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Wilson announces Leerorkest pilot for Saba
A youth orchestra pilot will be launched at the beginning of the upcoming academic year …
Read More »Caribbean Netherlands airports only partially ICAO-compliant
Management and maintenance of airports in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are not in order, …
Read More »Minister Carola Schouten calls the poverty problem in the Caribbean Netherlands “shockingly large”
Minister Carola Schouten (Poverty Policy) calls in a letter that she sent to the Second …
Read More »Saba Youth Council travels back home
As the Saba Youth Council travelled back home, the delegation looked back on a wonderful …
Read More »Battle of Islands being held in Statia and Saba
A group of 22 youths and adults from Saba arrived in St. Eustatius on Sunday, …
Read More »Cases of COVID•19 went down slightly on islands
At a total of 4,688, the number of positive COVID-19 test results slightly decreased in …
Read More »Storytellers shoot scenes of action film “Invasion” on Saba
Filming for a new feature action film ‘Invasion’, by Storytellers will take place between July …
Read More »EY to conduct Socioeconomic Impact Assessment new harbor
The Public Entity Saba recently contracted Ernst & Young Consulting (EY) to carry out the …
Read More »Expansion and renovation project starts at Sacred Heart School
On Wednesday, July 6, the Public Entity Saba signed the contract with Work Monster B.V. …
Read More »Shooting of roaming animals on Statia to start on Monday
People who have complained for years about the level of damage caused by roaming animals …
Read More »SHS reports exceptional performance of Grade 6 students
Opinion: Educational developments on Saba: arguments for a “Brede School”
Dear Editor I am happy to read that both school boards have now finally made …
Read More »Covid 19 testing transition from Testing Center to Saba Cares
A message from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson with a Covid-19 update for Friday, July 8th, …
Read More »SCS and SHS school boards intensify collaboration
The boards of the Sacred Heart School (SHS) and the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) have …
Read More »Notarial services for Saba and Statia restored
Notarial services for residents of St. Eustatius and Saba have been restored effective today, Friday …
Read More »Current air transport for Saba, Statia patients remains for now
The Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport VWS in The Hague is looking at …
Read More »Saba’s Youth Council had breakfast with Commissioner Wilson in The Hague
At the start of their last day of meetings in the Netherlands with sufficient energy, …
Read More »Dutch citizens abroad get voting rights for Senate
With the approval of the First Chamber (the Senate) of the Dutch Parliament to change …
Read More »Youth Council at Utrecht City Hall and meets with State Secretary van Huffelen
The Youth Council is on a working visit in the Netherlands, and on Tuesday, July …
Read More »Care agreement between Eye Care Optical Saba and ZJCN continues until the 31st of December, 2022
The care agreement between Eye Care Optical Saba and Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN) …
Read More »St. Maarten to give an immediate automated EHAS pre-approval for vaccinated travelers as of August 1st
As of August 1st, 2022, the intention is to make the Electronic Health Authorization Services …
Read More »Long-spined sea urchins: not trouble but in trouble
Since February 2022 there have been reports of Long-spined sea urchins (Diadema) die-off from a …
Read More »Saba represented at Arnhem’s Emancipation Day celebration
Saba was represented at the Emancipation Day event at Arnhem’s Ronde Weide park on Thursday, …
Read More »CBS reports gains in purchasing power gains in Caribbean Netherlands in 2020
In 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands saw gains in purchasing power again. On …
Read More »Island Council concludes visit to the Netherlands
The visit of the Saba Island Council to the Netherlands was generally perceived by the …
Read More »Saba’s Youth Council left for a working visit to The Netherlands
The Youth Council left Saba on Thursday, June 30th, to start their working visit in …
Read More »Substantial expansion of Island councils in Caribbean Netherlands
The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations does not oppose the expansion of the …
Read More »Roald Lapperre Director-General of Kingdom Relations at BZK
Ir. R.P. (Roald) Lapperre will become Director-General for Kingdom Relations at the Ministry of the …
Read More »Island Council meets with State Secretary Van Ooijen
A delegation of the Saba Island Council and Commissioner of Public Health Rolando Wilson met …
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