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SABA:--- The Executive Council has submitted a letter to the Dutch Parliament in which it expressed serious concerns about the deficient curative healthcare for Saba residents. Saba is calling for direly needed changes to the healthcare system to ensure good curative care for the people. The two recent deaths of patients on St. Eustatius underscore this need.

As you know, our neighboring island Statia was shaken in recent weeks by the unforeseen death of two residents. These events have a huge impact on all those directly involved, on Statias general population and also affected the people on Saba, it was stated in the letter to the members of the First and Second Chamber who recently visited Saba on Monday, May 2 Read more

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Dutch Parliament Visits Saba

SABA — A delegation of 10 members of the First and Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament visited Saba on Monday, May 2. Besides the formal part meeting with the Executive Council and Island Council, the program included a presentation session on topics such as poverty, public health, tourism and economic development, as well as a meet and greet and various site visits.

The delegation arrived with a Winair charter from St. Maarten in the morning and was welcomed by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Island Secretary Tim Muller and Government Advisor/Second Acting Island Secretary Gerald Simmons-de Jong.
Members of the management team of the Saba Electric Company (SEC) Dexter Johnson, Mark Zagers and David Leonce met with the delegation right after arrival to give information on the investments in renewable energy, the Saba Energy Strategy 2020-2030 and the ambition of 100 percent sustainable energy, and the challenges such as the steep increase in the cost of importing fuel for the generators.

Continuous challenges
At the Eugenius Johnson Center, a meeting took place with the Executive Council where Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Rolando Wilson spoke about the continuous challenges that Saba faces with, for example, the problematic referral of patients abroad, the high cost of living and doing business, governments difficult financial position and the lacking connectivity Read more

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El Parlamento Holands Visita Saba

THE BOTTOM, Saba – Una delegacin de 10 miembros de la Primera y Segunda Cmara del Parlamento holands visit Saba el lunes 2 de mayo. Adems de la reunin formal con el Consejo Ejecutivo y el Consejo Insular, el programa incluy una sesin de presentacin sobre temas como la pobreza, la salud pblica, el turismo y el desarrollo econmico, as como una reunin para conocer y saludar y hacer varias visitas al lugar.
La delegacin lleg con un vuelo chrter de Winair desde St. Maarten por la maana y fue recibida por el gobernador de la isla, Jonathan Johnson, el secretario de la isla, Tim Muller, el asesor gubernamental/segundo en funciones y el secretario de la Isla Gerald Simmons-de Jong.

Los miembros del equipo directivo de Saba Electric Company (SEC), Dexter Johnson, Mark Zagers y David Leonce, se reunieron con la delegacin justo despus de su llegada para informar sobre las inversiones en las energas renovables, la Estrategia Energtica de Saba 2020-2030 y la ambicin de una energa 100% sostenible, y los retos como el fuerte incremento del costo de importacin de combustible para los generadores.

Desafos continuos
En el Centro Eugenius Johnson se llev a cabo una reunin con el Consejo Ejecutivo donde los Comisionados Bruce Zagers y Rolando Wilson hablaron sobre los continuos desafos que enfrenta Saba, por ejemplo, la problemtica derivacin de pacientes al extranjero, el alto costo de vida y hacer negocios, la difcil situacin financiera del gobierno y la falta de conectividad Read more

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SABA:--- A delegation of 10 members of the First and Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament visited Saba on Monday, May 2. Besides the formal part meeting with the Executive Council and Island Council, the program included a presentation session on topics such as poverty, public health, tourism, and economic development, as well as a meet and greet and various site visits.

The delegation arrived with a Winair charter from St. Maarten in the morning and was welcomed by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Island Secretary Tim Muller, and Government Advisor/Second Acting Island Secretary Gerald Simmons-de Jong.

Members of the management team of the Saba Electric Company (SEC) Dexter Johnson, Mark Zagers, and David Leonce met with the delegation right after arrival to give information on the investments in renewable energy, the Saba Energy Strategy 2020-2030, and the ambition of 100 percent sustainable energy, and the challenges such as the steep increase in the cost of importing fuel for the generators.

Continuous challenges

At the Eugenius Johnson Center, a meeting took place with the Executive Council where Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Rolando Wilson spoke about the continuous challenges that Saba faces, for example, the problematic referral of patients abroad, the high cost of living and doing business, governments difficult financial position, and the lacking connectivity Read more

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