Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport Maarten van Ooijen and his delegation arrived on Saba on Sunday afternoon for a two-day visit. The State Secretary will be present at the special event at the Queen Wilhelmina Library on Monday morning where during a live broadcast of Prime …
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The Island Council approved the 2023-2026 multi-annual budget of the Public Entity Saba on Thursday, December 15. The budget for 2023 totals US $17.5 million which represents an increase of $4.5 million in comparison to 2022. The revenues consist of the free allowance of $16.1 million and $1 million local …
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The small luxury cruise ship SeaDream II is scheduled to visit Saba on Thursday, December 22. Six more calls of the SeaDream I and II are planned for January, February and March 2023. Guests of the SeaDream II will be able to take an island tour, go on a guided …
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Today a meeting of the Island Council was scheduled to start at 2 pm. This meeting would be a follow-up to the meeting of the Central Committee that was held the previous day. For reasons he explained in an open letter to the Chairman of the Island Council (see below), …
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Dutch banks can, in principle, offer banking services in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, but are faced with legal and practical obstructions, according to Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen. She stated this in response to written questions of Members of the Second Chamber of …
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On December 12th, 2022, the Minister of Justice and Security nominated Mr. Alwyn Braaf to the King to be appointed as the new Chief of Police of the KPCN. After careful selection, Mr. Braaf has been nominated for the position by the selection committee. Mr. Braaf has an extensive career …
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Saba for the first time hosted an inter-island Netball Tournament on Friday, December 9, and Saturday, December 10, 2022, with the participation of St. Eustatius and St. Maarten. Saba’s netball team, the Saba Aces, welcomed two teams from St. Eustatius and St. Maarten at the Queen Juliana Sports Field for …
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Everyone in the Netherlands is entitled to a bank account. Well, almost everyone. Banks are withdrawing on a large scale from the Dutch municipalities Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba. The last one is Rabobank. The proceeds would no longer outweigh the hassle that banking in the tropical Netherlands entails. Rabobank …
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