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As of January 10, St. Maarten will roll out the mandatory health coverage for visitors …
Read More »As of January 10, St. Maarten will roll out the mandatory health coverage for visitors
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Vaccinations on BES islands from mid-February
“Vaccination is expected to start in mid-February in the Caribbean parts of the Netherlands”, writes …
Read More »New Year’s wishes from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson
Dear residents of Saba. As we are on the eve of a new year, we …
Read More »The Hague saves Winair from bankruptcy (updated)
The Dutch government is providing a US $3 million mortgage loan with a market-based interest …
Read More »Police advises on the use of fireworks
Fireworks are festive and beautiful to look at, but many people are unnecessarily injured by …
Read More »Plastic carrier bags prohibited per January 1st
The Island Ordinance of the Public Entity Saba to ban single-use plastic will go into …
Read More »BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine first for elderly on islands
The Dutch Health Council has advised to give priority to persons of 60 years and …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Questions & Answers
Public Health Department Saba and Saba Health Care Foundation created a survey to get feedback …
Read More »Islands’ passengers don’t need negative test result
The mandatory negative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result for passengers entering the Netherlands per …
Read More »2020 Christmas speech of King Willem-Alexander
King Willem-Alexander focused on the tone of the social debate in his Christmas speech. In …
Read More »Winners of the 2020 Christmas Lighting Competition
A panel of judges was selected from within the community and the following are the …
Read More »Annual Fireworks Display Monday, Dec. 28
Saba people can again look forward to a professional firework display at the airport this …
Read More »Saba celebrating 50 years of 24-hour electricity provision
Today, Thursday, December 24, 2020, marks fifty years since residents of Saba became able to …
Read More »Aim is to start vaccination simultaneously in Kingdom
Dutch health care authorities and the islands are aiming to, as much as possible, make …
Read More »Changes to BES health insurance as of January 1st, 2021
Effective from the 1st of January 2021, the Healthcare Insurance Claims Regulation BES will be …
Read More »No Parliament deadline for islands’ goat control
A motion to set a deadline of five to ten years for culling roaming wild …
Read More »D66 seeks clarity on National Ombudsmans’ students report
The Democratic Party D66 in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament wants to see …
Read More »Diertens asks about islands’ vaccination
Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Antje Diertens of the Democratic Party …
Read More »New ambulance for Saba Health Care Foundation
On December 11th, the new ambulance for the Saba Health Care Foundation has arrived on …
Read More »Police report of Friday, December 18th until Monday, December 21st 2020
Arrest on Saba On Friday, December 18th , a woman with the initials A.A.B., aged …
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