With almost 94 percent of votes counted, Dutch news agency ANP is predicting that the far-right PVV of Geert Wilders will walk away with 37 seats in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament. Never listed in the top three of Dutch opinion polls until this week, Wilders’ party received a …
Read More »Saba Comprehensive School graduates celebrates achievements with top honours
Saba Comprehensive School held its graduation ceremony on Saturday evening under the theme, “Today’s accomplishments were yesterday’s impossibilities.” The ceremony celebrated the achievements of the class of 2022-2023. Fabian Alkema stood out for receiving five grade ones for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate ((SEC) examinations. He received grade ones for …
Read More »Seismic and Volcano Monitoring Team on Saba
Last week, a team from the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) was here on Saba to maintain the modern seismic and volcano monitoring network, under the leadership of volcanologist Elske de Zeeuw van Dalfsen. The team, including seismologist Reinoud Sleeman, geodesist Andreas Krietemeyer, and technician Thomas Ritsma, operates with the …
Read More »First Dutch Caribbean Integrity Summit held
Some 30 participants from all six islands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom and the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK discussed expertise enhancement during the first “Integrity Summit Dutch Caribbean” on Curacao from October 30 to November 3. It was agreed that a platform will …
Read More »Rum and Lobster Fest kicked off on Monday
Attendees trying out free samples of Saba Rock Living’s locally-made rum. Saba’s first Rum and Lobster Fest kicked off on Monday evening, where various restaurants rolled out lobster-inspired menus and served locally-made rum. Saba Tourist Bureau hosted a pre-opening street fair last Friday evening. Here, food vendors sold a …
Read More »Dutch Caribbean motions all passed
— Kingdom Canon to be discussed — All ten motions regarding the Caribbean parts of the kingdom were passed by the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday. Eight of those were signed by Member of Parliament (MP) Jorien Wuite from D66, a representative with a Caribbean background who won’t …
Read More »Jordan Every showcases Saba’s commitment to sustainable tourism at Green Destinations
In a recent trip to Estonia, Jordan Every, a junior policy advisor at the public entity Saba, had the privilege of attending the 2023 Green Destinations Conference held in Tallinn, Estonia. This year’s conference celebrated Tallinn’s achievement of winning the prestigious European Green Capital Award. Every, who works closely with …
Read More »Ferry services and flights to Saba disrupted by TS Tammy
The Makana Ferry will due to the passing of Tropical Storm Tammy not be travelling to Saba today. This was Friday, or tomorrow, Saturday, announced by Public Entity Saba on Thursday. Saba’s airport will also be closed on Saturday, which is when the tropical system is expected to pass near …
Read More »Study into funding of childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands
In order to ensure that the future childcare compensation is realistic and organizations can continue to provide good childcare, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) commissioned a study into the costs of childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands. Based on this study, the research agency Amsterdam Bureau for Economics …
Read More »Inflation down on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
In Q3 2023, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.9 percent more expensive than one year previously. Inflation stood at 4.6 percent in the previous quarter. On St Eustatius, prices decreased by 1.1 percent year on year in Q3, while they increased by 3.3 percent in Q2. On Saba, …
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