Although St. Maarten believes that the “take it or leave it,” proposal from the Kingdom government as liquidity support in the form of a loan for St. Maarten, is a “slap in the face” of the country, government has accepted the proposal as long as it does not infringe on …

The Saba Conservation Foundation expresses their sincere appreciation to the Canadian / American / Dutch volunteer team for their dedicated work here on Saba, once again! This year they reconstructed the Middle Island Trail, benched an eroding section of the Spring Bay Trail and at Kelbey’s Ridge, built additional steps …

According to the Law Enforcement Council, the enforcement of nature and environmental legislation needs improvement. Research by the Council has indicated that there is little monitoring and enforcement in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba). Organizations look at each other and hardly work together. Personnel charged with the …

  Address of Island Governor Jonathan Johnson & Dr. Koen: Please be patient when downloading through sa slow internet connection.  

The Préfecture on Sunday repeated its call for “utmost vigilance” to avoid a resurgence of the coronavirus as two new confirmed COVID-19 cases and two probable cases were confirmed on Saturday. “A new case was confirmed on Saturday which shows the persistence of sporadic cases occurring in the territory,” it …

The sixth emergency ordinance went into effect in Statia at 6:00pm Friday, May 15. Government Commission­er, Marnix in Rij said he had conversed with Deputy Government Commission­er Alida Francis on several occasions about their strat­egy on whether to upscale or downscale the emer­gency ordinance based on strategies of three pillars. …

Employers who use the SZW emergency regulation for support in their wage costs no longer have to report changes for the remaining term of the regulation. In this way they get more space to see if and how they can expand their business activities. Mutation forms that have already been …

The Law Enforcement Council has noted that the police and Public Prosecutor’s Office in the Caribbean Netherlands are not yet entirely working in accordance with the 2017 instruction of the Attorney-General of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Curaçao, of Sint Maarten and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba regarding relational …

Dutch St. Maarten recorded one new positive coronavirus COVID-19 case on Tues­day, breaking a thirteen-day span of no new cases being recorded. But the number of active cases was reduced by seven and now stands at just eight. The new case brings the total number of positive cases in the …

On the recommendation of the State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Mr. Jonathan Johnson was reappointed as the Island Governor of the Public Entity Saba by Royal Decree of April 24, 2020. Mr. Johnson has been the Island Governor of Saba since July 2, 2008. This is his …

On 1 January 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at nearly 26 thousand, i.e. 830 more than one year previously. This increase is almost entirely on account of Bonaire, as Saba’s and Statia’s population hardly grew or did not grow at all. On balance, more people settled in …

  Update May 12, 2020: Saba is free of active Covid-19 infections. GIS Saba

Sabans are to give recognition to their nurses and to all of the people who have been assisting the community during the coronavirus pandemic. To do this, and in marking International Nurses Day, church bells will be ring­ing and sirens blaring for one minute today, Tues­day, at 12:00pm. On social …

As the curve continues to flatten in Dutch St. Maarten, the country has not recorded any new coronavirus COVID-19 cases in thirteen days, Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said in a national address on Monday evening. In giving an update on the latest COVID-19 statistics, she …