A 1,5-year-old boy drowned in a pool at his family home in Saba on Tuesday. His babysitter had lost track of him and found his lifeless body in the water. The deceased toddler is the youngest child of an island doctor and her husband. The couple moved to Saba earlier …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccination session on April 29th
Persons who received their first Covid-19 vaccine dose and have not yet received the second can now do so on April 29th 2021. Never received the Covid- 19 vaccine and you now want to do so? Well, you still have a chance, you can also come on April 29th 2021. Place of …
Read More »More births in Caribbean Netherlands in year 2020
In 2020, 818 new inhabitants were added to the population of the Caribbean Netherlands. This was mainly due to foreign migration. Both immigration and emigration declined due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 crisis. The numbers of both births and deaths were up in previous years. The direct effect …
Read More »SEC moves to legally terminate contract of manager suspected of forgery, fraud
Saba Electric Company (SEC) took its former Head of Distribution J.R. to court last month, seeking to legally terminate his contract with immediate effect on suspicion of forgery, fraud, and theft of company property. SEC dismissed R. with immediate effect in a letter on December 1, 2020. “This is because …
Read More »Henk Kamp and Hellen van der Wal reappointed as members C(A)ft
Mr. Henk Kamp and Mrs. dr. mr. Hellen van der Wal will both enter into a second term at the Boards of financial supervision. Upon the recommendation of the Netherlands, Henk Kamp will be reappointed as a member of the Board of financial supervision (Cft) Curaçao and Sint Maarten and …
Read More »Tackling international crime will be better for the Caribbean Netherlands through a direct connection with INTERPOL
The Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN), together with Police Netherlands and INTERPOL, took a new, major step in our international cooperation on 12 April 2021. The agreement ensures that the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, are now in direct contact with the headquarters in Lyon and police colleagues …
Read More »Saba Red Cross donation drive for St. Vincent
The Saba Red Cross branch has initiated a donation drive to assist residents of St. Vincent who have been affected by the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano. The Red Cross is doing a lot to support St. Vincent and the neighbouring islands. Multiple actions have been taken and continue …
Read More »CBS: variable usage tariffs for electricity on Saba increased by over 26 percent relative to Q4 2020.
Consumer prices on Saba stable compared to the previous quarter On Saba, consumers paid 1.2 percent less on average in Q1 2021 than in the same quarter last year. In Q4 2020, the inflation rate still amounted to -0.8 percent. In Q1, goods and services were 0.1 percent cheaper than …
Read More »Saba adopts new entry policy per May 1
Per May 1, Saba’s entry policy will change, whereby the mandatory 10-day quarantine measure will be lifted and the connectivity to the island will be increased. In the new phase, fully-vaccinated persons do not have to quarantine, while for non-vaccinated persons the quarantine period is reduced to five days. More …
Read More »Goat control project awaits rifles and ammunition
The Public Entity Saba’s goat control project is awaiting the arrival of the rifles and ammunition that will be used for the removal of free-roaming goats. The arrival of the rifles has taken much more time than originally planned or expected due mainly to logistical issues and limited cargo space …
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