There will be additional funding to provide free school meals at primary schools in the Caribbean Netherlands. This was announced by poverty policy minister Schouten today. It was already announced last week that free school breakfast will be provided at 500 primary schools with many vulnerable pupils in the European …
Read More »Saba promoted in Departure Magazine’s Travel Issue
Saba was recently featured in Departure Magazine’s Travel Issue. Departures is a luxury lifestyle publication for American Express Platinum Card members. Nicola Chilton visited early this year and got to experience what is the allure of the island. These are her observations. Pure Shores The Caribbean isle of Saba has …
Read More »Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben (SFC) hosts a funding information session for social projects
Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben (SFC) would hereby like to invite you to a funding information session for social projects. It will be hosted on Thursday October 20th, from 9.30 to 11.00AM, at the Eugenius Johnson Center. We’ll be available for appointments and walk-ins thereafter, in the flex office of said location, till approximately 4.00PM. If you’d like to ask …
Read More »Ambitious package of measures to improve the academic success of Caribbean students
During the working conference entitled ‘The academic success of Caribbean students’ that took place last week at the University of Aruba, an ambitious package of specific and structural measures was devised in order to improve the academic success of students in the Caribbean. The outcomes of the conference are being …
Read More »Saba celebrates World Teachers’ Day with two main events
Saba celebrated World Teachers’ Day on Wednesday, October 5 with two main events; a church service in the morning organized by the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) and a dinner with guest speaker event in the evening, hosted by the Public Entity Saba. Students of SCS and grade 6 students of …
Read More »Cybercrime case study on digital investigation in Dutch Caribbean
As of April 2021, the Dutch Caribbean Police Force KPCN has established a special cyber team with the aim of providing proper cybercrime support in the coming years. Besides the Digital Investigation Teams TDO, the Cyber Crime Unit (CCU) contributes immensely to the development of digital investigation specialisms within the …
Read More »Saba population gets booster vaccination
People on Saba of 12 years and older have been going to the Public Health Department since Wednesday to get their booster vaccination against COVID-19. Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and his wife Rosalyn Johnson went to get their booster vaccination on Thursday. It concerns the second booster for persons between …
Read More »Van Huffelen says goal to keep electricity affordable
“We hope to keep the electricity bill affordable for everyone in the Caribbean Netherlands,” said Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen on Wednesday. The Dutch government announced on Thesday that it will make 15 million euros available for measures to lower the energy cost in …
Read More »Saba exports 6 containers with recyclables in Sept.
Saba exported six containers with plastics, cardboard and shredded tires abroad for recycling, in September. As usual, the majority of Saba’s recyclables were shipped to the USA for further processing. Saba has a very active recycling system in place whereby recyclables are separated, compressed and exported, thereby drastically reducing the …
Read More »Police report of Friday, the 30th of September until Monday, the 1st of October 2022
Arrest for public intoxication On Sunday the 2nd of October around 9:30 pm, the police received a report of a loud exchange of words in a public place in Windwarside in Saba. Once at the scene, officers suspected that one of those involved was under the influence of alcohol. The …
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