In the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 11th, the Maritime Operation Center (MOC) received a report of a sailing vessel in need of assistance at Saba. The mooring rope broke loose and the sailing vessel ran aground on the west side of the island. Another sailing vessel nearby assisted …
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Over 6 in 10 working parents in the Caribbean Netherlands with children under age 12 used formal childcare at least once every week in 2022. The children attended a nursery, preschool or out-of-school care. On average, 91 per cent of the parents aged 15 to 74 years with children under …
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Small islands like Saba have limited land making conventional agriculture difficult. Therefore, the sea represents one of the most important resources for local food production and food self-sufficiency. Marine resources are also of critical value for the tourism industry of such small islands. Recognizing this high local importance of the …
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Caretaker State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen expressed her regret over the fall of the Dutch government, but assured that she intended to continue her effort for the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. “Unfortunately, we were unable to bridge our substantive differences this week. And that …
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Today, the Council of Ministers has given the green light to the amendment of the Aviation Act that will open the Iuchtruim of the Caribbean Netherlands to unmanned Iucht vessels or drones. The current law, which has been in force since Bonaire, St Eustatius, and Saba became special municipalities, only …
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In anticipation of an off-land soil investigation in the waters at the location of the new Black Rocks Harbor, a pontoon has been assembled in the Fort Bay Harbor. When the sea conditions are favorable, the so-called jack-up pontoon with all of the necessary equipment for the soil investigation, will …
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The Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday adopted two motions for the Caribbean Netherlands. One concerned the incidental versus structural funding and the other was about new legislation for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to tackle sexual violence and transgressing behaviour. Member of Parliament (MP) Joba van den Berg …
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Saba, Bonaire, and the Netherlands on Wednesday, July 5, signed the Education Agenda which aims to further improve the quality of education on the two islands. Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf, Saba Commissioner of Education Eviton Heyliger and Bonaire Commissioner of Education Jolinda Craane signed the …
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An independent evaluation has shown that the reliability and sustainability of electricity and drinking water in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have largely improved in the past years. The opinions differ over whether affordability has improved. Dutch Minister for Energy and Climate Rob Jetten stated this in a letter that …
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Hans van de Velde becomes the new CEO of Winair on Sint Maarten. The Dutchman succeeds Michael Cleaver, who served the regional airline for 12 years. Van de Velde will board a plane in the coming week to settle on Sint Maarten with his family. The Supervisory Board and …
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In the Caribbean Netherlands, private individuals will not be encouraged to purchase solar panels. According to Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten to the House of Representatives today, the Central Government prefers the central generation of sustainable energy on the islands. “Decentralized sustainability (such as solar panels on the …
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The Executive Council recently received confirmation from State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen that the Caribbean Netherlands Tax Office has granted a postponement to Saba residents for filing their income tax return until July 17. In addition, the period for companies to submit their collective wage …
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public that there will be a public Central Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Public …
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Ronald Zwarter will hand over his duties as Deputy Chief of Police and Head of Operations of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN to his successor on August 14, 2023. Zwarter started working with KPCN on October 1, 2019, coming from the Northern Netherlands Leadership Unit. After a period of …
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Saba marked the start of the Commemoration Year of the Slavery Past on Saturday, July 1, with a well-attended Emancipation Day event with a number of speakers and a range of performances. The event’s theme, “Liberation through healing”, was most fitting, said Commissioner of Culture Eviton Heyliger. “Although healing hundreds …
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