Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean

Dutch State Secretary for King­dom Relations and Digi­tisation Alexandra van Huffelen will be in St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba for Emancipation Day on July 1. The presence of the vari­ous members of the Dutch government at the official Emancipation Day cer­emonies on the various Dutch Caribbean islands at the …

Five legislative changes ensure that the Public Entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be able to register and process BSN’s, thus making it legally possible to introduce digital government facilities like the DigiD login protocol. A DigiD allows inhabitants to log into government platforms in the European and …

The laws governing the administrative and financial relations between the European Netherlands and the Caribbean Netherlands are to be modified. The amendments are deemed necessary to improve the administrative and financial relations between the public entities and the European Netherlands. Through an Internet consultation, residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and …

Dear Parents/Guardians, Firstly, I want to congratulate you on your children passing this school year, and for those that were not successful, I want to encourage you to keep going and do your best for the upcoming school year. I also want to express my sincere appreciation for your dedication …

Dear Editor, Annually in June, Island and Executive Council members of the BES islands and their staff travel to the Netherlands for the VNG Congress. It’s customary that the delegations add several meetings with ministries, various committees, and organizations to the agenda to sort of “kill two birds with one …

Minister Franc Weerwind for Legal Protection will pay a working visit to Sint Maarten, Saba and Sint Eustatius from the 19th to the 23rd of June. During this visit, Minister Weerwind will replace Justice and Security Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius at the semi-annual Justice Four-party Consultation (JVO) (In Dutch: Justitieel Vierpartijen …

Members of the Island Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba visited Schiermon­nikoog, the smallest in­habited island of the Fri­sian Islands, last week. The conclusion was that the islands have a lot in com­mon, but that there are also many differences. The island delegations, who were in the Nether­lands for …

Nibud, an independent knowledge and information institute specializing in household finances, is pleased to announce its upcoming one-week research program on the beautiful island of Saba. Commissioned by the Social Minimum Caribbean Netherlands Commission, Nibud will be conducting a comprehensive study to determine the necessary costs of living in the …

­The commissioners of edu­cation, the school boards, personnel representatives and the labour unions on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eu­statius signed the second ad­dendum to the labour condi­tions agreement 2021-2023 on Wednesday, June 7. This agreement pertains to closing the wage gap between primary and secondary educa­tion; a 4% wage increase …