In what was deemed a historic event, health care foundations of St. Eustatius and Saba signed the first-ever joint labour agreement with Windward Islands Health Care Union and Associates (WIHCUA) at the Golden Era hotel conference room Wednesday afternoon. The agreement was signed by Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) director …

On  Tuesday, March 27, there will be a public meeting of the Central Committee. The starting time is 07.00 PM. The Central Committee members want to try having meeting in the evening, so the citizens of Saba will be able to visit the meeting. Location is the Government building in …

Member of the Second Chamber Cynthia Ortega-Martijn of the Christian Union (CU) wants a prompt increase of the free allowance (vrije uitkering) for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. She posed questions to Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Liesbeth Spies on Wednesday. The Dutch ‘public entities’ need more funds …

The Dutch Ministry of Finance laments the walk-out action of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba and says it didn’t deliberately hold back the 2011 tax figures in a meeting with the island delegations in The Hague last Thursday. A spokesperson of the Ministry stated in answers posed by the media …

National Government Representative (Rijksvertegenwoordiger) for the Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Wilbert Stolte supports an increase in the free allowance (vrije uitkering) for the islands. The free allowance is not only essential to cover the tasks that have been assigned to the local government, but is also …

Who is entitled to social housing had been an issue during the discussion of the Housing Vision in the Island Council. Own Your Own Home Foundation (OYOHF) president Rolando Wilson explained that “Of course locals have priority, as we have to house our own people, if they don’t have a …

The Hague – The government in the European Netherlands may soon have an easier way to release redundant staff. The Second Chamber wants officials to lose their special position. Soon it will be easier to fire civil servants in the European Netherlands. A majority in the Second Chamber will support …

A large group of persons were present at the official opening of the Godfred Bontenbal Technical Center in Saba on Monday. Technical vocational education and training (TVET) of Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) will now be taught at the former leather factory at Cove Bay. Festivities included the kick-off of the …

Saba needs much more social housing than it currently has to offer said president of the Own Your Own Home Foundation (OYOHF) Rolando Wilson during an interview on the recently passed Housing Vision and developments in social housing in Saba. Showing the growing folder of social housing applications, which now …

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), formerly RBTT St. Maarten, introduced its retail banking brand on St. Maarten and Saba on Monday, signalling the start of formal operations under the RBC banner. RBC acquired RBTT in 2008. “Today marks a significant milestone for our company, as we bring the history and …

This week the Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations, Liesbeth Spies, submitted the second progress report of the Rijksvertegenwoordiger for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Wilbert Stolte, to the Second Chamber. This is a report of the most important work activities of the Central Government in the Dutch Caribbean. …

Saba Party Productions (SPP) has officially launched its “Saba We Love” costume troupe for Carnival 2012. Kevin Hassell, who is the Chairman of SPP, has joined with Ms. Beverly Every to organize this troupe. “We felt that the lack of costume troupes during the last years signifies a piece of …

Dutch “public entities” Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will jointly protest against a permanent differentiation clause for the islands, in an amended Dutch Constitution. According to Statia’s Commissioner Koos Sneek, the three islands will be coming with a counterproposal to the law proposal preparing the change to the Constitution. The …

For the first time, many of Saba’s non-governmental organizations engaged Friday and Saturday in a series of volunteering activities as part of the Orange Fund’s “NL Doet” nationwide efforts to promote community participation in social welfare. The Orange Fund support social cohesion and integration projects and small-scale community initiatives, represented …

The weeklong series of youth education events promoted jointly by several non-governmental organizations, culminated in an inspiring, informative and entertaining show on the topic of parental involvement at the Eugenius Johnson Centre on Thursday evening. An impressive number of participants filled the hall to capacity, with many standing outside. Under …