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Read More »Island Council Members visit hydroculture farm
Members of the Island Council visited the intensive horticulture hydroponic farm of Gezondheid Farms at Rendez-Vous on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Members of the Island Council Carl Buncamper, Eviton Heyliger and Esmeralda Johnson received an update about the new agricultural project from CEO of Gezondheid Farms Jim Garza. They were …
Read More »Saba delegation discusses social challenges with minister Schouten
The Saba delegation during its working visit to The Hague had a constructive meeting with Minister for Poverty Policy Carola Schouten. Discussed was poverty alleviation, one of the focal areas of both the Dutch Government and the Public Entity Saba. The Saba delegation, headed by Commissioner Bruce Zagers, emphasized the …
Read More »Update: Invitation to view Island Council Meeting on March 31, 2 pm
Update: Meeting starts at 2 pm PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Island Council meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening and announcements Approval …
Read More »The Dutch Government temporarily lowers excise duty on gasoline for the Caribbean Netherlands
The Dutch government announced that in addition to the Netherlands, the excise duty on petrol on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be temporarily reduced by 16 USD cents from the 1st of April until the end of the year. This measure is part of the package that the Netherlands …
Read More »Final scope new harbor approved
The final scope for Saba’s harbor project was approved during a meeting of the Steering Committee at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) last week. Preparation of the tender documents can now start. On March 22, a delegation from Saba, headed by Commissioner of Infrastructure and Finance Bruce …
Read More »Minister Jetten: Islands as showcase for sustainability
As part of the ambition of the new Dutch government to be a showcase with the Dutch Kingdom for the sustainability of small island states, Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten wants to work on renewable energy together with the Dutch Caribbean. Becoming a showcase requires solid collaboration …
Read More »March 27: Covid-19 update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson;
We have introduced measures to protect our community and prevent our healthcare system from being overwhelmed throughout this pandemic. As I mentioned on Friday, the new omicron variant allows us to reevaluate some of those measures based on the following; Omicron, although highly transmissible, causes less severe illness and reduced …
Read More »Meeting on youth wellbeing
On Thursday, March 24, Saba Commissioner Rolando Wilson met with Care & Youth Caribbean Netherlands ZJCN official Trisha Gumbs-Yu, Head of the Youth Department Maidelyn Martijn and Elly Rojer, behavior specialist that supports the team on Saba. During the meeting, several topics with regard to the wellbeing of the youth …
Read More »Get ready for the fourth edition of the “Bizzy B 5K walk & run” event
On april 9 2022 the fourth edition of the Bizzy B 5K walk & run event is being held in the Bottom. Starting from Saba Electric parking lot, the participants will do two laps to reach a distance of 5 kilometers. The Bizzy B 5K is accessible, social and promotes …
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