Saba is gearing up for the 2023 triathlon this Saturday, January 21. With 39 participants from different parts of the world, it promises to be another successful event. Commissioner of Sports Rolando Wilson welcomes the triathletes from Saba, the neighboring islands, Colombia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands partaking in …
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The Windward Island’s People’s Movement has elected to change its leadership ahead of the upcoming elections scheduled for Wednesday, March 15th, 2023. The new leader of the party will be Bruce Zagers, who has served as Commissioner for the past years. Zagers will take up the position that was previously …
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Consumer goods and services in Bonaire were 8.1% more expensive in the final quarter of 2022 than one year previously. The inflation rate was still 12.2% in the third quarter of last year. The decline in the fourth quarter was largely attributable to a subsidy on the fixed usage rate …
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The Saba Tourist Bureau had a successful attendance at the Vacation Fair (“Vakantiebeurs”) in Utrecht, the Netherlands last week. Saba had a combined booth with the St. Eustatius Tourist Office which was located in the popular Caribbean Village of the Vacation Fair. After two years of absence, the Vacation Fair …
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In our efforts to better understand the bullying situation on Saba, the Community Development department, in collaboration with external partners, has put together this questionnaire. By answering these questions, you can help us tackle the problem of stopping or preventing bullying with the necessary interventions. Let’s say no to bullying …
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Saba Reach Foundation launched the Re-Play program in collaboration with the Forsa Academy on Tuesday 10th January 2023. The Re-play program will be using the Forsa method to work with students with behavioral challenges. Developed by Mick Schmit, in Bonaire, the FORSA method has been developed specifically for youth with …
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There will be culture coaches for the Caribbean Netherlands. State Secretary Uslu (Culture and Media) announced this during her working visit to Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Culture coaches encourage participation in culture, connect culture with other sectors and support cultural providers. They can also promote local involvement in heritage. …
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His Majesty King Willem-Alexander, Her Majesty Queen Máxima, and Her Royal Highness Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange, will pay a visit to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from Friday 27 January to Thursday 9 February 2023. They will visit Bonaire, Aruba, and Curaçao before continuing to St …
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Jessica R. Besselink is the new Principal of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) per January 1, 2023. Besselink, who originally hails from Aruba, is an enthusiastic professional educator and expert in multilingual classrooms, with over 20 years of successful experience in diverse schools in the Netherlands and Aruba. Besselink described herself as …
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