Published: 11 May 2021
SABA: - Following an invitation extended by the Immigration and Naturalization Service IND, the Saba Business Association (SBA) board represented by Chairperson Alida Heilbron and Vice-Chair Gerard Geenty attended a meeting on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The main topic up for discussion was the long waiting time for the processing of work permits as well as residency permits.
With Saba being such a small market, hiring personnel abroad is practically inevitable. The SBA emphasized the fact that the tedious and long process of issuing permits hampers the micro-business in their quest of moving forward. The borders have opened up and the hotels and dive shops are more than ready to get back in the full swing of things. Employees of especially dive centers and hotels have left during the pandemic as their future on Saba was not certain.