Members of the Executive Council will be heading to The Netherlands for a series of meetings with representatives of various ministries and organizations in The Hague. The week is being termed the Saba Week after the decision to end the Caribbean Netherlands weeks that were held for the past 5 …

A five-headed education delegation from the Caribbean Netherlands recently visited the headquarters of the CXC (Caribbean Examination Council) in Barbados. During this visit, the delegation members received extensive information on various aspects of the implementation of this Caribbean examination system at the Gwendoline van Putten School (GVP). As is known, …

Pension Funds Caribbean Netherlands (PCN) Would like to inform the public of Saba that their representative Ingra Bennett will be on Saba on Monday, March 21 to answer questions, listen to concerns or handle issues pertaining to a PCN pension. To schedule an appointment please contact PCN office on 416-6860 email …

Meijburg & Co Caribbean officially presented the first tax law books 2016 of the Caribbean Netherlands to Messrs. Jonathan Johnson (Island Governor Saba) and Gerald Berkel (Island Governor Statia). This year the regulations regarding island taxes of the public entities Saba and Statia are fully included. The tax law books …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to attend an Island Council meeting on Tuesday March 15th, 2016 at 10:00 am at the Government Administration Building. The agenda is as follows: 1. Opening and announcements 2. Approval of the agenda 3. Island …

Ivorcia Brown of the Ministry of Gender Affairs in Nevis shared a motivational message with a riveted audience Tuesday morning to celebrate International Women’s Day at Wesleyan Holiness Church in The Bottom. “Women play a key role in moulding our society and should always know their worth and value, and …

The visa requirement for Peruvians who travel to Bonaire, Saba or St. Eustatius as a tourist will be abolished as of March 14th, 2016. This means that Peruvian tourists can travel to Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius for a period up to a maximum of 3 months without a visa. …

Dear editor, I like to bring the following extremely serious case to everyone’s attention. I received information from my child and some parents about a serious offense made by one of the teachers at the Saba Comprehensive School. Female students have been approached on a regular basis by this particular …

The general public on Saba is invited to come out and discuss the new draft General Local Ordinance during two town hall meetings, writes The Daily Herald. The first meeting will be held Tuesday, March 8, at the Fire Station in The Bottom, and the meeting of Wednesday, March 9, …

Each year under the Island Governor’s portfolio, the Island Government of Saba organizes Women’s Day events. This year’s activities under the theme, “Pledge for Parity” kicked off Saturday at Topogigo’s in The Bottom. Originally and proudly from Saba, but current St. Maarten resident Ramona Riley-Juan Pedro, delivered a dynamic motivational …

The quality of youth care in Bonaire and Saba has suffi ciently improved over the last two years, but in St. Eustatius it has not, Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Martin van Rijn reported this week. The quality of the provided ambulant youth care is sufficient …

All passengers travelling on Windward Islands Airways International Winair are benefiting from lower ticket prices as of March 1 with the elimination of all fuel charges on flights operated by the airline. With world fuel prices at record lows, the company will eliminate fuel charges for passengers and cargo on …

Bullying can happen anywhere and anytime and bullying is not easy to tackle. It does not only occur at school but it can often be signaled in other circumstances. That is why the Saba Comprehensive School partnered up with its stakeholders to start an ‘Island wide approach’ to deal with …