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Saba News Archive: News Items

St. Maarten: 8 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

The country’s COVID-19 cases continue to rise in num­ber with eight additional persons testing positive for COVID-19, increasing the total active cases to 88. The total number of con­firmed cases is now 667. Collective Prevention Ser­vices (CPS) is monitoring 84 persons who are in home isolation. Currently there are 206 …

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Risk Categorizaton, Entry and Quarantine Policy

RISK CATEGORIZATION SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 ENTRY AND QUARANTINE POLICY SABA Reference is made to the entry and quarantine policy of Saba and the latest emergency ordinance. This is the updated risk categorization of countries as of September 29. All persons that want to enter Saba must email info@Sabagov.nl to ask …

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Message of Commissioner Wilson on International Day of Older Persons

Thursday October 1 is the International Day of Older Persons of the United Nations. The year 2020 marks the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations and the 30th Anniversary of the International Day of Older Persons (UNIDOP). Saba Commissioner of Social Affairs and Health Care Rolando Wilson wants to recognize the elderly …

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Court cannot travel to Saba and Statia due to Corona restrictions

Because of the COVID-19 pandem­ic, it is currently not pos­sible for the Court to travel to Saba or St. Eustatius. Persons on these islands who wish to submit a peti­tion or enquire about their case can do so by sending an e-mail to jacqueline.evers@caribjus­titia.org or griffiesintmaarten@caribjustitia.org. The required payments for a new …

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Islands on new US travel advisory list

Four Dutch Caribbean territories were added to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “Level 3” advisory, which warns Americans to avoid all non-essential travel. St. Eustatius, Saba, Curacao and Bonaire join Aruba and St. Maarten, which were already on the list of places where CDC says the risk of …

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Islands on new US travel advisory list

Four Dutch Caribbean territories were added to the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “Level 3” advisory, which warns Americans to avoid all non-essential travel. St. Eustatius, Saba, Curacao and Bonaire join Aruba and St. Maarten, which were already on the list of places where CDC says the risk of …

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St. Maarten: 14 new confirmed COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA has confirmed fourteen new active COV­ID-19 cases in St. Maarten as of Tuesday, September 29. Eight persons have re­portedly recovered from the virus, bringing the to­tal number of active cases to 80. The total number of confirmed cases is now …

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St. Maarten: 17 persons recover from COVID-19

Seven­teen persons have report­edly recovered from COVID-19. Only one person has test­ed positive for COVID-19, thus reducing the number of active cases to 74. The total number of confirmed cases is now 645. The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitor­ing 70 persons in home isolation. Currently, there are 171 persons …

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St. Maarten: COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Eleven persons have tested positive for COVID-19, increasing the total number of active cases to ninety as of Sunday, September 27. After a noted decrease in the number of active cases last week, the num­bers are now slowly start­ing to increase once again. Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 were recorded …

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St. Maarten: Nine new active cases ~15 new recoveries confirmed~

The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA has confirmed nine new COVID-19 active cases on St. Maarten as of Friday, September 25. The new number of active cases is currently 74, with the total of confirmed cases now stands at 627. Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring …

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Use of SZW Emergency Regulation during soft lockdown

Many employers in the Caribbean Netherlands make use of the SZW Emergency Regulation for wage costs. Due to the stricter measures on Bonaire, a number of companies now have to close their doors completely and employees can be deployed less than anticipated. Employers can report these or other changes to …

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St. Maarten: New COVID-19 death recorded

Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek reported in a pre-release on Thursday evening that another person has succumbed to CO­VID-19. He said the death had occurred late last week, but it is now con­firmed that it was attributed to COVID-19. This brings the total number …

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St. Maarten: 22 new COVID-19 cases recorded

— New COVID-19 related death confirmed — The coun­try’s number of COVID-19 cases is slowly climbing with the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA report­ing 22 new active cases on Wednesday, September 23. The new total of active cases is currently 78, with the total number of …

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St. Maarten: COVID-19 active cases decrease

Three additional persons have tested positive for COV­ID-19 as of Tuesday, Sep­tember 22. However, seven more per­sons have recovered, bring­ing the total number of ac­tive cases to 62. The total number of confirmed cases is now 594. Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is moni­toring 59 people in home isolation. Currently there …

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