The central government is considering offering compensation to citizens in the Caribbean Netherlands for the significant loss of purchasing power they experience due to the cancellations of subsidies on water and electricity and general price increases. “Due to a confluence of circumstances, purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands is now …
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SCS seeks Teacher Assistant for Praktijkonderwijs
The Saba Comprehensive School (the only school for secondary and vocational education on the island) seeks a teacher assistant for Praktijkonderwijs per January 2022: Teacher Assistant for Praktijkonderwijs (1.0 FTE) Effective August 2022 As the teacher assistant, you should have good organization skills, good attention to detail, the ability to …
Read More »New study aids in sea urchin restoration efforts
Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem and their restoration is essential to assist recovery of the degraded coral reefs around Saba and St. Eustatius. A collaborative effort between the University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein, WUR, STENAPA, CNSI and NIOZ studied settlement rates of …
Read More »“Parenting in Action” launched to empower Saba parents – Febr 8 at 6 pm
The Public Health Department of the Public Entity Saba recently launched the Parenting in Action (PIA), an initiative consisting of a group of professionals who aim to empower parents in the Saba community. This Parent Partner Network focuses on the identified concerns of parents and encourages learning and skill-building in …
Read More »Saba relaxes entry requirements
Saba has updated its entry requirements per Monday, February 7, and now also allows a rapid antigen test within 48 hours of arrival by air and sea. Until now, all travelers required a negative PCR test result. The test had to be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival on …
Read More »Commissioner Wilson visits farming locations
Commissioner of Agricultural Affairs Rolando Wilson visited a number of farming locations on Friday, February 4. He visited The Farm at Zion’s Hill and several individual farmers throughout the island. At The Farm, Commissioner Wilson observed the hard work being done by Junior Hassell, Orlando Hassell, Aneuris Hassell and team …
Read More »Saba to begin cervical cancer screening
Population screening for cervical cancer on Saba will begin on February 7, 2022. Saba Cares will invite women in the appropriate age group by phone for the screening (a swab test ). Screening for cervical cancer is an important population screening to prevent cervical cancer. Participation is free and voluntary. …
Read More »Tropicbird research on Saba provides important data
With the assistance of numerous residents, Lara Mielke has been researching the Tropicbird on Saba, specifically the nesting places and foraging grounds of these iconic, endangered seabirds since last year. Since a few weeks, tropicbird expert Michiel Boeken has joined the project, but also came to Saba to ring the …
Read More »Subsidies available for Count on Skills
Also this year, it is possible again for institutions in the Caribbean Netherlands to submit subsidy requests for the “Tel mee met Taal” (“Count on Skills”) programme of the Ministries of Education, Culture and Science OCW, Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK, Social Affairs and Employment SZW and Public Health, …
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