Saba’s Public Health Department and Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) will be organizing two town hall meetings this week regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. During these meetings medical experts will be available to answer questions, address concerns, and provide information about the vaccinations, which are slated to begin in Saba by …
Read More »Dutch Cabinet collapses over childcare allowance scandal
The Rutte III cabinet collapsed due to the childcare allowance scandal. Prime Minister Mark Rutte will offer his cabinet’s resignation to King Willem-Alexander, it was announced on Friday after the Council of Ministers met for 2.5 hours. The Prime Minister will soon give a press conference. In the childcare allowance …
Read More »Invitations for Town Hall Meeting about the COVID-19 Vaccine.
Public Health Department Saba and Saba Health Care Foundation hereby cordially invite the public of Saba to join our Townhall meeting regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine. Medical Experts are available to answer your questions, address your concerns, and provide you with information. Please join us on one of the following dates and …
Read More »Integrated approach to increase agricultural production, fishing
The Caribbean islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have good possibilities to improve domestic agricultural production and fishing, and to reduce the dependence on imported food, it appeared from a study conducted by Wageningen University and Research (WUR). A report was presented to the Dutch Parliament’s Committee for Kingdom Relations on …
Read More »COVID-19 Vaccine Information Line
Covid-19 Vaccine Update from the Island Governor Jonathan Johnson
I know many of you have concerns regarding the covid-19 vaccine, and this evening I would like to address some of these topics and give some updates on the vaccination process so far. Firstly, let me remind you that the number one priority from the start of this pandemic has …
Read More »KNMI to strengthen their current network on the island further
Saba is one of the islands that form the volcanic arc of the Lesser Antilles. Because of its potential for volcanic activity, it requires regular monitoring for signs of increased activity. Over the years, the KNMI (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut) has been building and continues to build a permanent and …
Read More »Police reports: Death by natural causes
On Tuesday, January 12th , the police on Saba received a report that the lifeless body of a man was found in a house on Sulpherine Road. The doctor who came to the scene concluded that it was a natural death. It concerned a man with initials G.W.M.M. aged 68, …
Read More »Online Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland closed from January 16 up to 18, 2021
On January 19th , 2021 the online environment of the Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland is placed with MijnCN: the online platform for official services in the Caribbean Netherlands. From a technical perspective, it is quite an operation to move the Belastingdienst to the new platform. The preparations are in full swing …
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