Citizen service number for students from islands

Prospective stu­dents from the Dutch Caribbean as of next year will be able to get a citizen service number, a so-called BSN, when they go to the Netherlands to study. Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Di­jkgraaf announced this during a debate in the Second Chamber of the …

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Training for water bottling plant personnel

Personnel of drinking water bottling plant Saba Splash last week completed a three-day training on important aspects in the production, bottling and distribution of drinking water. The training was done by Water Opleidingen from the Netherlands and Vitens Evides International (VEI) assisted with the coordination of the training. Plant manager …

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Extra budget for nature in the Caribbean Netherlands

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-NL)  are pleased that protection for nature in the Caribbean Netherlands has been included in the budget by the cabinet for the coming governmental term. Last week it was announced that the government wants to allocate an …

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Ombudsman hears complaints, answers number of questions

The team of the National Om­budsman and the Ombudsman for Children visited Saba and St. Eustatius from February 7 to February 11. Due to the coronavirus pandemic their last visit to the islands was more than two years ago. Spread over three walk-in sessions, the team received more than forty …

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Saba Medical School poised for growth with presence in Dubai

Saba University School of Medicine (SU­SOM), St. Matthew’s Uni­versity School of Medicine (SMUSOM) in Grand Cay­man and Medical University of the Americas (MUA) in Nevis further elevated their commitment to growth and expansion through their par­ticipation at the recently con­cluded ICEF Dubai 2022. ICEF Dubai is the leading student-recruitment net­working event …

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COVID-19 outbreak fades, on-island measures reduced

— St. Maarten lowest vaccination rate in Kingdom — The COVID-19 outbreak in the Dutch Caribbean is diminishing since late Decem­ber 2021 with a sharp reduction in the number of new and active cases on all islands. According to Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport Ernst Kuipers, it …

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