Dear Editor, In the heart of Saba, a pressing concern grips the community as the education system faces tumultuous times. Over the past two months, Sacred Heart School and Saba Comprehensive School have witnessed disruptions due to the negligence of the now-resigned School Boards Executive Director. However, his lingering influence …
Read More »BES Summit focused on common interests, cooperation, say Island & Executive Councils
Fostering dialogue on formal cooperation and establishing joint positions on areas of common interest were of the main outcomes of the BES Summit, the Island and Executive Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba said in a joint press release on Wednesday. The summit of elected and appointed officials of …
Read More »Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Mariëlle Paul, visits Saba January 31st
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Mariëlle Paul, will visit Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius from the 30th of January to the 2nd of February 2024. The Minister’s visit will start on St. Eustatius on the 30th of January, followed by a visit to Saba on the 31st of January, after …
Read More »Opinion: School Boards’ rampant incompetency continues
Dear Editor, please allow me some space in your news cycle. Good governance needs proper checks and balances. The utter lack of this at the Sacred Heart School and Saba Comprehensive School’s upper echelons has become very much apparent. The Executive Director has resigned, and it seems that the Supervisory …
Read More »Bazalt Wonen signs Letter of Intent for affordable housing on Saba
Dutch housing corporation Bazalt Wonen today, Thursday, January 25, 2024, signed the Letter of Intent for Saba. This was done in the presence of State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalization Alexandra van Huffelen. An important part of the agreement is the realization of about 50 affordable rental and own …
Read More »Inflation up on Bonaire, down on St Eustatius and Saba
In Q4 2023, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.2 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate was still 1.9 percent in Q3. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of the Caribbean Netherlands consumer price index. On St Eustatius, prices rose by …
Read More »Internet is still too slow and expensive in Caribbean Netherlands
Though the digital infrastructure on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has improved, the internet services are too slow and too expensive. This was stated by Caretaker Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy EZK Micky Adriaansens in a letter to the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament on Monday, January 22. …
Read More »SEC celebrates ten years as a stand-alone electric company
Saba Electric Company NV (SEC) is celebrating its tenth year as a standalone electricity company, after being officially divided from NV GEBE on January 1, 2014. To mark the occasion, an official ceremony and gathering for the public was hosted outside SEC’s main office in The Bottom last Friday. SEC …
Read More »SXM, Saba’s inaugural Beer, Art, Music Festival celebrates local craftsmanship
St. Maarten and Saba’s vibrant Caribbean culture, creativity, and craftsmanship took centre stage during the first-ever Beer, Art and Music (BAM) Festival held at the Seaview Beach Hotel on January 19 and 20. The event, organised to showcase the best of locally made products and island talent, featured an impressive …
Read More »Ombudsman walk-ins to be held next week
From Monday, January 29 to Saturday, February 3, a team from the Dutch National Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children will once again visit St. Eustatius and Saba. Here, they will hold walk-in sessions with residents, who are welcome to drop by free of charge with any questions or complaints …
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