News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Saba Commissioner Bruce Zagers (right) and advisor Piet Gerritsen (left) on Thursday, December 13, met with the new Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber Jan Paternotte. The Hague - The Hague is positively … [Read more] about Positive response in The Hague to the Saba Package, a multi-annual, agenda-setting development document
The participants of the training with their certificate. Second from left is trainer Henk Bartels and third from left is Commissioner Rolando Wilson. The Bottom, Saba - Inspections were carried out earlier this week at all locations on Saba that use weights … [Read more] about Calibration inspections and training on Saba
Saba Commissioner Rolando Wilson(left) and seller Keith Franca shake hands after signing the deed which involves thepurchase of 6,000m2 land by the Public Entity Saba to set up a newagricultural, hydroponic farm at Rendez-Vous, Windwardside. The Bottom, … [Read more] about Saba Government With New Push for Local Veggies Production
The Bottom, Saba- The 3-day celebration on occasion of Saba Day was kicked off yesterday with the official opening, which took place in Windward side. Sabans and visitors from neighboring and sister islands first gathered at the St. Paul Conversion Church … [Read more] about Saba Day Celebrations Kicked off in Style
The Bottom, Saba- Saba Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on Thursday hosted a meeting with his colleagues Island Governor Edison Rijna of Bonaire and National Government Commissioner Mike Franco of St. Eustatius. This Island Governors Meeting was the first … [Read more] about Island Governors Meet in Saba
The Bottom, Saba - The policy on work permits has been eased for a number of professions on Saba. The policy, which went into effect on the 30th of November 2018, was established in close consultation between the Ministry of Social Affairs … [Read more] about Work permit policy Saba eased
The Bottom, Saba — The construction of phase 2 of Saba Electric Company (SEC) solar park projects next to the Juancho Yrausquin Airport is progressing as planned. The frames with the 2,960 solar panels should be in place in the third week of December. Once … [Read more] about Progress Made with Second Phase Saba Solar Park
The Bottom, Saba - Late February 2019 Saba will see the start of a most welcome pilot project for the island: the opening of a legal desk where people can get advice on all legal matters, ranging from family law and advice on a will, to labor conflicts and … [Read more] about Saba sets up legal desk for advice on all legal matters
The Bottom, Saba—Saba’s Executive Council recently invited a safety specialist of the BPO Caribbean company in Aruba to come to the island. The specialist was invited to assess safety and to make a risk inventory report of the safety … [Read more] about Saba Government takes safety serious
The Bottom, Saba - The Saba Government has started a general clean-up and beautification initiative in anticipation of Saba Day and the tourist season. According to Commissioner Bruce Zagers of the Public Entity of Saba, the Public Works Department has … [Read more] about Beautification to Prepare Saba for Saba Day, Tourist season