Chris Meijvogel

Chris Meijvogel

National Ombudsman received more complaints from islands

The National Ombudsman in 2021 received 206 complaints from Carib­bean Netherlands residents, which is forty per cent more compared to 2020, when 145 complaints were filed by people living in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The vast majority of the complaints in 2021, 145 in total, were filed digitally. During …

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Saba observes Memorial Day

As is customary on May 4, Memorial Day, the victims of World War II were remembered at the war monument in The Bottom. On the monument are the names of 130 persons of the Netherlands Antilles, including 12 Sabans, who perished during the 1940-1945 war. Formerly, there were 129 names …

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Promotional sale Saba Splash water

The public had the opportunity to buy Saba Splash, the locally produced and bottled drinking water, at reduced prices on Wednesday, May 4. The Saba Splash team sold the 3 and 5-gallon water bottles from the back of the Saba Splash truck on the parking lot in front of the …

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Health Ambassadors magazine launched

The Public Health Department launched the Saba Health Ambassadors magazine this week. The goal of this magazine is to showcase people in the Saba community who are health conscious and incorporate an active lifestyle in their daily lives. These Health Ambassadors also have a passion for motivating and inspiring others …

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Winair increases flights to Saba

The Saba Tourist Bureau is pleased with the news that Windward Islands Airways International Winair will increase its services to Saba per June 1, 2022. This added airlift is most welcome because the island highly depends on connectivity. As of June 1, the airline will carry out two flights per …

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Esmeralda Johnson won’t run in the next elections

Esmeralda Johnson, who at 21 was the youngest person to ever take seat in the Saba Island Council in March 2019, announced on Monday, May 2nd that she has decided not to run in the elections in March 2023, not because she is disappointed in the WIPM party, but mainly …

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IPKO delegation pays visit to Saba

The Standing Committees for Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Parliament’s First and Second Chambers will participate in the lnterparliamentary Kingdom Consultation IPKO in St. Maarten from Wednesday to Friday, May 4-6. Prior to the IPKO, the Dutch parliamentarians made a work­ing visit to Saba on Monday, May 2, and will …

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Second session of Parenting in Action

The Public Health Department of Saba streamed the second session of the Parenting in Action (PIA) Programme live via its Facebook page on Thursday, April 21. The topic of the session was: Healthy Choices, Happy Kids: Supporting your child’s health. The session was hosted by Carol Irvine—Skinner of Saba Comprehensive …

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Young people debating discrimination, racism

Young people in Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba have entered into a con­versation with the National Coordinator against Racism and Discrimination about rac­ism and discrimination. The youngsters discussed their experiences and under­standings with national coor­dinator Rabin Baldewsingh, the dialogue’s initiator, on April 11. The conversations, in which the youngsters talked …

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Changes to regulation COVID-19 measures Caribbean Netherlands

A number of measures to mitigate COVID-19 in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be scrapped from the tempo­rary regulations that gave the island governors, or the government commissioner in St. Eustatius, the author­ity to impose measures in certain areas during the pandemic. Dutch Minister of Pub­lic Health, Wellbeing and …

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