuing the right to free inter-island migration. GMS is sponsoring a lawsuit that aims to open the borders between the islands for residents with Dutch nationality. The case is based on the argument that all citizens with …
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Because a user can use his MijnCN account to sign government affairs, MijnCN views security as a top priority. Data is therefore secured in several ways. Cybersecurity has become an increasingly important issue worldwide. This is why, from the 1st of September 2022, every user will be required to activate …
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Six youngsters are taking part in this year’s summer job program, working for six weeks at the different departments of the Public Entity Saba. Dareno Gomez, Tyreke Hassell, Vernisha Robinson, Tara Zagers, Nathaniel Johnson and Seth Libud all finished high school and wanted to do something useful during the summer …
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The Island Council on Wednesday, August 10 unanimously adopted the year report for the budgetary year 2021. The financial statement for 2021 showed a positive balance of US $1.333.350. Commissioner of Finance Bruce Zagers pointed out in his presentation to the Island Council that Saba is again able to achieve …
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The Island Council is demanding more transparency from the Saba Government and unanimously adopted a motion on Wednesday, August 10, obligating the Executive Council to give clarity on its decisions. The motion of Members of the Island Council Carl Buncamper and Vito Charles of the WIPM party reminded the Executive …
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