Due to the state of the structures at Thais Hill Road #34, they will be removed for safety reasons. These structures pose a risk during hurricane season. No owners have been found in the Cadaster Saba, nor have any other legal owners or claimants been found. The structures stand …
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‘Under the theme ‘Together we are stronger’, the first collective meeting between employers and employees took place on July 27 and 28, 2022, in St. Maarten for arriving at a joint Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) for the health care organizations on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. This would be the …
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Central Committee meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Wednesday August 10th, 2022 at 1:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of …
Read More »Given the continued spread of Monkeypox internationally, the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak a Public Health Event of International Concern (PHEIC) on July 21st. According to PAHO, as of July 28th, 21,064 confirmed cases of Monkeypox were recorded internationally, with 6785 registered in the Americas and the most significant …
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The KPCN cooperated intensively with Interpol on the recent disappearance of a Bonairean girl in Europe. This also led to the girl being back on Bonaire quickly. This network collaboration, consisting of the Information and Expertise department of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force and INTERPOL, showed how important strong cooperation …
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It is with great sadness that we took notice of the passing of Mrs. Harriet Carmen Simmons-Nicholson In 1990 Mrs. Carmen Simmons received the Zilveren Anjer from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds for her Cultural and Social work in Saba. Our deepest condolences go out to her family, in particular her …
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The move of the Laura Linzey Day Care Center (LLDCC) into the brand-new prefab units in the yard of the Governor’s House has been completed. Three groups are housed at the temporary location until a new daycare and afterschool care building has been constructed in The Bottom. A tour of …
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August 1st, was the first day in Holland for the 26 students from Saba and Statia who opted for accompaniment by TuranGoeloe. On arrival at Schiphol, they were welcomed and escorted to a hotel, where they are lodged for a few days while participating in a central introduction program. …
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Dear Editor, The social security system of the Netherlands is aimed at guaranteeing (a sufficient degree of) subsistence security for its inhabitants. However, there is a different system in the Dutch Caribbean than in the European Netherlands. It is sad but true: the system of the Dutch Caribbean is not …
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The process of redesigning the dispatch center for the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands will start from early August to early October 2022. The current control room will be completely redesigned and equipped with even more modern equipment, which will benefit the population of the three islands even more. The …
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