Winair and Air Caraïbes have announced the renewal of their interline agreement. The airlines say this longstanding partnership offers passengers seamless travel experiences and convenient connections throughout the Caribbean region. “We are very happy to continue our successful collaboration with Air Caraïbes,” said Hans van de Velde, CEO at Winair. …
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The Saba Tourist Bureau is thrilled to announce the commencement of the 2024 Street Fairs, starting on Friday, June 21st, 2024. This year’s series of street fairs promises to bring together the local community, visitors, and families for a celebration filled with food, drinks, entertainment, and much more. The first …
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The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management IenW is preparing an amendment to the BES Aviation Act. This amendment provides a legal basis for establishing a public service obligation (PSO) on certain aviation routes. Anyone can comment on the bill until July 26. With the proposed legislative change, the IenW Minister …
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On Thursday, June 6th, 2024, 156 out of 915 eligible voters on Saba cast their vote for the European Parliament Elections. This is an increase from 12% in 2019, with 113 out of a possible 908 voters, to 17% for this year. Of the 156 votes cast this year, one …
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The far-right Party for Freedom PVV will staff the new state secretary of kingdom relations and digitalization position in the upcoming cabinet expected to be led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof. This was announced by Formateur Richard van Zwol on Wednesday, June 12. It is still unclear who will take …
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An exciting new funding opportunity is possible through Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben (SFC)! Recently a new program was launched aimed at ‘Strengthening Families, Together’. Through this initiative, SFC will support 15 social organizations throughout the Dutch Caribbean, for 3 years, which will provide support to families in vulnerable situations. Are you, …
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The initial shareholders of Deep Dive Brewing Co., Saba’s first micro-brewery, have signed the company’s corporate documents, paving the way for locally-brewed craft beers in October. Located in Fort Bay, the microbrewery’s founders are Chad and Katy Nuttall (owners of Sea Saba dive centre), Wim Schutten (co-owner of Juliana’s Hotel), …
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Dear editor, Did we choose neocolonialism during the referendum in the early 2000’s? I don’t think so. For anyone who does not know what the word means, the dictionary says the following: “the use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.” Strikes a cord? …
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The site KoninkrijksRelaties estimates that the Kingdom Relations portfolio will go to a candidate to be nominated by the PVV. It is not known whether it was someone from the party or someone from outside. Today it was announced that the negotiators of PVV, NSC, VVD and BBB have agreed …
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A group of about twenty students from Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire and Saba entered into discussions with Caribbean parliamentarians. They did this during the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation (IPKO) that is taking place these days in The Hague. The students shared their experiences and called on parliamentarians to pay more …
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