State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Effective Government Eric van der Burg will visit Saba from June 12 up and till June 14. During this working visit, he will participate in the farewell activities for Island Governor Jonathan Johnson. Mr. Johnson will step down on June 13 after serving as Island Governor of Saba for eighteen years.
Mr. Van der Burg will also hold various informal discussions with attending officials, including Governor Ajamu Baly of Sint Maarten, Island Governor Alida Francis and commissioner Rechelline Leerdam of Sint Eustatius, Saba’s commissioner Buce Zagers, and Commander of the Navy in the Caribbean region Walter Hansen. Additionally, he will visit Saba’s waste management facility and the Saba Conservation Foundation, the organization dedicated to nature preservation.