Curacao, Aruba, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have become members of Dutch Civil Affairs Association NVVB. Together, they form the CASBES department and committee. The NVVB now also represents the interests of the Civil Affairs fields of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom. Kathy Snijders from St. Maarten …
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Since Wednesday, May 1, Foundation Ocan is a new independent service point for those who need help to apply for benefits. Ocan represents the interests of Dutch Caribbean people in the Netherlands, thus wants to help Dutch Caribbean people apply for benefits. This because of the continuous signs of the financial …
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From Sunday, May 5, to Thursday, May 9, the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament will pay a working visit to Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten (the SSS islands). The trip is dedicated to an introduction of the new spokespersons to the islands. …
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The Saba Bank lies about 4.3 km southwest of the island of Saba. It rises from about 1000 m above the general depths of the surrounding sea floor. The Saba Bank is the largest submarine atoll in the Atlantic Ocean and the fifth largest of its kind in the world. …
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A director general in the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and her two-man delegation were on Saba last month for a working visit. Director General Afke van Rijn was accompanied by Sebe Buitenkamp and Milton Horn for the visit April 16-17. Their visit began on April 16 with …
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Representatives of the Dutch Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) paid a working visit to St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius last week. The delegation consisted of Dutch Supreme Court Attorney-General Edwin Bleichrodt and ECHR judge Jolien Schukking, who is appointed to the Strasbourg, France-based human …
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The Department of Community Development and Culture on behalf of the Public Entity Saba, is inviting the Public to attend the May 4th Memorial Day Ceremony at “the Bunk” Memorial Site in The Bottom. The Ceremony will begin at 1:30pm. Later that evening at 6pm, the department will host a …
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The renowned Dutch newspaper NRC writes that the Leiden University wants to dismiss the prominent archaeologist Corinne Hofman after nineteen reports of long-term misconduct, among other things. President of the Executive Board Ottow speaks of discrimination, manipulation, shouting, and bullying. Professor of archaeology Corinne Hofman has been suspended because, according …
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On Monday, April 22nd, Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions, Carola Schouten, arrived on Saba for a working visit. She was accompanied by Remco Spek, Head of the Caribbean Netherlands department at the Employers’ Regulations Directorate; Reinier Polinder, Political Assistant; and Nadia Amenou, Policy Officer for the Caribbean Netherlands. …
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As the affordability of homes and the rising cost of living is a pressing issue for many Sabans, Public Entity Saba together with the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Own Your Own Home Foundation, and Bazalt Wonen (previously Woonlinie) signed a ‘Letter of Intent’, during the winter …
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