Officers of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN in Saba arrested a 47-year-old man around 9:30am on Tuesday, February 22. The police said Monday that the man C. A. P. was arrested in connection with the cultivation of hemp plants. KPCN did not provide more details about the arrest. KPCN.
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COVID-19 update February 28, 2022. Governor Jonathan Johnson e.o. in quarantine. Delegation Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate A delegation of 13 members of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate is currently on working visits to the six islands of the Caribbean …
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A delegation of 13 members of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Senate is currently carrying out working visits to the six islands of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The working visits to St. Maarten and Saba have already been completed. The delegation is grateful to …
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On 22nd of February, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science signed an agreement with the agency TuranGoeloe for the assistance and guidance of students from the Caribbean Netherlands who will be furthering their studies in the Netherlands. On 10-10-2020 the ministry concluded a fixed-term agreement with a market party …
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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 …
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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 …
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The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Service KNMI has been on Saba since February 11 to, among other things, install a new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) on Parish Hill and to do regular maintenance of the monitoring equipment that is already there. After bringing up the construction materials and equipment to …
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A delegation of thirteen members of the Standing Committee on Kingdom Relations of the Senate (KOREL) is leaving today for a working visit to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. In just 10 days, all six islands will be visited. The delegation wants to be informed by its Caribbean partners …
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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 …
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The highest point of phase 2 of the Under the Hill social housing project was reached on Wednesday, February 23. Phase 2 consists of three buildings with 18 units of 1, 2, and 3-bedrooms. The Public Entity Saba assisted with the transfer of 18,000m2 of government-owned land to the Own Your …
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