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Saba govt. sends letter to Bishop about reform at primary school

Saba’s Executive Council sent a letter to Roman Catholic Bishop Luis Secco on Monday to outline several reforms needed to improve education at Sacred Heart School (SHS), the island’s only primary school, which has been caught up in scandal for al­most a year. The Executive Council’s letter comes six days …

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UNCERTAINTY ABOUT LOSS OF PURCHASING POWER OF BES CITIZENS CONTINUES

Residents of the Caribbean Netherlands will have to wait until December to learn how the government’s decision not to extend several subsidies, including the energy allowance, which expires on January 1, will affect their purchasing power. State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Zsolt Szabo has informed the Second Chamber that he …

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PCN, THE CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS PENSION FUND, IS IN THE LEAD

The Caribbean Netherlands Pension Fund (PCN) has put its difficult early years behind it: last week it proudly announced on its website that the September funding ratio rose to 138.5 percent, a percentage that other Dutch pension funds will look at with some jealousy. PCN: As of December 31, 2023, …

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State Secretary Paul intervenes hard at the SHS

The board of Saba’s only school has received a directive from State Secretary of Education, Mariëlle Paul, to take immediate action to rectify existing issues. Paul asserts that the new administration, including the director of Sacred Heart School, has not sufficiently addressed the mismanagement previously identified by the Inspectorate of …

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Save the date for Saba’s Rum and Lobster Fest

Saba will host the Rum and Lobster Fest No­vember 1-10, a ten-day cel­ebration of the island’s rich flavours and vibrant culture, tailored to dedicated food­ies, rum aficionados and those looking for a unique getaway. The Rum and Lobster Fest showcases two of Saba’s sig­nature offerings: the spiny lobster and the …

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MPs table motion for TBS facilities on all islands

Members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament Don Ceder of the Christian Union and Raoul White of Groenlinks­-PvdA submitted a motion that urges the Dutch govern­ment to extend the planned small-scale psychiatric de­tention TBS facilities for Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba, to also serve countries Cura­çao, Aruba and St. Maarten. …

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