With two positive COVID-19 cases now on Saba and the mandatory lock-down which went into effect per midnight on Sunday, April 12, the Public Entity Saba is making sure that vital services continue. For this purpose, the government has been working together the island’s businesses owners. On Monday evening, April …

Non-essential work has stopped, and people are out of work; for this reason, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor has put a package together for employees and employers. We are aware that businesses and persons that may have lost income may have questions about how they can receive financial …

Emergency Support Function 6 (ESF 6) will be going into different communities as of today, Tuesday, April 14, with a team of trained medical and community persons to visit at least 100 homes as authorities step up efforts to assess the real number of coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the country. …

The number of active coronavirus COVID-19 cases on the French side increased by one on Easter Monday, regional heath authority ARS reported. Active cases are up to sixteen although the overall situation is relatively stable so far. The latest case has been confined to home in isolation. There are now …

~To start widespread screening~ The Collectivité’s second coronavirus COVID-19 briefing on Monday on Facebook coincided with President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron’s declaration to the nation that the lockdown will continue until Monday, May 11, a development that will undoubtedly test the patience of citizens in St. Martin. President Daniel …

Monday, April 13: Address of Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on Covid-19 infection status. Please be patient during the download of this message if you have a slow internet connection. Island Governor Jonathan Johnson announced in an address on Monday evening that Saba now has two confirmed cases of coronavirus COVID-19. …

The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard with the assistance of the Defense is intensifying patrols to keep the islands safe. All maritime borders of the islands are closed due to the corona virus. As a result of this measure only regulated shipping traffic has access to the islands. The Dutch Caribbean …

Reducing the possibilities of domestic abuse occurring in homes during the currently two-week lockdown was the primary reason behind the move by authorities to temporarily suspend the sale and purchase of alcohol. Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs said on Sunday that reports were …

Dutch St. Maarten has two additional COVID-19 cases bringing to total number of cases to 52. Eva Lista-de Weever, Epidemiologist and Head of Collective Prevention Services (CPS) confirmed this during the press conference on Sunday, April 12. De Weever echoed that all persons who have tested positive for COVID-19 have …

Sunday, April 12: Address of Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on Covid-19 infection status. Please be patient during the download of this message if you have a slow internet connection

Seemingly within moments of Island Governor Jonathan Johnson announcing a mandatory two-week lock-down in response to Saba’s first confirmed case of coronavirus COVID-19, many persons descended on the only remaining grocery store to buy groceries and supplies. Johnson’s announcement was circulated on WhatsApp and was posted on Saba government’s Facebook …

After the Easter weekend the Public Health Department of the OLB starts, in association with Fundashon Mariadal, testing by means of a ‘COVID drive-thru’. Thus far tests were only taken from the patient at home, but with this new method Bonaire now wants to test as many people as possible …

A team of 29 medical professionals from AMI Expeditionary Healthcare in the United States (US) arrived in St. Maarten on April 7 and 8 to assist the country to care for its coronavirus COVID-19 patients. The AMI medical team along with local medical volunteers participated in a training session on …

Air-ambulance crew members wearing personal  protective equipment on the tarmac at F.D. Roosevelt Airport in St. Eustatius.   F.D. Roosevelt Airport in St. Eustatius was busy with medevac flights over a two-day period. On Friday evening, April 10, an air ambulance from Bonaire touched down with the air-ambulance crew wearing …

Three new patients who are highly suspected of having contracted the coronavirus COVID-19 were admitted to St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on Friday night. The three patients include one person from Saba and all three are in stable condition. The three new hospitalizations bring the total number of COVID-19 related patients …