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Saba News Archive: News Items

St. Maarten: 38 persons recover from COVID – 19, no new cases

COV­ID-19 cases for the coun­try are on the decline once again with 62 active cases reported as of Tuesday, September 15. This marks 38 confirmed recoveries in the past two days for St. Maarten. Collective Prevention Ser­vices (CPS) has recorded no new active cases. The total number of positive cases …

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Saba labels St. Maarten, Aruba high-risk countries

As of September 10, St. Maarten and Aruba have been labelled high-risk countries in an updated risk categorisation of countries under the entry and quarantine policy of Saba and the latest COVID-19 emergency ordinance of August 31. St. Maarten and Aruba are categorised as high-risk because both islands do not …

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Structural subsidy for Statia, Saba internet tariffs needed

Dutch State Secretary of Eco­nomic Affairs and Climate Policy Mona Keijzer agrees with Consumer and Market Authority ACM that struc­tural subsidy is a necessity to bring the prices of tele­communication down in St. Eustatius and Saba. The subsidy for consumers will he increased to US $35 per month. ACM recently …

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St. Maarten: Sharp decline in active cases

The Ministry of Public Health reported a sharp decline in the number of active COV1D-19 cases over the weekend. There were 54 recoveries on Friday and 43 on Saturday. As of Sunday, September 13,16 new cases had been record­ed, bringing the total number of active cases to 100. The total …

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St. Maarten: Sharp decline in active cases

The Ministry of Public Health reported a sharp decline in the number of active COV1D-19 cases over the weekend. There were 54 recoveries on Friday and 43 on Saturday. As of Sunday, September 13,16 new cases had been record­ed, bringing the total number of active cases to 100. The total …

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Man sentenced for immorality and creeping into houses

On Wednesday, September 9, a 35-year-old Dominican man was sentenced to 3 years of unconditional imprisonment for immorality and creeping into houses. The penalty imposed is equal to the prosecutor’s demand. The four proven facts took place on Saba between 2014 and 2020. Each time it involved sneaking into a …

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Man sentenced for immorality and creeping into houses

On Wednesday, September 9, a 35-year-old Dominican man was sentenced to 3 years of unconditional imprisonment for immorality and creeping into houses. The penalty imposed is equal to the prosecutor’s demand. The four proven facts took place on Saba between 2014 and 2020. Each time it involved sneaking into a …

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CBS: relatively many temporary workers on Saba  

In 2018, 72 percent of the 15 to 74-year-olds in the Caribbean Netherlands were in paid employment. Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba had 11.2 thousand, 1.9 thousand and 1.2 thousand people in work respectively. The share of employees with a temporary contract was highest on Saba (22 percent). Nearly all …

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Costs of internet will be reduced with structural subsidies

The cost of internet on on the public entities of Bonaire, Statia and Saba can only be lowered to an acceptable level with structural subsidies from the government. State Secretary Mona Keijzer links this conclusion to an investigation that she had carried out by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and …

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St Maarten: CPS confirms 3 new active cases. French side + 43

Sint Maarten: — 12 new recoveries recorded — COVID-19 cases continue to rise with three new active cases recorded by the Ministry of Public Health. The total number of active cases is now 178 and the new total positive cases is currently 530. The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is monitoring …

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Saba students compete in the Expository Essay Writing Competition

On Friday, August 28th, students of the Saba Comprehensive School and the Sacred Heart School received prizes for participating in an Essay Writing competition. This competition was to celebrate Compulsory Education Day and the child’s right to education; the topic was Compulsory Education and the child’s right to education. Due …

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