Since 2011, the Saba Bank noise logger research project has been collecting acoustic data of marine mammals, fish and man-made noises within the Saba Bank This project, a collaborate effort between Wageningen Marine Research and the Saba Conservation Foundation, is providing critical data to identify how and when important marine …
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Emergency regulation SZW enters third phase
The support for wage costs for employers, independent entrepreneurs and former employees will be extended again. The third phase of the SZW emergency regulation will start on the 13th of October and will last nine months. The regulation has been adjusted on a few points. The aim of the regulation …
Read More »St. Maarten: 28 persons recover from COVID•19
— One additional active case — The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) has reported 28 persons who have recovered from COVID-19 as of Thursday, October 8. One person has tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total active cases to 57. The total number of confirmed cases is now 699. CPS is …
Read More »CFT advises changes to politicians’ pension
The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT has advised a solution for the pension issue of (former) politicians of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops. In a letter to the state secretary dated October 5, CFT Chairman Raymond Gradus pointed …
Read More »Invitation to public meetings of the Central Committee and Island Council on October 21st
Public Notice The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Central Committee meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Wednesday October 21st, 2020 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: 1. Opening 2. …
Read More »Invitation to public meetings of the Central Committee and Island Council on October 21st
Public Notice The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Central Committee meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Wednesday October 21st, 2020 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: 1. Opening 2. …
Read More »Appreciation Day employees Belastingdienst/CN results in limiting services on October 9th
On October 10th , the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland will celebrate 10 years of the constitutional change on the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Appreciation Day of the employees of RCN is also celebrated on this date. Given the special circumstances on the island and within BCN, this …
Read More »Appreciation Day employees Belastingdienst/CN results in limiting services on October 9th
On October 10th , the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland will celebrate 10 years of the constitutional change on the islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Appreciation Day of the employees of RCN is also celebrated on this date. Given the special circumstances on the island and within BCN, this …
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Read More »St. Maarten: 9 new cases confirmed
The country’s number of COVID-19 cases is rising once again, with nine new active cases recorded by the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA on Wednesday, October 7. The total number of active cases has now increased to 84 and the new total of positive cases for …
Read More »Call for creditors following bankruptcy of company My Store in The Bottom
Recently the company My Store B.V. on Saba was declared bankrupt by the Court of First Instance. Ms C.M.P. van Hees was appointed trustee in bankruptcy. She makes the following announcement: NOTIFICATION OF BANKRUPTCY & CALL FOR CREDITORS MY STORE B.V. On September 24, 2020, the Court of First Instance …
Read More »Saba Island Council updates Second Chamber on effects COVID-19 crisis on local economy
The Island Council on Monday, October 5, sent a letter to the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament in which additional information was shared following last week’s virtual meeting of the Island Council with Committee members to discuss developments surrounding COVID-19. Saba indicated …
Read More »Public Entity Saba Implements Additional Covid-19 Support Measures
The Public Entity Saba implemented additional support measures in order to alleviate the burden of costs related to the Covid-19 crisis. In July 2020, the applications were published for a one-time relief package targeted towards apartment owners, taxi drivers, and other business owners that had not received any of the …
Read More »St. Maarten: 3 confirmed active cases
Three new persons have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of active cases to 75. The total number of confirmed cases is now 689. The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) continues to monitor 74 persons who are in home isolation. The release indicates that one person remains Mated in …
Read More »Oranjefonds invites social projects for “Appeltjes van Oranje 2021” prizes
Every year the Oranjefonds presents the ‘Appeltjes van Oranje’. These are prizes for three social projects that successfully connect different groups of people and allow them to reconnect with society. For the nineteenth edition we are looking for projects that help people who could use a mental helping hand. Do …
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