The Public Entity Saba and Yuverta, the biggest green vocational education training organization in Europe, on Monday, April 3, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore how green education can contribute to the goals and ambitions of Saba, as well as the possibilities for establishing green vocational education on …

On Tuesday the 4th of April, the Inspectorate of Education published a report following the first measurement of childcare quality in the Caribbean Netherlands. The inspectorate visited all childcare organizations on Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius in 2021 and 2022. This first round of inspections shows that the quality of …

Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf concluded his visit to Saba late Monday afternoon. Dijkgraaf said he had a “wonderful day” on Saba where he spoke with many people “about things that we share.” It was a full program during which the Minister and his delegation got …

A major environmental project is under way in St. Eustatius and Saba to reduce erosion and safe­guard endangered reefs around the two islands. The “Healthy and Resilient Marine and Coastal Eco­systems Through Refores­tation of St. Eustatius and Saba Project” will include the reforestation of areas stripped bare of vegetation due …

Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf arrived on Saba on Sunday late afternoon. At the airport to meet the minister and his delegation was Island Governor Jonathan Johnson. The working visit starts on Monday morning with a meeting with the Executive Council, followed by a meeting with …

The highest point at the new building of the Sacred Heart Primary School was recently reached. On Thursday, March 30, on his first working day as the new Commissioner of Education, Eviton Heyliger, accompanied by his colleague Commissioner Bruce Zagers, visited the construction site. The main structure of the two-story …

The Public Entity Saba has, in collaboration with local contractor Work Monster, installed a modified container at the Fort Bay Harbor where ferry passengers can shelter against the weather elements. The initiative came from Commissioner Bruce Zagers who felt that something needed to be done to protect the waiting ferry …

The Executive Council on Thursday, March 30, decided upon the division of the portfolios. Commissioner Bruce Zagers will have in his portfolio: General Affairs; Finance and Economic Affairs; Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries; Planning and Infrastructure; Public Works; Constitutional Affairs; Tourism; Water; Harbor; Airport; Nature and Environment; Sanitation and Waste …

On the 15th of June, 2023, Claudia Toet will start at the Belastingdienst in the European Netherlands and, after a training period in the European Netherlands, will formally take over the position as Director of the Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland from the current director Anneke van den Breemer on the 1st …

The Sacred Heart Primary School on Saba this summer will have a new principal. Ildefon Verberne will be present at the school on June 1, 2023, and will officially take over from the current principal, Hortence Promes, on July 1, 2023. Verberne (60) currently lives in the Netherlands and has …