On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 the President of the Windward Island Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson dispatched a letter to the Honorable Minister of Education drs. Rudolph Samuel. Johnson in…
Month: April 2022
Royanna Baly makes history as first known St. Maarten-born Deputy Prosecutor
On April 22, the community of St. Maarten learned about Ms. Royanna Baly appointment and participation in her first court session as Deputy Prosecutor. Baly has been working at the…
SEVEN STATIANS HONOURED WITH A ROYAL DECORATION
Seven Statian residents were honored today, Wednesday, April 26 th , 2022, with a Royal Decoration for 2022 on behalf of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands.The recipients are…
2020 Real growth down by 17.9% due to the pandemic.
The Department of Statistics estimates that the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as measured by the GDP in constant prices, contracted by 17.9% in 2020. This followed an expansion of…
Be aware of Sexually Transmitted Infections
As part of the Collective Preventive Service (CPS) calendar of health observances for the month of April, emphasis is placed on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). CPS takes the opportunity to remind and encourage the…
Saba exports more than 1M pounds recyclables
Saba has exported more than 1 million US pounds in recyclables in 12 months, from March 2021until March 2022. The recyclable materials were exported to the United States and handled…
The Community Outreach Mentorship and Empowerment Center, better known as C.O.M.E Center, hosted its first annual Senior Citizens talent showdown at the Cultural Center on Friday, April 22, 2022.
The lively event was part of the 10-year anniversary celebrations of thecommunity center located on the Long Wall road. The talent showdown drew an audienceranging from seniors, young adults, to…
Minister Ottley visited SMMC for an update on the progress of the SMGH project.
The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley visited SMMC on April 14th 2022, to have discussions with Management and FINSO representatives, about matters related to the timelines…
Second session of Parenting in Action
Last week Thursday, April 21, the Public Health Department streamed the second session of theParenting in Action (PIA) Program live via its Facebook page. The topic of the session was:…
Caribbean Experts Join Forces for Sea Urchin Restoration
First week of april, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance hosted a sea urchin (Diadema Antillarum)restoration workshop on Saba. This workshop was led by University of Applied Sciences Van HallLarenstein (VHL).…