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Reports about problems facing Saba students in the Netherlands have Labour Party PvdA Members of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Roelof van Laar and Tanja Jadnanansing worried. They are seeking clarity from the ministers in charge. The written questions that Van Laar and Jadnanansing submitted to Minister of …
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Ombudsman delegation to assist in addressing complaints
The Daily Herald writes that the National Ombudsman representatives Stefan Pfeifer and Jeanine Stam visiting Saba this week extended an interview concerning their efforts on the island. Frank van Dooren is the interim National Ombudsman, the head of the institution supported by some 170 employees of which six experts focus …
Read More »Concrete agreements at Kingdom Conference
The Daily Herald reports that the Kingdom Conference held on Aruba on Wednesday has yielded several results. An agreement was reached on establishing a taskforce to improve children’s rights, to work on more cohesion in the Kingdom and to look into a free trade zone on the islands for Bonaire, …
Read More »Kingdom Conference ends on positive note
Delegations ended Wednesday’s Kingdom Conference on Aruba on a positive note, with the four countries in the Kingdom agreeing that they have paved the way for stronger mutual relations. This writes The Daily Herald. “A historic day,” said Conference Chairman Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman at the closing ceremony and subsequent …
Read More »WINAIR discontinues service to Anguilla
St. Maarten – March 31, 2014, – WINAIR has notified the Anguilla gov’t and its handler in Anguilla that WINAIR will be discontinuing air service between St. Maarten – Anguilla – St. Maarten. When planning WINAIR’s first quarter schedule to include Anguilla, our partner airline AIR ANTILLES was to lease …
Read More »Memorial service celebration for father Dan
The Daily herald reports that a memorial service celebrating the life of the late Reverend Father Danilo “Dan”Pastor was held at Sacred Heart Church in The Bottom, presided by St. Maarten resident Fr. Robert “Bob” Johnson and Fr. Yohanes Bally. Simultaneously, a Mass was held in Aruba, presided by the …
Read More »Prices for non-government controlled items on SXM
The St. Maarten Government has published a list of prices in different outlets. It relates to items that are not subject to government price control. This price list helps you to get idea of the differences between prices on St. Maarten and Saba. Download the page here: SXM prices for …
Read More »Aureanna Nation winner in Tell Cell sms contest
The Daily herald reports that representatives of TelCell and the Night of the Hit Makers show presented the first batch of winning tickets for the upcoming Night of the Hit Makers show, which is scheduled to take place on April 25. Fifteen music and Carnival fans were the lucky winners …
Read More »Check-in of luggage for KLM flight is now available to and from Saba
Winair announced that consumers are now able to check-in and e-ticket KLM and WINAIR tickets. This holds that one can now check-in luggage for KLM flights directly on Saba. Similarly, when leaving from Amsterdam, luggage can now checked through to Saba. Winair now offers the same service for KLM and …
Read More »Winair increases fares between SXM and Statia
The Daily Herald reports that Windward Islands Airways Winair announced on Monday that it will be increasing the fares between St. Maarten and St. Eustatius “slightly” due to “erosion” in the route. Consumers will now have to pay an additional NAf. 6 per segment (US $3.33) or NAf. 12 (US …
Read More »Fundraiser for elderly mobilizes community
The Daily Herald reports that the Henry Every Old Age Home hosted a fundraising food sale on Friday, March 28, in The Bottom. All employees of the hospice and many family members, friends and other volunteers participated as volunteers in the cooking of various local-flavour dishes. Many people in the …
Read More »US report observes insufficient corruption control in Dutch Caribbean
The Daily Herald reports that the US International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is published in March 2013. It covers their findings during the year 2012 and is published in two volumes. Volume I covers Drug and Chemical Control whilst Volume II addresses covers money laundering and financial crimes. About …
Read More »Correctional Institution Dutch Carribean (JICN) and Krusada kick off the building of the center for labor activation in Bonaire.
On Friday April 4th, 2014 the Correctional Institution Dutch Carribean and Krusada will symbolically kick off the cooperation in the construction and development of a center for labor activation. This center is built on the site of Krusada, at the Kaminda Lagun. The Director of JICN,location Bonaire, Patricia Hassell JICN, …
Read More »Concurrent memorial services for father Dan this Monday
The Daily Herald announced that today, Monday, March 31, a memorial service marking the passing of Father Danilo “Dan” Pastor will be held at Sacred Heart Church in The Bottom at 7:30pm, simultaneously with a mass to be held in Aruba by the gathered clergy of the Diocese of Willemstad. …
Read More »Canadian volunteers revive Saba’s trail network
The Daily Herald reports that Canadian volunteers have been rotating on Saba since February, expecting completion of their annual hiking trails maintenance work in April. Their work not only revamped the entire trail network but extended it with two additional new trails that open up forgotten corners of Saba to …
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