In an effort to increase the support for Nature Conservation and Protected Area management for STENAPA St. Eustatius, the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) and the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) has placed its Project Officer Ms. Dahlia Hassell in the Windward Islands. “Having a member …

In these difficult times around the health concerns caused by the Covid-19 virus pandemic, there are many confusing reports in the region and abroad about borders opening or remaining closed, and about the varying related restrictions.  St.Barth takes this occasion to provide clarity on how it is handling the situation. …

Due to the measures taken because of the COVID-19 crisis, it has not been possible to travel to and from the Caribbean Netherlands for quite some time. Due to the travel restrictions introduced on March 14th, 2020, some people have exceeded the free period of stay through no fault of …

Windward Is­lands Airways International Winair has added a weekly service to St. Eustatius and dropped two of the three weekly services to Saba, the airline announced in a press release on Thursday. Winair’s itinerary to Anti­gua and St. Barths remains unchanged, with flights scheduled five days per week. The airline …

Based on the latest available data provided by Collective Prevention Services (CPS) epidemiologist Dr. Raissa Tjon-Kon-Fat, as of 6:00pm today, Thursday, July 23, St. Maarten had 94 persons with a laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection, with 16 of these cases classified as currently active cases reported during the past few days. According …

With its project team in place, the Public Entity Saba will carry out its goat control project. This project, which is to address the longstanding issue of free-roaming goats on the island, will be executed by the Saba government over 3 years through the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, …

Saba’s micro-economy has been hard-hit by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The island has been closed for visitors since March, and there are only a few students of the Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) left on the island. Tourism and the medical school are two of Saba’s main …

St. Eu­statius recorded a new case of COVID-19 on Wednes­day, July 22, Deputy Gov­ernment Commissioner Al­ida Francis announced live on the local radio stations. The positive case regards an essential worker who was granted permission to enter the island 15 days ago on July 8. The person was placed in …

Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek has confirmed that there are now additional active COVID-19 cases in St. Maarten. The minister announced during Wednesday’s live virtual Council of Ministers press briefing that there are now three active cases. However, The Daily Herald understands that that …

The European Commission wants to make an amount of 444 million euros available for the Overseas Coun­tries and Territories (OCTs), it was agreed during the Euro sum­mit which concluded in Brussels early Tuesday morning. The summit of the past four days, which was attended by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte …

RISK CATEGORIZATION Reference is made to the entry and quarantine policy of Saba and the latest emergency ordinance Covid-19 dated June 30, 2020. All persons wishing to leave or enter Saba must email info@sabagov.nl to ask approval from the Island Governor. Please note that requests should be sent 72 hours …

Tuesday, July 22st. Address Island Governor Jonathan Johnson

Juvenile criminal law will be introduced in the Caribbean Netherlands as per August 1. The introduction of juvenile criminal law in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has been a long-cherished wish of vari­ous agencies, including youth care, the police, the Pros­ecutor’s Office and the Joint Court. Juvenile criminal law is …