Contrary to its communiqué on March 21 announcing the suspension of all its commercial flights as of March 23, Air Antilles announced Tuesday it has reinstated a new schedule of flights between Point-à-Pitre, Marie Galante, St. Martin Grand Case, and St. Barths. This has been permitted in coordination with the Préfecture …

There are currently 22 suspected cases of coronavirus COVID-19 in Dutch St. Maarten and a total of 322 persons in self-quarantine; 57 in self-isolation; 12 negative cases; eight pending cases and two positive cases, figures provided by Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Silveria Jacobs in …

Museums all around the Netherlands have begun offering content online to give patrons a taste of culture while facilities remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Several others have added a variety of children’s content to entertain and educate young students forced to stay at home while school doors stay …

Windward Islands Airways International Winair announced on Monday that it has suspended flights until April 6, and its main office will be closed until further notice. Winair has discontinued all scheduled flights until April 6. However, the airline said it still “has the ability to perform char­ter services seven days …

Address Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on Monday, March 23, 2020 GIS Saba

On Friday March 20th education stakeholders met with the Public Entity of St. Eustatius to discuss the situation with regards the coronavirus and in particular the opening of schools. The local authorities, the Department of Compulsory Education, management/schoolboards of the secondary and primary schools, Buzzy Bees Daycare Center and Happy …

Address from Island Governor Jonathan Johnson on Covid-19

On Friday March 20th, several charter flights from Sarpa and EZ Air will arrive from Colombia with residents of the Caribbean Netherlands who were on medical referral there. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), the Health Insurance Office of the Caribbean Netherlands (ZVK) has arranged …

As in the European part of the Netherlands, there are also major concerns in the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom about the effects of the coronavirus. In Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, a new reality of stalled activities applies. In addition, for the Caribbean parts of …

Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and Colombia have closed their airspace to passenger transport from the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands due to the increasing crisis surrounding the coronavirus COV1D-19. Passengers from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are cur­rently not admitted to Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten or Co­lombia unless they reside …

On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, the suspect of a sex offense flew over from Saba to Bonaire and was detained. This transfer was handled in accordance with the virus protocol. The 36-year-old man from the Dominican Republic is suspected of an attempted rape and / or sexual assault of an …

GIS Saba We know that many of you have questions after yesterday’s message to the public, and we would like to address some of these concerns. First, we would like to reassure you that there are still no confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 on Saba. Please continue to practice …

Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Colombia have closed their airspace to passenger transport from the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands due to the increasing crisis surrounding the corona virus. This means that passengers from Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are currently not admitted to Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten or Colombia, …

Today, there are no suspected nor confirmed covid-19 infections on Saba. Since Monday less people have arrived on Saba. Some are in self-quarantine. From Thursday, March 19 – Thursday, April 9th: All persons arriving on Saba need to go into self-quarantine for 2 weeks; All bars and night clubs will …

Address of Lieutenant Governor Jonathan Johnson to Saba residents, March 18, 2020 On Monday, March 16th, we implemented some precautionary measures. Since then, we have seen less people coming to Saba and some residents now in self-quarantine. Because of recent developments, it has been decided that more precautionary measures are …