Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean
Saba has exported more than 1 million US pounds in recyclables in 12 months, from March 2021 until March 2022. The recyclable materials were exported to the United States and handled at a waste management facility there. Combined with the last shipment of March 2022, a total of 1,0132,209 pounds …
Read More »Rising inflation: Saba recorded a 2.4-percent q-o-q price increase
On Saba, the inflation rate rose from 4.0 to 6.7 percent in Q1 2022. Rising prices of electricity, food and toiletries all contributed to the inflation on Saba. On St Eustatius, prices were up by 4.9 percent year-on-year, versus 2.7 percent one quarter previously. The increase was mainly attributable to …
Read More »Saba discontinues entry measures per May 1
Per May 1, 2022, Saba will discontinue the pre-travel COVID-19 testing, the Electronic Health Application System (EHAS) forms, and the day 4 post-arrival testing, Island Governor Jonathan Johnson announced on Monday, April 25. Based on the current epidemiological situation on the island, the high and rising vaccination rate, and the …
Read More »Statia mourns the loss of an ill woman who failed to get a medical referral to see a specialist
The sudden passing of an ill 27-year-old civil servant in St. Eustatius, who failed in her attempts to obtain a medical referral for specialist help abroad, has left the island in mourning. The woman, Solandy Sanchez, died on Friday, April 22, less than a week after her family, frustrated with …
Read More »Caribbean Experts Join Forces for Sea Urchin Restoration
The first week of April, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance hosted a sea urchin (Diadema Antillarum) restoration workshop on Saba. This workshop was led by University of Applied Sciences Van Hall Larenstein (VHL). During the workshop experts and representatives from the Dutch Caribbean and Jamaica came together to join forces towards coral reef restoration. …
Read More »Second session of Parenting in Action
Last week Thursday, April 21, the Public Health Department streamed the second session of the Parenting in Action (PIA) Program live via its Facebook page. The topic of the session was: Healthy Choices, Happy Kids: Supporting your child’s health. The session was hosted by Carol Irvine–Skinner of Saba Comprehensive School …
Read More »Carmen Simmons launched 2nd book
On Wednesday, March 13 the Saba Heritage Center and the family of Carmen Simmons successfully presented her second memoir to members of the community. This is Simmons’ second book and is titled “A Life of Service; The Volunteer Life of Carmen Simmons”. This book focuses on the many organizations Mrs. …
Read More »Young people debating discrimination, racism
Young people in Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba have entered into a conversation with the National Coordinator against Racism and Discrimination about racism and discrimination. The youngsters discussed their experiences and understandings with national coordinator Rabin Baldewsingh, the dialogue’s initiator, on April 11. The conversations, in which the youngsters talked …
Read More »Saba Tourism Master Plan process started
The process to draft the Saba Tourism Plan 2023-2028 has started. The Tourism Master Plan is being researched and conducted by the Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies, the research arm of the University of Central Florida (UCF) Rosen College of Hospitality Management. During a first information session, which …
Read More »Changes to regulation COVID-19 measures Caribbean Netherlands
A number of measures to mitigate COVID-19 in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be scrapped from the temporary regulations that gave the island governors, or the government commissioner in St. Eustatius, the authority to impose measures in certain areas during the pandemic. Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and …
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