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• The recent joint national UK asthma guidelines are expected to reduce reliance on SABA and promote better asthma care by encouraging the use of inhalers with integral dose counters. Hospital Healthcare Europe
• SABA is focusing on next generation fuels because much of the commercially available SAF today will face feedstock limitations that impact their ability to scale beyond 2030. Accelerating the transition to net zero aviation - Offi
• The free school meal program will continue in 2025 for pupils who need it most, also in the Caribbean Netherlands. NL Times
• Citizens and businesses in Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba (Dutch Caribbean) must be able to benefit from the opportunities of values-driven digitalization and mitigate risks. Digital Government
• N. Saba Oil palm nanofiller PP hybrid composites are versatile structural components; they could be used as wind turbine blades, car panels, and different types of complex structural designs. SpringerLink
• Saba The Yemeni government confirmed that failure to take strict and resolute stances and measures against the crimes and violations of the terrorist Houthi militia threatens the peace process, causes economic harm to all Yemenis, and exacerbates the humanitarian situation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
• For 2050, the share of residents born in the Caribbean Netherlands or on one of the islands of Aruba, Curacao or St Maarten was two percentage points higher than in the current forecast, while the share of residents born elsewhere was two percentage points lower. Statistics Netherlands
• In the following years, the share of residents born in the Caribbean Netherlands or on one of the islands of Aruba, Curacao or St Maarten will increase by one percentage point and the share of residents born in the European Netherlands will decrease by one percentage point. Statistics Netherlands
• The share of residents of the Caribbean Netherlands who were born there or on one of the islands of Aruba, Curacao or St Maarten is expected to fall slightly until 2035: from 53 now to 52%. Statistics Netherlands
• The population of the Caribbean Netherlands is expected to grow from the current 29.4 thousand to 34.8 thousand by the year 2035. Statistics Netherlands
• Saba Research Center will be the first marine lab in the Dutch Caribbean Windward Islands where applied research can take place and is expected to attract visiting scientists to study Saba's resilient marine life. The Daily Herald
• The Saba Research Center will be the first marine lab in the Windward islands of the Dutch Caribbean where applied research can take place. Mission Blue
• When South India Displays its importance in a catchment of 130 seats, the significance of Tamil Nadu centric Lok Saba elections with a prospective 39 seats will emerge. Colombo Telegraph
• Several member nations of the ICC are expected to propose a new ecocide crime to the court in December 2022 - the most likely candidates being island nations threatened by rising sea levels and climate change. RSB
• The SABINA findings reveal that high use of SABA relievers is a common issue in many countries and is associated with a greater risk of severe asthma attacks in patients around the world. Pharmaphorum
• Instead of being islands of stability, the Congo's East will continue to be conflict-ridden, as it has been for two decades. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
• With the exception of two local commercial banks, which will join later in 2022, all banks in Curacao, Saint Martin, and Bonaire are participating in the IP CSM. Research
• Prescribing information for Food and Drug Administration-approved SABAs include a warning that life-threatening paradoxical bronchospasm may occur. medscape
• The Cayman Islands, Saba, Montserrat And Sint Eustatius Remain The Only CDC Countries listed as Low Risk For COVID-19 In The Caribbean Region. Caribbean and Latin America Daily News
• The number of residents in the Caribbean Netherlands born there or in one of the islands of Aruba, Curacao, or St Maarten is expected to remain at roughly the current level of 56% until 2030. Saba News
• UK health authorities have classified the BES Islands as having a risk of Zika virus transmission. GOV.UK
• There are 19 live volcanoes in the Eastern Caribbean, with every island from Grenada to Saba subject to the direct threat of volcanic eruptions. Bermuda Re/insurance

Last updated: 18 June 2025