St. Maarten and Saba’s vibrant Caribbean culture, creativity, and craftsmanship took centre stage during the first-ever Beer, Art and Music (BAM) Festival held at the Seaview Beach Hotel on January 19 and 20. The event, organised to showcase the best of locally made products and island talent, featured an impressive …
Read More »Ombudsman walk-ins to be held next week
From Monday, January 29 to Saturday, February 3, a team from the Dutch National Ombudsman and the Ombudsman for Children will once again visit St. Eustatius and Saba. Here, they will hold walk-in sessions with residents, who are welcome to drop by free of charge with any questions or complaints …
Read More »BES summit on St. Maarten ends in a flop: Statia and Saba do not bow to Bonaire
The site Koninkrijksrelaties reports that the BES summit on Sint Maarten has turned out to be a complete fiasco for the delegation of Bonaire. After 3 long days of meetings, the delegations of St. Eustatius and Saba refused to sign the final declaration prepared by Bonaire. The more than 20 …
Read More »Teachers in Saba complete inclusive education training
Sacred Heart School teachers posing for a photo after receiving their certificates. More than twenty teachers from Sacred Heart School (SHS), Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) and Expertise Center Education Care EC2 received certificates last Monday for completing a training programme on inclusive education. The programme, facilitated by trainers Lilian Feller …
Read More »Students Form2A visited Waste Processing Facility
On January 17, 2024, Form 2A of Saba Comprehensive School visited our Waste Facility to express their gratitude to the diligent staff through the presentation of Tokens of Appreciation. The visit was attended by Roxanne Simmons, Patrick Hassell, and a select team of dedicated personnel who were on duty. During …
Read More »Town hall meeting: “What does the Kadaster do?” on January 29
Join us on Monday, January 29 at 7:00 PM for a town hall meeting about: What does the Kadaster do? Discover how our registrations of properties ensure legal security and facilitate decision-making. Representatives of the Kadaster will be present to answer any questions about the registrations. We look forward to …
Read More »Pensioners to receive their payment before weekend, says PCN chairman
Most retirees with pensions from the Caribbean Netherlands Pension Fund PCN will receive their payments before this weekend, said PCN Chairman Harald Linkels on Thursday. There had been recent grumblings among PCN retirees, mostly in Bonaire, after the fund published a notice that payments this month would be on January …
Read More »PCN has indexed pensions by 1.1%
Caribbean Netherlands Pension Fund PCN has indexed the pension plans of retirees and active participants by 1.7 per cent as of January 1. This was announced in a press release on Thursday. “With this, the fund fully compensates participants and retirees for the increased cost of living between September 2022 …
Read More »Dutch MPs discuss inequality fuel tax Caribbean and European Neths,
Dutch Members of Parliament (MPs) question the equal treatment of citizens in the Netherlands in terms of the increase of fuel tax on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. This because the Ministry of Finance has agreed not to increase the fuel tax in the European Netherlands for 2024, whereas that …
Read More »Form 2A of Saba Comprehensive School visited Waste Facility
On January 17, 2024, Form 2A of Saba Comprehensive School visited our Waste Facility to express their gratitude to the diligent staff through the presentation of Tokens of Appreciation. The visit was attended by Roxanne Simmons, Patrick Hassell, and a select team of dedicated personnel who were on duty. During …
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