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 …
Read More »Public Health Department created Healthy Lifestyle Saba Facebook page.
Welcome to the Healthy Lifestyle Saba Facebook page. Healthy Lifestyle Saba will be an informative and educational Facebook page from the Public Health Department, that the whole community of Saba can use as a trusted and official source of information on living a healthy lifestyle. Healthy Lifestyle Saba is an …
Read More »Enforcement starts on Single-Use Plastic Ban
On January 1st, 2021, Saba implemented a single-use plastic ban. This ban prohibits the sale or use of plastic bags, plastic single-use plates, single-use plastic containers, plastic utensils, and Styrofoam containers. Bioplastics are also banned. Although sourced from sustainable materials, they are still challenging to break down. By avoiding the …
Read More »Police report of Friday, the 28th of January until Monday, the 31st of January 2022
Brawl On Saturday, the 29th of January, the police station received a report about a fight in Windwardside on Saba around 01:25 AM. An ambulance also had to come to the scene because one of the people involved had become ill. The police were forced to fire a warning shot …
Read More »Entrepreneurship workshop for Saba students starts Febr. 7 in the Queen Wilhelmina Library
The Queen Wilhelmina Library (QWL) in collaboration with the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) will be hosting a comprehensive entrepreneurship workshop for students starting next week. The workshop, designed to encourage and enhance the skills of Saba’s young entrepreneurs, will provide participants with the knowledge and skill required to be a …
Read More »Free consultation hours with the National Ombudsman and Children’s Ombudsman on February 7
From February 7 to 12, 2022, a Team of the National Ombudsman and the Children’s Ombudsman will be back on Saba and St. Eustatius for consultations, and residents may drop by free of charge during visiting hours to file any complaints they may have regarding (government) agencies. Due to COVID …
Read More »Covid-19 update from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson – Friday, January 28th;
Today marks five weeks since we moved to alert level three. I want to commend the community for your commitment to the measures that came with it and taking the necessary precautions and personal responsibility—also much thanks to our Public Health Department. We are all in this together, and our …
Read More »Royal Netherlands Marechaussee looks back on border control in 2021
Although the COVID restrictions continued to affect international travel in 2021, it was still busy at the borders of the Caribbean Netherlands. In the past year, many people traveled to or from Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Koninklijke Marechaussee, KMar) is responsible for border control and …
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