Second Chamber, minister discuss social minimum The tax-free sum, the yearly amount on which people don’t have to pay wage- or income tax, will go up substantially in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba per January 1, 2023, from US $12,000 to more than $17,000. Dutch Minister for Poverty Policy, Pensions …
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On February 14, 2023, Valentine’s Day, SabaLovin will be launched. On SabaLovin youngsters will get their answers on questions about sexual health and well-being. It normalizes the topic, creates an open conversation on sexual health on Saba, and makes sexual education accessible and relevant for local youth. The website, being …
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UNICEF the Netherlands is opening the Children’s Week on Saba by hosting an interactive theatre show on Saturday the 19th of November at 5:00 pm at the Eugenius Johnson Center in Windward Side. Parents, caretakers and their children were invited to join the theatre and show their talent. Dancing, singing, …
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Island Governor Jonathan Johnson announced on Wednesday, November 16 that the Saba Executive Council has appointed Henk de Jong as interim Island Secretary as of December 1, 2022. De Jong’s appointment is until July 1, 2023. During this period, the search for a permanent Island Secretary will take place. De …
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State Secretary van Ooijen has responded to the letter of Saba’s Executive Council concerning the problems that Saba residents experience with medical referrals. In his letter, he states that he is pleased with the performance of the ZJCN organization. The problems that the residents encounter, may well have other, local …
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The 50th anniversary of the Captain Leo A.I. Chance Pier was celebrated on Sunday, November 13 with a community event. Speakers at the official part of the program, former Commissioner and local historian Will Johnson and current Commissioner of Infrastructure Bruce Zagers, addressed the major role that the pier has …
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As a follow-up to the October 27 letter that Saba’s Executive Council sent to Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport Maarten van Ooijen and the peaceful demonstration that took place that same day, the Public Entity Saba has been in regular contact with the Ministry of Public …
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Dear Editor, SabaElectric is planning to support the introduction of the generation of more renewable energy on Saba. Their plans were communicated to the community through three townhall meetings in The Bottom, Windwardside, and Hell’s Gate. The events were streamed on Facebook so that the world, including me, could learn …
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A small delegation from the European Union (EU) was on Saba on Wednesday, November 9 to meet with authorities and to visit the EU-funded projects, in particular the renewable energy projects. It also served as a courtesy visit to introduce the new Head of Cooperation of the EU Delegation to …
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The site Dossier Koninkrijk Relaties reports that the statutory minimum wage and benefits in the Caribbean Netherlands will be increased in addition to the inflation correction as of 1 January 2023. This can be concluded from a letter that the Minister for Poverty Policy, Carola Schouten, sent to the Second …
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