Alexandra van Huffelen (53) of the Democratic Party D66 will be the new State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitalising in the Rutte IV cabinet. She succeeds Raymond Knops, who will not return in the new Dutch government. Van Huffelen currently holds the position of caretaker State Secretary of Finance. …
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Covid-19 update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, January 3, 2022
Covid-19 update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, January 3, 2022 Let me start by wishing everyone a Happy and prosperous 2022. As you all know, we have entered into the new year with our covid-19 positive cases steadily rising and many people in quarantine. Today, many people tested positive during …
Read More »Saba introduces 500 dollar fine for breaking quarantine or isolation measures
The Public Prosecutor BES, the Police Force BES, and the Public Entity Saba came together today to discuss a joint strategy on enforcing quarantine and isolation measures on Saba. We have seen a steep incline of the amount of Covid 19 cases on Saba in the past few days. The …
Read More »Police report of Friday, 31st of December 2021 until Monday, 3rd of January 2022
Fire in Hell’s Gate In the early evening hours on Friday, 31st of December, the police station received a report about a fire in Hell’s Gate on Saba. It turned out that a large piece of grassy plain was on fire. The cause of the fire is believed to be …
Read More »Update Covid-19 on January 2nd: 6 new active cases, 2 recovered
On Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 we have 6 new active cases. One case is an import and 5 close contacts. All contact tracing has been completed. We had 2 people recover and are no longer in isolation. We would like to remind the public that if you have traveled recently …
Read More »Covid-19 update December 30, 2021: active cases: 28, persons in quarantine: 86
Update from Governor Jonathan Johnson, December 30, 2021: GIS.
Read More »COVID-19 Update Dec 29: the active case total is now 20. Persons in quarantine: 21
December 29: The number of active infections has increased to 20. All persons are quarantined. Listen to Island Governor Jonathan Johnson’s earlier message: COVID-19 Update: On Saturday, December 25th we had two people test positive for COVID -19 during routine pre-travel testing. All contact tracing has been completed on …
Read More »Statia’s UCF criticizes high fees Chamber of Commerce in the public entities
Statia’s Ubuntu Connected Front (UCF) has sent a letter to the House of Representatives Committee on Kingdom Relations to protest and ask questions about the increase in the contribution for the Chamber of Commerce of St. Eustatius and Saba as of January 1, 2022. UCF Caribbean states that the high …
Read More »Official firework show on Thursday, December 30th at Cove Bay
The annual government firework show will take place on Thursday, December 30th at 7:30 p.m. at The Cove Bay. The public is asked to park on the left side of the road, with the vehicle facing up. In the event, emergency vehicles may have to pass or an evacuation is …
Read More »King Willem Alexander & Family send their Seasons Greetings
Hospitals on islands agree to join forces
The ministers and state secretary of public health of the four countries in the kingdom during a ministerial consultation last week Friday, expressed unanimous support for the agreements that were made at the healthcare summit in St. Maarten early December with regard to the establishing of the Dutch Caribbean Hospital …
Read More »Saba’s OMT scales up Covid-19 measures because of 6 active cases – updated
Island Governor Jonathan Johnson communicates the upscaled measures on Saba because of 6 active Covid-19 cases. Listen to his message here: On Island Measures Increase: Due to an increased number of covid cases on island, Saba will be moving to alert level 2. This will be implemented December 23rd, 2021, …
Read More »Covid-19 booster vaccination for 18-59 years starts January 3rd
Click HERE for the form to schedule an appointment for the booster vaccination.
Read More »Saba and Kindernet sign twinning contract
The Public Entity Saba and the Kindernet childcare organization from the Netherlands last week sealed their collaboration by signing a twinning contract. As part of the BES(t)4Kids program, the Day Care and After School Care organizations on Saba are working in a twinning program together with Kindernet in the European …
Read More »Medical referrals to Colombia still possible
The Colombian Ministry of Health has announced the conditions that will allow access for patients from abroad who need medical care in Colombia. The following conditions apply to Covid and non-Covid patients who are medical emergencies. These patients must be transported on air ambulances or medical charter flights, which can …
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