Three employees of KPCN receive preliminary dismissal order

Earlier this year, three employees of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) were arrested on suspicion of assault and forgery. After criminal components were found in the disciplinary investigation by the KPCN, information about the case was transferred to the Rijksrecherche who conducted the criminal investigation under the direction of …

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Students from Saba Sacred Heart winners of the Big Live Nature Quiz

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) is ex­cited to share the results of the 2024 Big Live Nature Quiz — Kids Edition. This annual event brought to­gether young nature enthu­siasts from primary schools across Aruba, Bonaire, Cu­racao, Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten, with the team from Saba claiming first …

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Saba govt. sends letter to Bishop about reform at primary school

Saba’s Executive Council sent a letter to Roman Catholic Bishop Luis Secco on Monday to outline several reforms needed to improve education at Sacred Heart School (SHS), the island’s only primary school, which has been caught up in scandal for al­most a year. The Executive Council’s letter comes six days …

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UNCERTAINTY ABOUT LOSS OF PURCHASING POWER OF BES CITIZENS CONTINUES

Residents of the Caribbean Netherlands will have to wait until December to learn how the government’s decision not to extend several subsidies, including the energy allowance, which expires on January 1, will affect their purchasing power. State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Zsolt Szabo has informed the Second Chamber that he …

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NOTARY OFFICE ST. Eustatius & Saba: PUBLIC AUCTION, December 3rd, 2024 -UPDATED

NOTARY OFFICE ST. Eustatius & Saba Update The 2 apartment buildings with underground at Over the Peak, close to Windwardside, Saba, will be auctioned on December 3rd, 2024. The properties can be sold separately. A private bid can be submitted before November 18th, 2024 at 4.00 PM. Please send any written offer to notary office St. Eustatius and Saba (NOTARY@STATIASABA.COM) before …

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PCN, THE CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS PENSION FUND, IS IN THE LEAD

The Caribbean Netherlands Pension Fund (PCN) has put its difficult early years behind it: last week it proudly announced on its website that the September funding ratio rose to 138.5 percent, a percentage that other Dutch pension funds will look at with some jealousy. PCN: As of December 31, 2023, …

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Culturama Day, November 24

Students on Saba who are interested in learning more about Study Financing are hereby informed that a representative of the RCN Studiefinanciering will be visiting the island as follows: Saba at the RCN Office, The Bottom On the 18th and 19th of November 2024 09:00 – 12:00 in the morning …

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