Parents of children with intensive care needs in the Caribbean Netherlands can also apply for double child benefits in the future. Minister Carola Schouten of Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions announced this today. This should apply from July 2023. Children with specific care needs, due to an illness or disease, …

Saba re­mains at the top of the list with the highest vaccina­tion level within the Dutch Kingdom, Dutch Minister of Public Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers stated in a COVID-19 up­date letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Par­liament on Tuesday. In Saba, 93 per cent of the …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Acting Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the community that due to circumstances beyond our control the Public Island Council meeting scheduled to take place tomorrow  Thursday, March 17th, 2022 at 10:00 am is postponed until further notice. Sincerely, The Acting Chairman of the Island Council, S.A. …

Since February, we have been making significant changes in our Covid-19 measures based on our vaccination and booster rate and the dominant circulating strain of Covid-19, Omicron. Although the omicron variant is highly transmissible, the hospitalization rate is lower, especially amongst the vaccinated and boostered. From Thursday, March 17th, as part …

Arrests for assault and threat On Sunday, the 13th of March, around 12:15 AM, a 24-year-old woman with the initials S.C.H. was arrested for attempted assault and assault with a weapon. A 38-year-old man with initials A.A. L. was also arrested for assault with a weapon. Both suspects were involved …

Hundreds of volunteers took part in the Saba Doet 2022 last Friday and Saturday. Volunteers of all ages collected plastics from the shoreline in Giles Quarter, painted the outer walls of the H.C. Every Home for senior citizens, played games with senior citizens, beautified the patio of the greenhouse of …

On  25 November 2021, the Inspectorate of Education carried out a quality study at the Sacred Heart school.   The report has been published a few weeks ago. The Inspectorate concluded that the quality of education at Sacred Heart School is insufficient. In its report, the Inspectorate states that the Sacred …

With fuel prices and the cost of transport continuously increasing, the energy generated from the solar parks next to the Juancho Yrausquin Airport, along with the subsidies from the Dutch Government, have prevented an even steeper increase of the electricity bills on Saba. The 2MWp solar parks of the Saba …

A delegation of the Public Entity Saba will be in the Netherlands as of next week for talks with the Dutch ministries. With the various ministries in The Hague, the delegation will be discussing a wide range of topics that are important for Saba. These topics include the free allowance, …

As Saba eased its entry requirements, more flights are being added which is positive for the island’s connectivity and an increase in the number of visitors. Windward Islands Airways International (WINAIR) is executing 5 weekly flights to Saba, two times per day, early in the morning and in the late …