Update: Meeting starts at 2 pm PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Island Council meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening and announcements Approval …
Read More »The Dutch Government temporarily lowers excise duty on gasoline for the Caribbean Netherlands
The Dutch government announced that in addition to the Netherlands, the excise duty on petrol on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be temporarily reduced by 16 USD cents from the 1st of April until the end of the year. This measure is part of the package that the Netherlands …
Read More »Final scope new harbor approved
The final scope for Saba’s harbor project was approved during a meeting of the Steering Committee at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) last week. Preparation of the tender documents can now start. On March 22, a delegation from Saba, headed by Commissioner of Infrastructure and Finance Bruce …
Read More »Minister Jetten: Islands as showcase for sustainability
As part of the ambition of the new Dutch government to be a showcase with the Dutch Kingdom for the sustainability of small island states, Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten wants to work on renewable energy together with the Dutch Caribbean. Becoming a showcase requires solid collaboration …
Read More »March 27: Covid-19 update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson;
We have introduced measures to protect our community and prevent our healthcare system from being overwhelmed throughout this pandemic. As I mentioned on Friday, the new omicron variant allows us to reevaluate some of those measures based on the following; Omicron, although highly transmissible, causes less severe illness and reduced …
Read More »Meeting on youth wellbeing
On Thursday, March 24, Saba Commissioner Rolando Wilson met with Care & Youth Caribbean Netherlands ZJCN official Trisha Gumbs-Yu, Head of the Youth Department Maidelyn Martijn and Elly Rojer, behavior specialist that supports the team on Saba. During the meeting, several topics with regard to the wellbeing of the youth …
Read More »Get ready for the fourth edition of the “Bizzy B 5K walk & run” event
On april 9 2022 the fourth edition of the Bizzy B 5K walk & run event is being held in the Bottom. Starting from Saba Electric parking lot, the participants will do two laps to reach a distance of 5 kilometers. The Bizzy B 5K is accessible, social and promotes …
Read More »Update March 26: Number of active COVID-19 infections has increased to 36
Many of you know that we currently have clusters of cases affecting the Saba Comprehensive School and Daycare. We understand that this may be worrying for many, but let us remember that we are a highly vaccinated and boosted population. (The vaccine and booster help to protect against severe disease …
Read More »Dutch cinema hit “The New Wilderness” gets a Caribbean sequel with WOW!
The unique natural world of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom plays the leading role in a special cinema film entitled WOW!. This was announced during the SMILE event at the University of Sint Maarten at a press conference by 360º of Innovation from Aruba and M&N Media Group from …
Read More »Renovation and extention of the Government Administration Building
The Public Entity Saba announced the upcoming renovation and upgrade to the Government Administration Building. Initially, the roof will be repaired, followed by excavation work to create additional workspaces. They constitute the red elements in the drawing. More work will follow, that will be announced in due course. The phased …
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