Friday , March 29 2024

Saba News Archive: News Items

Sub-district Governor Lions visited Saba

The Daily Herald writes that Lions Club Subdistrict 60B Governor Izett McCalla visited Saba last week to meet with Saba Lions and Island Governor Jonathan Johnson. Sub-district 60B covers all Lions Clubs in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean islands. McCalla attended a formal working dinner Wednesday at Scout’s Place in …

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National Ombudsman visit

The Daily Herald writes that the Representatives of the National Ombudsman’s Office will be visiting Saba and St. Eustatius, March 31 to April 3. In 2013, ombudsman experts heard complaints about good governance, local authorities and government practices. The 17 issues that were raised on Saba were almost equally divided …

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Plasterk: “Island’s IP-addresses will be considered to be Dutch”

The Daily Herald writes that in his latest letter  letter about the evaluation, the minister mentioned two other issues: the support that the PUM Netherlands senior experts organisation may be giving Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and the blocking of Internet Protocol (IP) address in the Caribbean Netherlands by certain …

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Evaluation documents will be translated

Documents relating to the overall evaluation of the constitutional status of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba as public entity will be translated into the local languages Papiamentu and English. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk made this commitment in a letter that he sent to the …

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More attention for differences between islands

The Daily Herald writes again about the fact that the Dutch Government supports the recommendation of the Small Evaluation Committee Caribbean Netherlands of a policy that caters more to the specific needs of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, with more attention for the differences between the islands. “The individuality and …

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ROA/CN board sets agenda 2014

The Daily Herald writes that Board members from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba of Dutch Caribbean Education and Labour Market Council ROA/CN met in Saba recently to evaluate the progress of the institution in 2013 and set the agenda for this year. Legally established as a foundation financed by Ministry …

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PVV collapse continues

PVV collapse continues: MPs, EU party leader and councillors quit Dutchnews, Saturday 22 March 2014 The anti-immigration PVV party continued to fall apart on Friday evening, as the party’s leader in the European parliament stepped out of politics. Two MPs, one MEP, and reportedly four provincial councillors and all but …

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Lace Ladies visit antique lace exhibit

The Daily Herald writes that an extensive collection of antique lacework  is on display this month at the Windwardside cottage of René Caderius van Veen, above Juliana’s Hotel. The exhibit is open daily, except Mondays, from 3:00 to 6:00pm, and by request. It features more than 150 pieces of handmade …

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Overview of taxes published

The Daily Herald reports that PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC presented the first copy of its new publication Fiscale Wetgeving 2014 to Governor Eugene Holiday on Thursday. PwC Partner Tax of PwC Dutch Caribbean Steve Vanenburg and PwC Director St. Maarten Paul van Vliet presented the copy to Holiday. Every year, PwC publishes …

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Start of procedure for appointing new Rijksvertegenwoordiger

The Daily Herald writes that the process to appoint a new National Government Representative (Rijksvertegenwoordiger) for Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba before this summer has started.Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated this in a letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch …

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Recommendations for Dutch Government and Islands

More cohesion in policy making in The Hague, separation of policy and the execution of tasks in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba and a multi-annual policy programme for three Dutch public entities are some of the recommendations that the Dutch Government will be taking over from the Van Gastel/Thunissen/ Johnson …

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Company tries again to seek oil near Saba Bank

The Daily Herald writes that former Commissioner Julian Rollocks was recently appointed representative for St. Maarten on the board of directors of Saba Bank Resources N.V. Former acting General Secretary of Parliament Frank Hanze joins Rollocks on the board as a representative for Curaçao. Board Chairman Will Johnson told The …

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Local elections in Holland: what the papers say

Source: dutchnews.nl, Thursday 20 March 2014 Photos of Alexander Pechtold, leader of the victorious D66 Liberal democrats, dominate the front pages of the Dutch papers on Thursday. The Volkskrant opens with ‘A knock for the Old Three’, implying that the old order of politics is over, at a local level …

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Language course registration starts

The Daily Herald writes that Saba Reach Foundation (SRF) is announcing the accreditation of its language courses with Dutch accrediting organisation NVAO (Nederlands- Vlaamse Accreditatie organisatie) through its collaboration with the University of the Dutch Caribbean (UDC) on Curaçao. Starting March 31, upon successful completion of each course, participating Saba …

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RCN donates 2 computers to Saba Boys and Girls After School Programme

Saba Boys and Girls Scout Afterschool Programme, headed by Teacher Elka Charles, received two computers from Saba’s Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (RCN) on Wednesday afternoon. RCN Director Sybren van Dam, who is currently visiting Saba and St. Eustatius did the honors himself. “I am pleased that the RCN could donate these …

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