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 …

Minister Robbert Dijkgraaf (Education, Culture and Science) will visit Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten from April 2nd  to April 5th. The visit will revolve around the Ministerial Four-country Consultation for Education, Culture and Science, and the commemoration of slavery on the islands. Minister Dijkgraaf is the coordinating minister for …

Per January 1, 2027, the number of Island Coun­cil members for St. Eustatius will be increased from five to 11 and in Saba from five to nine. The number of commissioners for the two islands will go from two to three per that same date. Dutch State Secretary for King­dom Relations …

The new Saba Island Council 2023-2027 was installed on Wednesday, March 29. Five new members of the Island Council, Saskia Matthew, Hemmie van Xanten, Rolando Wilson, Elsa Peterson and Vito Charles, were sworn in, as well as two new members of the Executive Council, Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger. …

Starting this week, therefore, a campaign has been launched to inform the population about the Community Officer, but also to inform about, among other things, the duties of the Community Officer and in what cases and how to contact them. The Community officers are also going to profile themselves individually …