A delegation of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) will pay a working visit to The Netherlands from April 15-22. Several practical education schools will be visited, and there will be an Esports training. During the mid-term break this month, a small delegation, consisting of SCS Director Anton Hermans, Madelyn Johnson, …
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On Wednesday, March 30th, the newly appointed chief prosecutor for the BES, Mr. Guillano Schoop, together with Mr. Gerald Simmons from the Public Entity Saba, gave a presentation to forms two, three, and four of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) on different careers in law and the teenagers also participated …
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Coral reef restoration methods are showing promising results in supporting regional efforts for restoring degraded coral reefs in the Dutch Caribbean. Therefore, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) organizes a reef restoration workshop led by the University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein (VHL) between April 5th and 6th on Saba. This …
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The Saba delegation had a very positive meeting with Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten on Thursday, March 31. Discussed were Saba’s ambitions to generate electricity in a completely renewable way through solar and wind energy. The Public Entity Saba, the Saba Electric Company (SEC) and the Ministry …
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23 new active cases 11 persons recovered and out of isolation
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Members of the Island Council visited the intensive horticulture hydroponic farm of Gezondheid Farms at Rendez-Vous on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Members of the Island Council Carl Buncamper, Eviton Heyliger and Esmeralda Johnson received an update about the new agricultural project from CEO of Gezondheid Farms Jim Garza. They were …
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The Saba delegation during its working visit to The Hague had a constructive meeting with Minister for Poverty Policy Carola Schouten. Discussed was poverty alleviation, one of the focal areas of both the Dutch Government and the Public Entity Saba. The Saba delegation, headed by Commissioner Bruce Zagers, emphasized the …
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Update: Meeting starts at 2 pm PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Island Council meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening and announcements Approval …
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The Dutch government announced that in addition to the Netherlands, the excise duty on petrol on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be temporarily reduced by 16 USD cents from the 1st of April until the end of the year. This measure is part of the package that the Netherlands …
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The final scope for Saba’s harbor project was approved during a meeting of the Steering Committee at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) last week. Preparation of the tender documents can now start. On March 22, a delegation from Saba, headed by Commissioner of Infrastructure and Finance Bruce …
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