There are currently no active cases of COVID-19 in St. Eustatius, Government Commissioner Marnix van Rij said during a live radio broadcast. Also, there are no persons in isolation and 11 persons are in self-quarantine, while the number of tests carried out for coronavirus so far stands at 22. A …

Persons who want to return to St. Maarten once the lockdown measures have de-escalated will have to first agree to be quarantined for a mandatory period of two weeks, before they can receive the green light to enter the country. Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs …

Government’s plan is to lift the current state of emergency the country is under as of Sunday, May 17, when the one-week extension expires, and to gradually reopen businesses in a phased manner with the necessary safety protocols in place, Prime Minister and Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Chairperson Silveria Jacobs …

Wednesday, May 6th: Address Island Governor Jonathan Johnson – One Covid-19 patient recovered Please be patient during download if you have a slow internet connection. GIS Saba

~ PM: ‘We are out of crisis period’ ~ A person who passed away at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on April 24 has been added to the tally of persons in Dutch St. Maarten who have succumbed to the coronavirus COVID-19 thus far. This latest passing brings the total …

On Monday, May 4, Saba observed Memorial Day and commemorated 75 years of freedom after the May 5, 1945 liberation marking the end of World War II. The day started with a special initiative of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) that consisted of eight simultaneous, separate Zoom sessions at 8:00am …

The Netherlands remembered its war dead on Monday, May 4th, in a series of pared down ceremonies nationwide, as cornavirus put paid to the customary large gatherings. In Amsterdam, where thousands of people usually flock to Dam square for the main event with the king, a handful of people took …

The results of a four-year study were just published, cataloging the butterfly species of St. Eustatius over the winter months of 2009-2012. This project also provided an update to species lists for the Dutch Caribbean islands of St. Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten. The butterfly faunas of the three islands …

No new COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Dutch St. Maarten in recent days. However, the number of persons tested has increased slightly – from 329 to 332, and the number of persons who tested negative went up by three – from 251 to 254, an update in the figures …

Sunday, May 3rd: Address Island Governor Jonathan Johnson – Situation on Saba is stable. Please be patient during download if you have a slow internet connection (780 KB). GIS Saba

After consultation between the Dutch government and KLM, the following has been decided: On Wednesday 6 May, the KLM flight from Curacao to Amsterdam will make a stopover on Sint Maarten. And allow passengers with destination Amsterdam to board. You can book tickets for this flight via the KLM website …

St. Eu­statius will remain in a state of emergency due to the outbreak of the coronavi­rus COVID-19 until May 15, it emerged from the fifth emergency ordinance which came into effect Fri­day, May 1. The new emergency or­dinance is a continuation of the previous one. The only change is the …

Regional Health Authority ARS announced that two more recoveries from COVID-19 on Friday have brought the num­ber of active cases in St. Martin to just two, one of whom is in the Marti­nique hospital. ARS confirmed the vi­rus is in “sharp decline” as shown by no new cases reported for …

The public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have made an urgent plea to Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen of the European Commission for financial support during the COVID-19 crisis. The Caribbean Netherlands sent a letter to Urpilainen on April 22 in which support was expressed for the European …

The State of Emergency under which the country has been placed in an effort to stem the spread of the highly infectious coronavirus COVID-19 will be extended by an additional week from May 10 to 17, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Friday. The country was first placed under a …