— 20 recoveries reported — Twenty persons reportedly have recov­ered from COVID-19 as of Monday, October 5 and seven persons have tested positive for COVID-19, reducing the number of active cases to 72. The total number of con­firmed cases is now 686. Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 70 persons …

Wageningen Marine Research and the Saba Bank Management Unit (SMBU) recently published an evaluation of the effectiveness of the seasonal fishing bans within Moonfish Bank based on the first five years of fish catch data. These closures were intended to help Red Hind and Queen Triggerfish populations, both of which …

Remedial/Special Education teacher at Saba Sacred Heart School in Saba, Helen Hassell and a pupil began raising awareness on Thursday, October 1, by working to create a poster and displaying it outside a classroom for National Down Syndrome Awareness Month, which is observed in October. Pupil Jayden worked “very hard” …

As of October 3rd, there were four (4) persons who tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total active cases to eighty- four (84). The total number of confirmed cases is now six hundred and seventy- eight (678). Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring eighty (80) people in home isolation. Three …

Commissioner of Agriculture, Horticulture and Animal Husbandry Rolando Wilson late last week established an Advisory Committee Horticulture on Saba. According to the Commissioner, the various horticulture activities on Saba need some more structure and expert advice to make the activities in this area more effective and efficient.       “Although Government is …

Six more persons had tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday, October 2. The total active cases is 80 and the total number of confirmed cases is now 674. Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring 84 persons who are in home isolation. Currently there are 206 people in quarantine based …

On Thursday, October 1st, 2020, Jayden and Tr. Helen, the Remedial/ Special Ed teacher started raising awareness by working together to create a beautiful poster and displaying it outside the classroom. Jayden worked very hard to decorate the border with blue and yellow ribbons. In the middle of the photo …

Diadema sea-urchins play a vital role in maintaining a balanced coral reef ecosystem by grazing away algae and creating bare substrate for coral recruitment. The RAAK PRO Diadema project aims to develop interventions to improve larval recruitment and juvenile survival to increase local Diadema populations. To do this, researchers are …

The Public Entity Saba has announced some developments in light of the COVID-19 crisis. One positive development is that a COVID-19 testing capacity has been set up on Saba. At the same time, updates have taken place with regard to the entry and quarantine policy in the latest emergency ordinance. …

In the morning hours of Wednesday, September 30th , a man with initials K.B. was arrested at the port of Saba for violating the Opium Act BES. The suspect’s car, some evidence and drugs have been confiscated for further investigation. During a regular check of a freight shipment, Customs found …

The Min­istry of Public Health, So­cial Development and La­bour VSA has confirmed one new active COVID-19 case in St. Maarten as of Thursday, October 1. Ten persons have report­edly recovered from the virus, bringing the total ac­tive cases to 79. The total number of confirmed cases is now 668. Collective Prevention …

The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT agrees with the decision of the Saba government to deduct the 2019 deficit from the general reserve. For the first time in years, the annual report of the public entity Saba showed a deficit of US $621,000 for reasons beyond its control. In a …

Stichting Pensioenfonds Caribisch Nederland (‘PCN’) has appointed The Curaçao Financial Group N.V. (‘CFG’) as manager of its local investment portfolio. This means that CFG has effectively assumed the managerial duties of Participatiemaatschappij Caribisch Nederland (‘PMCN’), the vehicle that searches, selects, executes and monitors  the local investments of PCN in the …

On September 30, Commissioner of Social Affairs Rolando Wilson met with the clergy of the different denominations on Saba to discuss various matters that are of interest to their communities. Present were Reverend St. Clair Williams representing the Anglican Church, Pastor Vernon Liburd representing Wesleyan Holiness Church, Father Zbigniew (Zibi) …

Tourists who want to come to St. Maarten will soon be required to acquire COVID-19 medical insurance prior to their visit, once a plan being worked on by Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Minister Ludmila de Weever goes into effect. De Weever said the insurance is similar to …