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Mail & Postcards
If you decide to send that loved one back home a postcard of Saba, take note that it
will take approximately two-three weeks when marked airmail. Federal Express and
DHL are also available.
Medical Facilities
Saba Cares Foundation - A.M. Edwards Medical Center
(phone 599-416-3288 or 3289)
Three Resident Doctors and a team of Registered Nurses oversee the medical facility.
©Malachy Magee
Museum
The Harry L. Johnson Museum, Windwardside - Saba’s Harry Luke Johnson
Museum is located in a Saban sea captain’s cottage built in 1840 Windwardside.
It is located in the middle of a beautiful meadow, used as a public park for picnics
and a playground for small children. The Museum’s interior has retained the
original furnishings of the Victorian era. There is a small resource center with
articles on Saba and a collection of artifacts from the Amerindian archeological
sites around the island. The museum is open Tuesdays to Saturdays from
10 am to 3 pm.
Population
Between 1,500 and 2000 people, and of this number approximately 500 are medical
students and faculty. The remainder constitutes the local population.