Eight staff members of the Laura Linzey Daycare Center took part in a basic medication administration training provided by the Public Health Department on May 9. In principle, the daycare does not administer medication to children, but sometimes children have prescribed medication that needs to be used several times per …

With the input of local stakeholders and the assistance of Dutch water operators Vitens Evides International (VEI), the Public Entity Saba has started the process to develop a Water Vision. Two persons of VEI, Fred Elgers, and Eric Adamse, were on Saba earlier this month to meet with the stakeholders …

In order to address the challenges with medical referrals for the residents of Saba and Sint Eustatius and also the general sentiment among residents of Saba and Sint Eustatius about care on the island, ZJCN organized a seminar together with colleagues from Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), Sint Eustatius Health …

Members of the Saba Island Council left for Bonaire on Monday, May 16. The main goal of the trip to Bonaire is to attend a three-day course on ‘Open Governance’, facilitated by the Bonaire company Konsiliare BV. Also on the program this week are meetings with the Caribbean Netherlands Police …

This week the Public Health Department started with the distribution of The Unspoiled Teens magazine at the Saba Comprehensive School. The Unspoiled Teens is a health promotion project specifically aimed at the target group of teenagers and young adults on Saba. The healthy lifestyle magazine was created by health promoter …

The Tax Office CN will send out the real estate tax assessments for 2021 this month. The real estate tax is levied on owners of immovable properties such as a second home and company buildings on Bonaire, Saba, and Saint Eustatius. The property used by the owner as his or …

Join us on the OCTA Youth Days to learn about the ways young people (aged 18-30 years old) from the Overseas Countries and Territories can participate in initiatives from the European Union. What’s on the program?  ✔️ Studying or doing an internship abroad. ✔️ Volunteering on a project of your choice with …

Pupils and staff of Saba’s Sacred Heart School on Monday morning, May 16 took part in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Anti-Bullying Week 2022 and the 2022 Book Week, both of which take place this entire week. After the Saba Song, the Sacred Heart School Song, and a prayer, …

The Community Development Department and the Action Group present the Anti-bullying Week from May 16th to the 20th. Various activities will be organized at the Sacred Heart School and for the Afterschool Care. This year’s theme of the Anti-bullying Week is: Do not blurt what might hurt. Bullying is a …

On Bonaire, St Eustatius, and Saba, social assistance and child benefits will be increased as of 1 July and parents of care-intensive children will receive an extra allowance in anticipation of the doubling of the child benefit. Minister Carola Schouten (Poverty Policy, Participation, and Pensions) announced this during her working …