The Public Health Department of the Public Entity Saba recently launched the Parenting in Action (PIA), an initiative consisting of a group of professionals who aim to empower parents in the Saba community. This Parent Partner Network focuses on the identified concerns of parents and encourages learning and skill-building in …
Read More »Saba relaxes entry requirements
Saba has updated its entry requirements per Monday, February 7, and now also allows a rapid antigen test within 48 hours of arrival by air and sea. Until now, all travelers required a negative PCR test result. The test had to be taken within 72 hours prior to arrival on …
Read More »Commissioner Wilson visits farming locations
Commissioner of Agricultural Affairs Rolando Wilson visited a number of farming locations on Friday, February 4. He visited The Farm at Zion’s Hill and several individual farmers throughout the island. At The Farm, Commissioner Wilson observed the hard work being done by Junior Hassell, Orlando Hassell, Aneuris Hassell and team …
Read More »Saba to begin cervical cancer screening
Population screening for cervical cancer on Saba will begin on February 7, 2022. Saba Cares will invite women in the appropriate age group by phone for the screening (a swab test ). Screening for cervical cancer is an important population screening to prevent cervical cancer. Participation is free and voluntary. …
Read More »Tropicbird research on Saba provides important data
With the assistance of numerous residents, Lara Mielke has been researching the Tropicbird on Saba, specifically the nesting places and foraging grounds of these iconic, endangered seabirds since last year. Since a few weeks, tropicbird expert Michiel Boeken has joined the project, but also came to Saba to ring the …
Read More »Last year SCS students have not yet received their diplomas
The students of the Saba Comprehensive School academic year 2020-2021 completed Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams in June-July 2021 but did not yet receive their High School diploma. Instead, they only received a High School certificate. The problem seems to be related to the fact that, since 2020, a …
Read More »Additional temporary parking space St. John’s
A new, temporary project will commence in St. John’s this Friday to create additional parking space near the schools for the time being. The temporary parking will be constructed on the vacant plot of land that was reserved to construct a new building for Childcare until the bypass road project …
Read More »Police received a fake emergency call
On Tuesday, the 1st of February, the police station received a number of calls at around 7:40 PM in which someone coughed and became short of breath, after which the connection was broken. When they tried to call the number back according to the existing protocol, there was no connection. …
Read More »State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom
State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen of Kingdom Relations will pay a working visit to Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba from 10 to 24 February. During this introductory visit, the State Secretary wants to be informed about matters that are important for the islands, such as livelihood …
Read More »Saba Executive Council also objects to new tax measures
Saba’s Executive Council on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 sent a letter to Dutch State Secretary of Fiscal Affairs and Tax Department Marnix van Rij in which it objected to the new tax measures per January 1, 2022 that are adversely affecting people’s income. In the letter to Van Rij, a …
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