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On Thursday, March 28, Shamara “Amelia” Nicholson was sworn in as the new Acting Island Governor. Acting Kingdom Government Representative Jan Helmond administered the oath in the presence of the new members of the Island Council and Island Secretary Tim Muller, with Island Governor Jonathan Johnson acting as witness. The …
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New Island Council, Commissioners sworn in
The five members of Saba’s new Island Council for the period 2019-2023, Eviton Heyliger, Vito Charles, Carl Buncamper, Hemmie van Xanten and Esmeralda Johnson, all of the Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM) were sworn in on Thursday, March 28. WIPMs two biggest vote getters Bruce Zagers and Rolando Wilson during …
Read More »Social housing project in St. John’s reached highest point
The highest point of four restored social housing units in St. John’s was reached on Tuesday, March 26. The roof is almost completed and the project is moving along. The building in which the four units are currently being reconstructed burned down a few years ago. At the time of …
Read More »Public meetings of the Island Council and Electoral Committee on Thursday, March 28 (update)
PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Council of the Public Entity Saba will meet in a public session on Thursday, March 28th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Courtroom of the Government Administration Building in The Bottom. AGENDA 1. Opening 2. Establishment of Agenda 3. Review credentials …
Read More »Much interest in new subsidy round ‘Kansen voor alle kinderen’
Representatives of approximately 12 social organizations have attended an information meeting of ‘Kansen voor alle Kinderen’ on Monday march 25th. Social organizations in the Caribbean Netherlands can hand in their plans for applications again from April 29th to May 13th. This is the third consecutive year that subsidy may be …
Read More »Saba’s economy might be at stake as number of medical students is reducing
The blog Caribisch Netwerk reports that, currently, the number of medical students on Saba has seriously reduced. The economy on Saba runs, apart from the tourists, on 2000 people, of which 400 are usually students at the Saba University School of Medicine. But at the moment there are barely 200 …
Read More »New baggage scale installed at the airport
A new baggage scale was placed at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport on Friday afternoon. The scale at the check-in counter was inspected by calibration specialist Head of the Economic Affairs Department Dave Levenstone and was found to be in good working order. After its installation and inspection, the new scale …
Read More »Main and Central Voting Bureau ascertains final election results
The Main and Central Voting Bureau during a meeting on Friday, March 22, ascertained the final results of the March 20 elections for a new Island Council and Electoral College. This means that the elections results are now official with the Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM), list number 1, having …
Read More »MP Özütok wants Knops to talk with the Ombudsman about inequality in the Caribbean Netherlands
Member of Parliament Nevin Özütok (GroenLinks) wants State Secretary Raymond Knops of the Interior and Kingdom Relations to discuss with National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen, what measures are needed to combat poverty in the Caribbean Netherlands and to reduce inequality between the Caribbean and European Netherlands. Özütok responds with her …
Read More »March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day
March 21, 2019 is World Down Syndrome Day.The students, faculty, staff, and visitors (Lipscomb University) at Sacred Heart School on the island of Saba showed their support, respect, understanding, and acceptance for those who have Down Syndrome and especially for our student Jayden. They wore mismatched socks and the color …
Read More »Landslide victory for WIPM
The Windward Islands People’s Movement WIPM secured all five seats in the March 20 Island Council elections on Saba with 779 votes of the total number of 984 valid votes that were cast. The preliminary voting results announced shortly after 11:00pm on Wednesday showed that the Saba Labor Party (SLP) …
Read More »Saba artists participate at Curacao’s Plein Air Festival
Artists from Saba are currently in Curaçao for the Plein Air Festival 2019, a large art event with local and international participants that involves a lot of outdoor painting. Heleen Cornet (seen in photo), Angelita Peterson and Mary Thielman are attending the art festival with the financial support of the …
Read More »Sympathy letter to Utrecht Mayor
The Public Entity Saba on Tuesday, March 19, sent a letter to Mayor Jan van Zanen of Utrecht to express sympathy in regards to the shooting incident in a tram on Monday which left three persons dead. The letter, signed by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and Island Secretary Tim Muller, …
Read More »Saba has new police chief
Saba’s new head of police Gert Geerdink visited Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on his first working day on Monday March 18. The meeting had an introductory character and also served to discuss points of attention and police processes. “I want a good cooperation with all partners in the justice system. …
Read More »New Sports Facilitator Robinson aims to revive sports
Give sports on Saba a boost, motivate young people to be active, and get their parents involved, and intensify the cooperation with the local stakeholders and within the Dutch Kingdom. Recently appointed Sports Facilitator Joelyn Robinson has hit the ground running to make these ambitious goals happen. “We want to …
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