The Executive Council of Saba and Alexandra van Huffelen, the State Secretary for Kingdom Relations, will be signing the Letter of Intent for Saba today. The aim is to realize around 50 affordable rented and owner-occupied homes up to and including 2030 and to make self-building more affordable. The government …
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The Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) and the Council of Education and Labor Market Caribbean Netherlands (ROA CN) have announced an increase in their collaboration to streamline the transition from education to the labor market. In pursuit of this shared goal, both institutions have appointed Jarno Knijff as the Internship Coordinator for the …
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“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen” Michael Jordan. Coach Miguel ‘Diker’ Chiverton of Diker Sports Training Academy of St. Eustatius and Coach Shawn Skinner of Child Focus Foundation Basketball Team Saba (CFF) made it happen for the Saban youths with collaboration …
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On the proposal of Minister De Jonge of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Council of Ministers has decided that equal treatment laws should henceforth also apply to Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. This means that residents of the BES islands, who feel discriminated against on any ground whatsoever (gender, …
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Update There is now more than one case of dengue on Saba; therefore it can be concluded that the dengue virus is circulating on the island. Dengue is a viral infection spread from mosquitos to people. The infection can range from causing no symptoms to causing a severe flu-like …
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State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitalization Alexandra van Huffelen will visit Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius November 12-17. An important part of the working visit is the establishment of the governmental agreements with Saba and Sint Eustatius: the Saba Package and the Sint Eustatius agreement. Talks will be held …
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Collision At approximately 3:30 PM on Wednesday, the 8th of November, a single-vehicle collision with a truck occurred on the E. A. Johnson Road on Saba. Apparently, the driver was driving down Anslyn Street when the truck’s brakes failed. As a result, the truck crashed into the raised edge. Finally, …
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The Saba Comprehensive School (the only school for secondary and vocational education on the island) seeks an Assistant Manager for our Bottom Bean Cool School Cafe Effective January 2024 or as soon as possible An exciting new opportunity has become available at the Saba Comprehensive School. At Saba …
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Last week, a team from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) was here on Saba to maintain the modern seismic and volcano monitoring network, under the leadership of volcanologist Elske de Zeeuw van Dalfsen. The team, including seismologist Reinoud Sleeman, geodesist Andreas Krietemeyer, and technician Thomas Ritsma, operates with the …
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Some 30 participants from all six islands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK discussed expertise enhancement during the first “Integrity Summit Dutch Caribbean” on Curacao from October 30 to November 3. It was agreed that a platform will …
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