The Saba Tourist Bureau will create stimulating community-based tourism events on Sundays, starting in Windwardside. The intention is to bring similar events to the other villages in the coming months. “The intention is to bring live entertainment in a different setting, Saba has amazing locations, and we want to combine …
Read More »Will Johnson loses his bid for AOV equal to Dutch pension
Former Commissioner of Saba Will Johnson and his legal counsel attorney-at-law Michiel Bijkerk from Bonaire have lost a procedure with the United Nations Human Rights Council for payment of the old age pension AOV to be equal to the AOW pension in the European Netherlands. Johnson, a pensioner himself, submitted …
Read More »Government updates working relation with JOGG
Two representatives, Mark Blankwater and Carlijn Kuin, from JOGG, an organization based in the Netherlands, visited Saba from August 15th to the 17th. The JOGG approach is a community-based program targeting children 0 to 19 years. The approach targets young people’s health by reshaping all the environments within which they …
Read More »Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance Lobbies Internationally for Increased Support for Nature Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean
DCNA has been actively promoting a nature focused agenda both within The Netherlands and internationally. Whether it’s championing the Yarari Marine Mammal and Shark Sanctuary, establishing new partnerships or pushing for a Climate Action Plan, 2022 has been a banner year for improved nature conservations efforts within the Dutch Caribbean. …
Read More »Fewer COVID-19 cases in July, but up in Saba, Statia
A total of 2,547 COVID-19 infections were reported in the Dutch Caribbean in the month of July, Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM stated in its monthly update which was recently published. The number of COVID-19 cases went down considerably in July compared to June, when …
Read More »Saba has negative result, but receives extra means
The public entity Saba in the first half of 2022 realised a negative result of US $1.6 million, but the budget remains balanced because of financial contributions from the Dutch government. This can be deduced from a letter that the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT sent to the Saba government …
Read More »Case for open borders within the former Dutch Caribbean
Lawyer Michiel Bijkerk, through his Gold Meand Society (GMS) foundation in Bonaire, is pursuing the right to free inter-island migration. GMS is sponsoring a lawsuit that aims to open the borders between the islands for residents with Dutch nationality. The case is based on the argument that all citizens with …
Read More »MijnCN: the 2-factor authentication to start as of September 1st
Because a user can use his MijnCN account to sign government affairs, MijnCN views security as a top priority. Data is therefore secured in several ways. Cybersecurity has become an increasingly important issue worldwide. This is why, from the 1st of September 2022, every user will be required to activate …
Read More »Invitation to the annual island clean-up August 19 – 28
The Island Government invites the public to participate in the annual island cleanup. This year’s cleanup will take place during the two last weekends of August, from Friday to Sunday. Friday 19th of August 7am to 12pm. Saturday 20th of August 7am to 12pm. Sunday 21st of August 7am to …
Read More »Six youngsters in this year’s summer job program of the Public Entity Saba
Six youngsters are taking part in this year’s summer job program, working for six weeks at the different departments of the Public Entity Saba. Dareno Gomez, Tyreke Hassell, Vernisha Robinson, Tara Zagers, Nathaniel Johnson and Seth Libud all finished high school and wanted to do something useful during the summer …
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