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Update from Governor Jonathan Johnson, December 30, 2021: GIS.
Read More »Covid-19 update December 30, 2021: active cases: 28, persons in quarantine: 86
COVID-19 Update Dec 29: the active case total is now 20. Persons in quarantine: 21
December 29: The number of active infections has increased to 20. All persons are quarantined. Listen to Island Governor Jonathan Johnson’s earlier message: COVID-19 Update: On Saturday, December 25th we had two people test positive for COVID -19 during routine pre-travel testing. All contact tracing has been completed on …
Read More »Statia’s UCF criticizes high fees Chamber of Commerce in the public entities
Statia’s Ubuntu Connected Front (UCF) has sent a letter to the House of Representatives Committee on Kingdom Relations to protest and ask questions about the increase in the contribution for the Chamber of Commerce of St. Eustatius and Saba as of January 1, 2022. UCF Caribbean states that the high …
Read More »King Willem Alexander & Family send their Seasons Greetings
Hospitals on islands agree to join forces
The ministers and state secretary of public health of the four countries in the kingdom during a ministerial consultation last week Friday, expressed unanimous support for the agreements that were made at the healthcare summit in St. Maarten early December with regard to the establishing of the Dutch Caribbean Hospital …
Read More »Saba’s OMT scales up Covid-19 measures because of 6 active cases – updated
Island Governor Jonathan Johnson communicates the upscaled measures on Saba because of 6 active Covid-19 cases. Listen to his message here: On Island Measures Increase: Due to an increased number of covid cases on island, Saba will be moving to alert level 2. This will be implemented December 23rd, 2021, …
Read More »Covid-19 booster vaccination for 18-59 years starts January 3rd
Click HERE for the form to schedule an appointment for the booster vaccination.
Read More »Saba and Kindernet sign twinning contract
The Public Entity Saba and the Kindernet childcare organization from the Netherlands last week sealed their collaboration by signing a twinning contract. As part of the BES(t)4Kids program, the Day Care and After School Care organizations on Saba are working in a twinning program together with Kindernet in the European …
Read More »Medical referrals to Colombia still possible
The Colombian Ministry of Health has announced the conditions that will allow access for patients from abroad who need medical care in Colombia. The following conditions apply to Covid and non-Covid patients who are medical emergencies. These patients must be transported on air ambulances or medical charter flights, which can …
Read More »Saba implements stricter measures to fight COVID-19 Omicron
Due to the fast spreading of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, Saba is taking stricter measures, starting Saturday, December 25 until the end of January 2022. As of Saturday, all persons coming to Saba will be required to take a PCR-test before being allowed to enter the island. “So no matter …
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