Saba News News and Information from Saba Island, Dutch Caribbean
From Friday, February 18th, Saba will enter a new entry phase and on-island measures required for persons traveling to Saba. The decision to move to this new phase is based on the vaccination and booster rate. The dominant circulating strain of covid-19 is Omicron, which, although highly transmissible, the hospitalization …
Read More »Messages concerning the St. Johns parking lot and work at the Cruyff Court
St. Johns parking lot The new parking lot in St. Johns next to the schools was finished this weekend. Parking alongside the road between the no parking signs creates dangerous situations, and emergency vehicles cannot pass. Please be aware that parking between the no parking signs is prohibited and can lead to a warning …
Read More »Youth conducts soil analysis at horticulture farm
Students of the Sacred Heart recently visited the horticulture project at Rendez-Vous to learn how to conduct a soil analysis. In the second week of a five-week course to inspire 6th graders to seek interest in agricultural curriculums, Principal of the Saba Comprehensive School Anton Hermans wanted to spark the …
Read More »Grid installed for RO water supply
The public entity Saba has worked on installing a water grid from the Fort Bay harbour to and through all villages on the island to distribute reverse osmosis (RO) water, making it more accessible to delivery truck drivers and for the supply of water to the bottling plant. This project, …
Read More »DCNA Launches “Bionews Kids” – A New Magazine to Empower Youth in the Dutch Caribbean
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) released the first edition of Bionews Kids. BioNews Kids is a free, printed, and online nature magazine for children of ages 9-11 on the six Dutch Caribbean islands. It was designed based on increasing reading, sparking curiosity, and educating kids about the extraordinary nature …
Read More »Trade deficits up in Bonaire and Saba, but down in Statia
The value of imports and exports of goods in Bonaire increased last year by one fifth relative to 2020. Both Bonaire and Saba saw their trade deficits rise. St. Eustatius, on the other hand, recorded a lower trade deficit compared to 2020, the Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) reported. The …
Read More »Covid-19 test facilities on Saba
The Testing Center in The Bottom is still open for pre-travel tests, symptomatic testing, household, and close contact testing, and confirming self-tests from 7:30 am to 10:00 am. *PCR tests only for pre-travel when a travel requirement, *please bring a passport or ID. For same-day results, PCR tests must be …
Read More »Land purchased for new Nursing Care Facility
Delegations of Saba Cares and the Public Entity Saba, including Commissioner of Public Health Rolando Wilson and Head of the Planning Bureau Bobby Zagers, met late January to discuss the purchasing of two plots of land situated in The Bottom for a new Nursing Care Facility. The land is bought …
Read More »CBS: Launch National Accounts Survey 2020 in Caribbean Netherlands
During the next months, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will carry out a survey among companies in the Caribbean Netherlands: the National Accounts Survey 2020. The survey aims to show the economic development of the three islands. Companies on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba will be approached by CBS to complete the …
Read More »Transfers between WIB and RBC banks require now expensive wire transfer charges
Software updates initiated by the Central Bank van Curacao en St. Maarten lead to a situation where local transfer of funds from one bank on Saba to the other now requires expensive international wire transfer costs. The Saba Business Association has sent a complaint to the Central Bank. Open Letter …
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