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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State Secretary Paul intervenes hard at the SHS

The board of Saba’s only school has received a directive from State Secretary of Education, Mariëlle Paul, to take immediate action to rectify existing issues. Paul asserts that the new administration, including the director of Sacred Heart School, has not sufficiently addressed the mismanagement previously identified by the Inspectorate of …

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The Hague takes tough action at primary school on Saba

The site DossierKoninkrijksrelaties is reporting as follows: The board of the only primary school on Saba has been given a mandatory instruction by State Secretary of Education Mariëlle Paul to immediately put its affairs in order. The minister believes that the new board members, including the director of the Sacred …

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Save the date for Saba’s Rum and Lobster Fest

Saba will host the Rum and Lobster Fest No­vember 1-10, a ten-day cel­ebration of the island’s rich flavours and vibrant culture, tailored to dedicated food­ies, rum aficionados and those looking for a unique getaway. The Rum and Lobster Fest showcases two of Saba’s sig­nature offerings: the spiny lobster and the …

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MPs table motion for TBS facilities on all islands

Members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament Don Ceder of the Christian Union and Raoul White of Groenlinks­-PvdA submitted a motion that urges the Dutch govern­ment to extend the planned small-scale psychiatric de­tention TBS facilities for Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba, to also serve countries Cura­çao, Aruba and St. Maarten. …

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Szabó: Budget cuts inevitable

Budget cuts are inevitable, includ­ing those in the Kingdom Relations budget. “That, unfortunately, is the reality we live in,” State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Zsolt Szabó said last week during the debate on the budget in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament. He there­fore discouraged motions to release …

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