Sunday , December 29 2024

Saba News Archive: News Items

KNMI: TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 11 – Maria

Listen to the latest address of the Lieutenant Governor, Jonathan Johnson, to the Saba residents:   TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 11 WARNING MESSAGE NO. 6 Date: Monday September 18, 2017 Time: 22:53 local time Watches/warnings: A Tropical storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch are in effect for Hurricane Maria for …

Read More »

Saba GIS Bulletin September 18

Two weeks ago, Saba and its sister islands were dealt a severe blow by Hurricane Irma. Our thoughts are with the community, especially those who have lost their homes or have damage to their property. We will continue to work to rebuild Saba and restore it to the Unspoiled Queen …

Read More »

More than half of Saba’s nature affected by Irma

According to Kai Wulf, Park Manager at the Saba Conservation Foundation, about 60 percent of Saba’s nature was devastated as a result of the recent hurricane Irma.  “Of course it looks really, really bad right now, but we are looking to the future very positively. Over the centuries, nature has …

Read More »

KNMI: TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 8 – Maria

Listen to the address of the Lieutenant Governor, Jonathan Johnson, to the Saba residents: TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 8 WARNING MESSAGE NO. 3 Date: Monday September 18, 2017 Time: 06:12 local time Watches/warnings: A Tropical storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch are in effect for Hurricane Maria. At 05:00 AST …

Read More »

Kingdom Council of Ministers meets about hurricane Irma

Today, Tuesday September 12th, the Kingdom Council of Ministers met to talk about the current situation on the islands of St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius, which have been hard hit by hurricane Irma. In the Kingdom Council of Ministers maintaining law and order and the emergency relief to the …

Read More »

King Willem Alexander will visit St. Maarten, Saba and Statia

King Willem-Alexander will visit the hurricane-hit Caribbean island of Sint Maarten on Monday as part of a short visit to meet locals and assess the relief effort. The king and home affairs minister Ronald Plasterk arrived on Curaçao on Sunday where they were briefed about the aid effort so far. …

Read More »

KNMI: Tropical cyclone bulletin 8- Jose

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 8 WARNING MESSAGE NO. 3 Date: Friday September 08, 2017 Time: 22:56 local time Watches/warnings: A Tropical Storm Warning in effect for Saba and St Eustatius for category 4 Hurricane Jose. At 1100 PM AST (0300 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Jose was located near latitude …

Read More »

KNMI: Tropical Cyclone Bulletin 16 – Irma & Jose

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 16 Date: Wednesday September 06, 2017 Time: 23:13 local time Watches/warnings: *** NOTE: This Tropical Cyclone Bulletin is both an Advisory Message for Hurricane Irma and an Information Message for Hurricane Jose. A Tropical Storm Watch or Hurricane Watch will likely be issued for Jose on …

Read More »

Saba Government on Facebook: no deaths have been reported on Saba

As of 3.30 p.m. local time, no deaths have been reported on Saba and only a few wounded. There has been a lot of structural damage. Satel is working hard on restoring telecommunication services to Saba. Local landlines are slowly being restored. Outgoing international calls are reportedly possible. Saba seems …

Read More »

KNMI: TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 13

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 13 ADVISORY MESSAGE NO. 1 Date: Wednesday September 06, 2017 Time: 09:46 local time Watches/warnings: At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Irma was located near latitude 18.2 North, longitude 64.0 West. Irma is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h), …

Read More »