Saba, participated in the 16th edition of the St. Maarten/St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART). The event, which brought together Tour Operators, Travel Agents, Travel Writers, and Event Planners from across the US, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, served as a pivotal platform for Saba to showcase its …
Read More »Saba’s school boards’ members resign after education inspection
All the members of Saba’s two school boards have resigned following a visit by Dutch government education inspectors April 9-16, according to statement issued by Saba’s Executive Council on Monday. This comes about four months after eleven staff members of Sacred Heart School (SHS) and Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) were …
Read More »1.5 million Increase in Free Allowance for Saba
As of 2024, a total of 8.6 million euros have been structurally added to the free allowance of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba, with 1.5 million going towards Saba. This proposal comes after research conducted by Ideeversa which revealed that over the years, the funding that the public entities have …
Read More »Executive Council Statement on Education Assessment and Board Resignation
The Executive Council of Saba wishes to inform the public of the recent visit of the Inspectorate of Education, which occurred from April 9th to April 16th, 2024. The delegation from the Inspectorate comprised of four members, including inspectors of primary and secondary education quality, and two financial inspectors. Confidential …
Read More »Council of State: Recovery islands conceals weaknesses
The Dutch Council of State is critical about the strong economic recovery of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten as it argues that the islands depend too much on tourism. This was stated in the council’s annual report, published last week. In this 2023 report, the council …
Read More »Further hike of minimum wage and social benefits BES per July 1
From July 1, 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment SZW will be increasing the statutory minimum wage on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba by 11.4 per cent, 12.6% and 5.8% respectively. In compliance with the advice of the Social Minimum Commission, the minimum wage on all three islands …
Read More »Executive Council Statement on Education Assessment and Board Resignation
The Executive Council of Saba wishes to inform the public of the recent visit of the Inspectorate of Education, which occurred from April 9th to April 16th, 2024. The delegation from the Inspectorate comprised of four members, including inspectors of primary and secondary education quality, and two financial inspectors. Confidential …
Read More »Saba Greens and Artisanal Treasures officially opened
Saba Reach Foundation (SRF) celebrated what it called the “evolution” of its social workplace and the launch of a new branch of the organisation when it officially opened the Saba Greens and Artisanal Treasures shop last week Friday. “With the opening of our new shop, we are not just creating …
Read More »Team Saba Departs for First Match in SSS School Games – Update with results
Update with results Statia’s Volleyball team has turned out victorious in the first match of the SSS School Games which were held in St. Eustatius on Sunday. The games were played best of 3 sets. St. Eustatius played St. Maarten in the first match, to which Statia’s team won 2-0. …
Read More »Culling of stray goats on Saba
Journalists Robert Slagt and Nynke Brandsma of the Dutch newspaper NRC wrote an article about the goat challenges on the Windward Islands. The article below describes their observations on Saba: The battle for the goat: ‘Maybe today was one of the last times we could hunt’ Goat hunting Stray goats …
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