The second phase of the SSS school games took place on Saba on May 12th at the Princess Juliana Sports Field. For this event, Saba organized a netball tournament for primary school girls from Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. Each island was given an opportunity to compete against one another, …
Read More »BES islands will receive 5 MEuro to improve the private housing stock and thus the quality of life and safety
Earlier this year, the Executive Councils of Bonaire and St. Eustatius applied for the Public Housin…
Mayor Bruls of Nijmegen Visits Saba
On May 11, 2024, Mayor Hubert Bruls of Nijmegen led a delegation to Saba, in his capacity as crisis …
Three KPCN employees arrested in criminal investigation
In a criminal investigation conducted by the National Criminal Investigation Department into a viole…
Saba becomes member of Local2030 Islands Network
Saba recently became part of a global body that supports local efforts to achieve the United Nations…
1 million euros for climate plans BES
The Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has made one million euros available to su…
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Fourth Conference of the Dutch Caribbean Heritage Platform visits Saba
On May 7th, approximately sixty people arrived on Saba as part of the fourth conference of the Dutch Caribbean Heritage Platform (DCHP). The conference began on St. Maarten on Sunday May 5th and ended on Thursday, May 9th, with the group having traveled to Sint Eustatius in the evening of …
Read More »VNG Delegation Visits Saba
A delegation from the VNG (Association of Dutch Municipalities) visited Saba on Tuesday, May 7th, 2024. Island Governor, Jonathan Johnson, and Island Secretary, Bram Streppel, received the delegation which consisted of VNG president and mayor of the city of Utrecht, Sharon Dijksma, VNG deputy general director and VNG international director, …
Read More »RCN offers special social relief for unexpected large expenses
People with low income and unexpected large expenses may be eligible for special social relief. To make people aware of this, the SZW unit of RCN is launching a campaign on this special assistance this week. Unexpected major expenses that the SZW unit of RCN can contribute to include, for …
Read More »Town hall meeting on future Taxation on Monday May 13th
The Public Entity Saba invites the community of Saba to a town hall meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Finance to discuss the 2025 tax plan and the future developments for taxation on Saba. This town hall meeting will take place on Monday May 13th, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. …
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