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The Public Health Department of Saba streamed the second session of the Parenting in Action (PIA) Programme live via its Facebook page on Thursday, April 21. 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 …
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Saba exports more than 1M pounds recyclables
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 »Island Council Meeting of the Public Entity Saba on May 5th
PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Island Council meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Thursday, May 5th. 2022 at 10:00 am The agenda is as follows: Opening and announcements Approval of the …
Read More »Meeting of the Central Committee of Public Entity Saba on May 3rd
Public Notice The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby invites the general public to VIEW the live stream of the Public Central Committee meeting on the Saba Government Facebook page on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022 at 10:00 am The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda …
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 …
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