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Read More »Covid 19 update by Island Governor Johnson – April 1, 2021
New KNMI monitoring station to be installed with assistance of Dutch Military
The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute KNMI will be installing new monitoring equipment on Saba’s remote Northern part. At the request of local authorities, Dutch Military in the Caribbean will provide assistance with the logistics. The small KNMI team will arrive on Friday, April 2. The military personnel stationed in St. …
Read More »Saba completes second vaccination round succeful
Saba successfully completed its second COVID-19 vaccination round earlier this week. In total, 1,300 adults were vaccinated for the second time, while 42 adults received their first vaccination. In the first round of vaccination in late February, 1,333 adults were inoculated with the Moderna vaccine. In the second round in …
Read More »New Caribbean voice in Dutch Parliament Wuite takes oath
The Dutch Caribbean islands in general and St. Maarten in particular will have an ally in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament with Jorien Wuite of the Democratic Party D66 who took the oath on Wednesday. She is the first Member of the Second Chamber of St. Maarten descent. …
Read More »New Island Physician Dr. Charlotte (Lotte) Croese
The Saba Health Care Foundation is very happy to introduce you to their new colleague: Island Physician Dr. Charlotte (Lotte) Croese Originally from The Netherlands, Dr. Lotte recently relocated to Saba with her family to work as one of our Island Physicians for at least the next three years. Dr. …
Read More »The Caribbean Netherlands received more than $ 47 million in COVID-19 emergency packages
From spring 2020, entrepreneurs in the Caribbean Netherlands will receive emergency support packages to survive in covid time. The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) published the amount of the allowances for wage costs and fixed costs in 2020 on Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius. “The Ministry of Economic Affairs and …
Read More »Child safety in the Caribbean Netherlands is better organised
The safety of children always comes first. Especially within a family. That must be clear, both in the European Netherlands as in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba). That is why, it is added to the BES Civil Code that parents are responsible for the safety of the …
Read More »DUO continues provision of extra online public information for the Caribbean region
Late last year Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO; Education Executive Agency) organized an online public information campaign for (former) students in the Caribbean region. The campaign was organized because a physical visit to the islands was not possible due to corona. The online contact options have been so successful that they …
Read More »Public Entity Saba launches revitalized community recycling information campaign
On Thursday, March 18 for Global Recycling Day, the Public Entity Saba kicked off its revitalized community information campaign encouraging everyone to be proactive in their role of mitigating their environmental impact. Next Monday, March 29 the campaign continues with a house-to-house initiative that will promote the separation of recyclables …
Read More »Moderna to Use Same COVID-19 Vaccine Tech as used on Saba for Other Treatments
As the world continues rolling out COVID-19 vaccines, some of the companies behind the injections are already looking to the future. We’ll probably be seeing messenger RNA technologies a bit more often. Moderna is the pharmaceutical company that has brought out the vaccine against COVID-19 used on Saba. Thanks to a …
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