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Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony, May 4th

On Thursday, May 4th 2023, the Public Entity Saba will be laying a wreath in commemoration of Memorial Day. The ceremony will be held in The Bottom at the World War II Memorial Monument. Which is located at the corner of the road which leads to Fort Bay. At 2:00 …

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Vegetation survey using drone from May 2nd — 11th

The Public Entity Saba will carry out a baseline vegetation survey as part of its reforestation project. The survey will be carried out from May 2nd — 11th and will be done with the use of a drone and multispectral camera for capturing vegetation on a detailed level. The aim …

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Career and Education Fair for Students

This past week, the students of both the Sacred Heart School and the Saba Comprehensive School had the amazing pleasure to participate in a multi-day career fair, giving the students an opportunity to explore different career paths and broaden their horizons about what they might want to do in the …

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Saba received a new fire truck

The Saba Fire Department on Wednesday, April 26th, unveiled the newest fire truck added to its fleet. The new fire truck will go into service starting immediately. The truck, manufactured by Wiss from Poland, is a significant upgrade from the other trucks currently in the fleet. Island Governor Johnathan Johnson …

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Special church service for King Willem-Alexander

The Saba community gathered for a service at Sacred Heart Church in The Bottom on the morning of Thursday, April 27, to celebrate the 56th birthday of King Willem-Alex­ander of the Netherlands. The service was attended by members of the community and government officials, including Island Governor Jona­than Johnson, who …

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Drone usage for vegetation survey

The Public Entity Saba will carry out a baseline vegetation survey as part of its reforestation project. The survey will be carried out from May 2nd – 11th and will be done with the use of a drone and multispectral camera for capturing vegetation on a detailed level. The aim …

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Digital literacy lessons at Sacred Heart School

Sacred Heart School pupils working with drawing robots. Pupils and teach­ers at Sacred Heart School (SHS) on Saba were im­pressed by the digital lit­eracy lessons given by Me­diawegwijs last week. They had a chance to explore technology, experience vir­tual reality and experiment with three-dimensional (3D) pens. The lessons were a sneak …

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Islands’ emergency aid progs. to be evaluated

The Dutch government will evaluate the emergency aid pro­grammes in Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten during the COVID-19 pandemic, spe­cifically with regard to food parcels. Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen announced this in a letter that she sent to the Permanent Committee for Kingdom …

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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Dutch Caribbean

Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease is a highly infectious coral disease that has spread rapidly throughout the Caribbean region in recent years. First reported in Florida in 2014, this disease affects more than 20 species of stony corals, including important reef builders like pillar coral, brain coral, and star coral. …

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