As of August 15, the National Criminal Investigation Service (“Rijksrecherche”) will have a permanent presence in the Caribbean Netherlands with its seat in Bonaire. The National Investigation Service of the Caribbean Netherlands will cooperate intensively with de­tectives in the European Netherlands and with the National Detectives in Curacao, Aruba and …

Six paintings by artist Heleen Cornet of Saba’s historic schooners will be on display during an exhibition around the pool at Tropics Cafe in Windwardside that will open at 4:00pm Saturday, July 25. The acrylic on canvas paintings measure 36 by 48 inches. Cornet has lived in the Netherlands Antilles …

Regional health authority ARS re­ported two new COVID-19 cases for French St. Martin in its latest July 10-17 bul­letin. The two new cases are lo­cal, not imported. One is isolated at home in St. Mar­tin and the other is in isola­tion in Guadeloupe. This latest development brings total confirmed cas­es …

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) is concerned about the support nature conservation and climate change is receiving as a part of the discussions within the Kingdom of the Netherlands for Corona crisis support to Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten. “We have been following the discussions between the governments within …

Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek says that of the 75 persons tested at the airport on their return to St. Maarten on the repatriation flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday one person tested positive for COVID-19 and one person tested inconclusive and will …

The Department of Community Development of the public entity Saba and Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) identified the need for more guidance and positive role models within the community. In an initiative to form a joint, community-based approach to curb certain habits and behaviours that may hamper the overall well-being of …

St. Maarten has a new case of coronavirus COVID-19, announced Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Richard Panneflek during the live virtual Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday morning. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 79. Panneflek said the person was referred …

In the second quarter of 2020, consumer goods and services were cheaper on Saba, by 1.3 percent than one year previously. Prices also decreased on St Eustatius and Bonaire by 1.1 percent and 1.4 percent year-on-year respectively. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of the consumer …

An induction and installation ceremony for the seven new officers of the Saba Unspoiled Queen Leo Club was held at Eu­genius Johnson Center in Windwardside on Saturday, July 11. The Saba Leo Club has been dormant for some years and the sponsoring Saba Lions Club is happy to have its …

Under special circumstances it will be possible for local authorities in the Caribbean Netherlands to sometimes award contracts for the delivery of goods or services to civil servants in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. To make this possible, Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops will adjust the …

At about 6:30 PM on Saturday, July 11th , the police received a notification that someone giving no sign of life had been found in a home on the Sink Hole Street, on Saba. After investigation, a natural death was declared. It concerns the woman with initials B.A.H., aged 52. …

On Tuesday July 7, 2020 a meeting with the business community of Saba was held at the Eugenius Johnson Center to revive the Saba Business Association (SBA). For quite a few years, the SBA was headed by Wolfgang Tooten who had been instrumental in bringing business and stakeholders together to …

Reference is made to the entry and quarantine policy of Saba and the latest emergency ordinance Covid-19 dated June 30, 2020. This is the updated risk categorization of countries as of July 10. Further explanation is provided regarding the decision for this categorization per country. This update now also includes …

The Public Entity Saba would like to inform the public of the following; persons wishing to leave the island are permitted to do so as there are no restrictions on outbound travel for Saba. However, persons that plan to leave the island should consider the following; 1. At the moment, …