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Saba News Archive: News Items

Waste incinerator operational again

The Daily Herald reports that engineers from England and the Netherlands were on Saba last week to carry out repairs to the waste incinerator at the recycling facility, which has been out of operations since last year. The incinerator is used to burn non-recyclable waste. According to Saba Government Information …

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Employment Opportunity Saba (EOS) now part of Saba Reach Foundation

As of May 1st, Employment Opportunity Saba (EOS) has been transferred from The Public Entity Saba to Saba Reach Foundation. EOS is a social assistance program that assists persons who have difficulties finding jobs in the regular labor market. As part of Saba Reach Foundation it will be another development …

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Summer Positions available for Returning College Students

The Executive Council has announced that positions are available within the government for students that are returning home for the summer. This program is the same program that has been in place for some years now where students are able to gain insight into how government functions while at the …

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Opinion: Sabans deal with heartless doctors

Dear Editor, Please allow me space in your paper to tell of the kind of medical care that we Sabans are getting here on Saba and the heartless doctors that we have to deal with. My name is Beatrlx Zagers, I am not going to hide behind any false name, …

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DP Statia slams Dutch Govt. reaction to evaluation report

The formal response of the Dutch Government to the Caribbean Netherlands constitutional evaluation report was met with criticism by the St. Eustatius Democratic Party (DP). The DP described the Cabinet’s reaction as an “ad-hoc policy” and “without vision or well-defined goal.” “The reaction includes, similar to the Multi-Annual Programmes, few …

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Islands and Suriname working to safeguard cultural heritage

More than twenty participants representing Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten and Suriname will gather in Curaçao from Tuesday to Saturday for a workshop on developing plans to safeguard their intangible cultural heritage, writes The Daily Herald. Reflecting diverse communities and practitioners, as well as governmental and non-governmental …

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Social minimum to be introduced on islands

A social minimum tied to the legal minimum wage, potentially more exemptions from the general spending tax ABB, concrete incentives to stimulate investments and employment in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and a more direct role of the National Government Representative. The Dutch Government came on Thursday with a formal …

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Central Committee Meeting May 19

Dear all, Please see the attached invitation to a CCM on Thursday May, 29th, 2016. All are welcome to attend or listen on www.q93.9fm.com The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba will meet on Thursday May 19th, 2016 at 2:00 pm at the Government Administration Building. The agenda for …

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Windwardside station officially inaugurated

The Police Substation in Windwardside was officially inaugurated Monday following the opening act by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and the blessing by Father Ranolfo. Also present at the official opening were Chief of Basic Police Care Saba Ibrahim Ekiz and Deputy Chief of Police of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force …

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