The Bottom, Saba – The Saba Heritage Center in Windwardside since last week has become the temporary home for the “Caribbean Ties: Connected People, Then and Now” international exhibition, facilitated by Leiden University and the Saba Archaeological Center (SABARC). The exhibition will remain on Saba until May 2020. The exhibition, which was officially opened by… [Read more]
Saba’s School Bus Drivers in the Spotlight
The Bottom, Saba- The Public Entity Saba has decided to put the school bus drivers and their team leader James Bennett “Benny” Johnson in the spotlight. A get-together was organized for the bus drivers on December 4 where the bus drivers received a certificate from Head of the Human Resources Department Miguela Gumbs. From Monday… [Read more]
Juliana’s Hotel opens Captains’ Suites
The Bottom, Saba – Juliana’s Hotel in the Windwardside on Thursday officially opened its new Captains’ Suites. Under the supervision of hotel owners Wim and Johanna Schutten, the once derelict building, formerly part of the Captain’s Quarter Hotel, was turned into four spacious suites. During a well-attended festive reception in the afternoon hours, Saba Island… [Read more]
17 children win single-use plastics ban poster contest
The Bottom, Saba – Last month pupils of the Sacred Heart school (SHS) were asked to make a poster about plastic pollution, the upcoming ban on single-use plastic and to promote recycling. A winning poster was selected from each grade. As grade five stood out in terms of creativity, two winning posters were selected from… [Read more]
Big Turnout for Saba Day Celebrations
The Bottom, Saba- Sabans, together with invited guests from the other islands, turned up in large numbers to celebrate Saba Day in The Bottom on Friday, December 6. The 44th Saba Day ceremony featured messages by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Commissioners Rolando Wilson and Bruce Zagers, and several performances. The official part of the program… [Read more]
UNICEF presents results 2019 situation analysis to Saba stakeholders
The Bottom, Saba -UNICEF Netherlands hosted a presentation on the 2019 situation analysis for stakeholders on Saba on Wednesday, December 4. During the presentation, representatives of UNICEF presented the key findings of the Situation Analysis Children and Adolescents in the Caribbean Netherlands and elaborated on the recommendations. The Public Entity Saba, as well as the… [Read more]
Surinamese Consul-General visits Saba
The Bottom, Saba-Consul-General of the Republic Suriname to the Dutch Caribbean H. Agnes E. Daniël is visiting Saba this week. This is the first time that the Consul-General, who was appointed in October 2018 for a period of four years, visits Saba. Stationed in Curaçao, Mrs. Daniël represents the Republic Suriname on all six Dutch… [Read more]
Survey on energy use Saba households
The Bottom, Saba – The Public Entity Saba and the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) have asked Milieu Centraal, a Dutch consumer information organization that specializes in energy saving methods and sustainability, to carry out a survey on energy use in Saban households. Residents are asked to fill in a questionnaire. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-DesYuQAs3H-CTnpwyrYnSyAM-8QcH-49tnJC68C1LjQLPA/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1… [Read more]
Saba hosts civil servant regulations workshop
The Bottom, Saba – The Human Resources Department of the Public Entity Saba on Tuesday, November 26 and Wednesday, November 27, hosted a workshop that focused on the technical implementation of the civil servant regulations (“arbeidsvoorwaarden ambtenaren”) The two-day workshop was attended by employees of both the Public Entity Saba and the Public Entity St…. [Read more]
KNMI sets up website for Saba, Statia volcanoes
The Bottom, Saba – The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Services KNMI has developed a webpage dedicated to the volcanoes of Saba and St. Eustatius. The webpage called http://www.knmidc.org/volcanoes/ contains information about the monitoring and setting of the Mount Scenery and the Quill volcanoes. Visitors to the site can view the monitoring data. People are encouraged to… [Read more]
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