The Sea & Learn Foundation has launched the Adopt-A-Box project whereby the electrical boxes throughout the island are being beautified. A few years back, the Saba Electric Company (SEC) took on the monumental task of putting the island’s power lines underground, thereby safeguarding Saba’s electrical infrastructure and leaving Saba’s beautiful …
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The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently supported the attendance of representatives from the Protected Area Management Organizations of Aruba (Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba), Bonaire (STINAPA), Saba (Saba Conservation Foundation) and Sint Maarten (the Nature Foundation) to a five-day BirdsCaribbean Landbird Monitoring Workshop in Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic where participants were …
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Well-known taxi driver Donna Cain of taxi #25 has retired after 16 years of providing very valuable services for Saba as an island and tourism destination. Reason for the Saba Tourism Bureau to give recognition to Cain last week. At the Tourism Bureau, Cain received a token of appreciation from …
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Commissioner of Infrastructure and Finance Bruce Zagers and the harbor project team provided an update on the Saba harbor project during a recent visit of Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitization Alexandra van Huffelen and a delegation of the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. The team presented …
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The Dutch National Ombudsman will keep track on the improvements that are necessary for Dutch Caribbean students in the Netherlands, he announced on Monday. In the year ahead, the National Ombudsman will continue to monitor progress of the recommendations that he has made in an earlier report with regard to …
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Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen wants to work on improving the standard of living in the Dutch Caribbean, preservation of nature and the environment, achieving solid education and a more diverse economy. She announced the four main themes in the Kingdom on which she …
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Eighteen students of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) graduated on Saturday, March 5 during a well-attended ceremony held at the Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) . Seven graduates were not present to receive their diplomas due to circumstances. The graduation was pushed back to March this year for different …
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As the three-month research on Saba’s Tropicbirds came to an end, researcher Lara Mielke presented some of the results during a well-attended meeting for everyone who was involved and interested at the Eugenius Johnson Center last Thursday evening. Since she started her research on Saba’s most iconic seabird in late …
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Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor of the cervix. This form of cancer develops very slowly and is caused by long-lasting infection with a virus: the human papillomavirus (HPV). Why is screening for cervical cancer important? Cervical cancer occurs most frequently in women between the ages of 30 and 60 years. …
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Preparations are in full swing at the Laura Linzey Daycare Center to install prefab housing as a temporary provision until the new permanent location for the daycare is constructed. The 18 prefab units have been shipped from China and are scheduled to arrive in St. Maarten next month. The 20-foot …
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