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Family in Saba finally reunited with father
Wednesday, February 17, was a special day for a Saba family with three minor children …
Read More »Business sector and government again seek attention for poor banking services
The Executive Council and the Saba Business Association (SBA) are again seeking attention for the …
Read More »KLM transports first vaccines to islands
The first batch of coronavirus COVID-19 vaccinations for the Caribbean part of the kingdom left …
Read More »DCNA Produces Natural Disaster Response Manual for Dutch Caribbean Protected Areas
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently released its Disaster Risk Mitigation Manual to be used by …
Read More »Drop in import value lowers Caribbean Netherlands’ trade deficits
In 2020, all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands recorded a year-on-year decrease in their …
Read More »Support package 4.0 for Caribbean Netherlands
The Dutch government last week decided to again extend the economic support and recovery package …
Read More »Delivery of vaccines ‘complex operation’
The islands are ready: the necessary equipment is there, the staff has been trained, but …
Read More »Update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson. Vaccination starts February 22.
Update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson. Vaccination starts February 22. Saba should receive the vaccines …
Read More »Upgraded Johan Cruyff Court and Princess Juliana’s Sportsfield ready for use
The Public Entity Saba had the recreational areas, the Johan Cruyff Court, and Princess Juliana’s …
Read More »Statia, Saba dialysis patients return home after 10 months
It was a joyful event at ED. Roosevelt Airport in St. Eustatius on Sunday, February …
Read More »Study on the viability of Winair
In October 2020, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, the Ministry of Interior and …
Read More »Hospitality sector informed of start vaccination on Febr. 22
The local hospitality sector was informed today, Friday, February 12, that the COVID-19 vaccination process …
Read More »Works start on Saba’s Botanical Garden
The Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF), with funding of the Public Entity Saba, has started the …
Read More »Saba DOET moves to May – Project registration is open
Saba DOET, the annual ‘make-a-difference’ event where volunteers help out in the community, will take …
Read More »COVID-19 measures during Second Chamber election
As a result of COVID-19, a number of measures have been taken in the “Tijdelijke …
Read More »Update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, February11, 2021. 1130 persons registered for Covid-19 vaccination. so far.
Update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, February11, 2021. 1130 persons registered for Covid-19 vaccination. so …
Read More »CXC Suite of Examinations Now Available in Saba and St Eustatius
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of the …
Read More »Covid-19 measures during the Second Chamber election 2021
The election of the members of the Second Chamber on March 17th, 2021 will be …
Read More »Extension of protective measures pregnant employees
In the Caribbean Netherlands, all employees are entitled to 16 weeks of pregnancy and maternity …
Read More »Establishment of hospital cooperative “Dutch Caribbean Hospital Alliance” a reality
The Minister of Health, Environment and Nature of Curaçao, Zita Jesus Leito, the Minister of …
Read More »KNMI volcanologist explains why eruptions don’t suddenly happen
A volcanic eruption doesn’t suddenly happen: usually it is a process that evolves over a …
Read More »Relief for tourism and hospitality sectors
Businesses in the hospitality and tourism sector will get additional relief from the Public Entity …
Read More »“Island(er)s at the Helm” awarded with funding from the NWO Caribbean Research program
On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced …
Read More »SABA COMPREHSNIVE SCHOOL CONCLUDES INFORMATION SESSIONS ABOUT TERTIARY EDUCATION
In an effort to improve the quality and increase participation in school, the Saba Comprehensive …
Read More »1,000 Sabans registered for COVID vaccination
So far, some 1,000 residents have registered for vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19, Island Governor …
Read More »Clyde van Putten: Saba and Statia need to be on Winair’s Supervisors board
Former PLP leader and Island Council member Clyde van Putten feels that St. Eustatius and …
Read More »Statia’s Island Council pushes for more airlift among BES islands
The airlift -or better said the lack thereof- between Statia and its surrounding islands was …
Read More »Funding for children’s activities at the library
The Executive Council has approved funding to continue the after-school activities at the Queen Wilhelmina …
Read More »‘Winair in principle a healthy company’
An objective assessment has shown that Windward Islands Airways International Winair is in principle a …
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