Commissioner of Education, Bruce Zagers has signed yet another Saba Government-College agreement, this time with the Lipscomb University, located Tennessee (USA). This agreement will grant Saban students who have been accepted into Lipscomb University, a scholarship of $18,410 per academic year, which matches the Duo grant. These students will, therefore, …
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Relief efforts will focus on hospitality industry on Saba
The business community of Saba will receive two payments from the 2 million euro relief fund, that will be available to the island after hurricane Irma. Companies who are not within the hospitality industry will not receive funds until further notice, due to the priority of the high season. Applications for …
Read More »CBS: “Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2017” is out
“On 1st of January 2017, there were 24,439 people living in the Caribbean Netherlands” “The population density of Saba was 150/km2 on January 1st 2017” “On Bonaire the median disposable income in private households in 2015 was $23,6 thousand” “In 2016 there was a 47% increase in value of goods …
Read More »Digitalization of land registers on Saba
Currently, the upkeep of land registers on Saba is being done manually. This way of recording real property matters comes with several challenges, for example; difficulty searching for recorded documents and of course always the risk of deterioration of paper by time, fire or hurricane. Now, with the development of …
Read More »ZVK signs multi-year framework agreements with medical centers Sint Eustatius and Saba
For the first time, the Caribbean Netherlands Healthcare Insurance Office (ZVK) has signed a framework agreement with the hospitals of Saba and St. Eustatius for a period of 5 years. Through this signing, both parties confirm the importance of long-term care based on mutual trust. Part of the agreement is …
Read More »Hylkema and van der Horn–Plante Win Saba Day Run
Alwin Hylkema and Sarah van der Horn – Plante won male and female first place, respectively, during Saba’s annual Saba Day Run for the 42nd annual Saba Day celebrations. The race, named “Sea to Scenery” and touted as the single most robust climb in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, had …
Read More »High cost of living remains an issue for families on Saba
It’s been 7 years since Saba’s constitutional change to becoming the smallest special municipality of the Netherlands. With a population of 2000, some persons still continue to fight this island’s high prices, low salaries along with high taxes. Single parents are forced to work two or more jobs to survive …
Read More »Health insurance clients more often make verbal complaints
Clients of the Caribbean Netherlands Health Insurance Office ZVK in St. Eustatius and Saba are less inclined to file a formal, written complaint about ZVK services and decisions. Instead, they often opt to complain verbally at the counter, which adds to the pressure on the staff. This is one of …
Read More »Suspect acquitted of involvement in Medical School student’s death
The 32-year-old man from Bosnia and Herzegovina suspected of involvement in the death of Saba University School of Medicine’s student Kavya Guda on April 15, 2015, was acquitted of homicide by the Court of First Instance in Bonaire on Friday. S.C., who was residing in Missouri, United States, was convicted …
Read More »Knops faced with willing Saba and unwilling Statia
During his visit to St. Eustatius and Saba last week, Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations was directly confronted with the large differences in approach between the governments of these two public entities. In Saba, the State Secretary found a committed government and a community that has …
Read More »Invitation to public Central Committee and Island Council meetings, December 14th, 2017
Public Notice The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba will meet on Thursday December 14th, 2017 at 10:00 am at the Government Administration Building. The agenda for said meeting is 1. Opening 2. Approval of the agenda 3. Approval of the Minutes from the Central Committee meeting on Nov. …
Read More »Saba receives temporary electricity cost alleviation
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK) has approved a request to reduce the fixed tariff cost of electricity on Saba. Shortly after hurricanes Irma and Maria, The Saba Electric Company applied to EZK for interim relief for a large part of the non-subsidized kVA connections on Saba. …
Read More »Man held in custody for hitting woman
On Sunday, December 3, a man with initials R.R.J.J. was arrested at Fort Bay in Saba for disrupting public order and for physical abuse. The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN on Saba said the man had been taken into custody because he had hit a woman.
Read More »Roy Smith person of 2017 in People’s Choice Awards
The Malofi Foundation and Lorsim Productions presented the 2017 People’s Choice Awards Thursday evening at Sunny Valley Youth Centre in The Bottom. Awards were handed out in a host of categories with Roy Smith being elected Person of the Year. Former employee of utility company GEBE Smith was presented with …
Read More »What happens with your tax money? – RCN explains (4 th video published)
The RCN launched a series of four videos in which they explain the cash flows of the Central Government in the Caribbean Netherlands in a short way. Three videos have been published now: How does the cash flow of the Central Government work? What is the budget of the Central …
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