The Bottom, Saba, The Government of Saba notes with satisfaction that the island has been able to generate much exposure in the United States tourism market through a large number of articles that were published online and in the print media in the past few years. According to Government, this exposure has been achieved in… [Read more]
WEB Completes Dismantling of Aggreko Power Plant
Kralendijk- WEB Bonaire N.V. has discontinued the use of the Aggreko power plant in Hato. The entire electricity production for Bonaire is now taking place in the ContourGlobal hybrid wind-diesel power plant on Karpata. After the successful completion of the test phase of the five new diesel generators at Karpata, the Aggreko power plant in… [Read more]
PCN says goodbye to Dave Levenstone
Kralendijk- Yesterday PCN bade goodbye to Dave Levenstone as member of PCN’s Advisory & Accountability Council. Levenstone will be replaced by Raquel Granger, while Elyane Paul-Nicolaas (Bonaire) and Jeannette Hooker-Soliana (Statia) are also new members of the council. PCN’s Vice Presient, Valdemar Marcha thanked Levenstone for his input over past years. Levenstone said he had… [Read more]
Coast Guard Saves Man Drifting Four Days near Saba
The Bottom, Saba- Last Thursday the Rescue and Coordination Center of the Coast Guard received a notification from the St. Kitts authorities that a sailboat had drifted near Saba. The sailboat named Caribella was 32 miles south of the Saba Bank with a person on board. The captain had been drifting with his boat at… [Read more]
Open Day and ‘Family Fun Day’ by Fire Department on Saba
The Bottom, Saba- On Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 the Fire Department Caribbean Netherlands (BKCN) organized an open day on Saba. The open day took place in the context of new staff recruitment. During the open day BKCN also provided information on fire prevention to the residents of the island. This year, the brigade purchased new… [Read more]
Saba’s Island Council Upset over Funding Issues
The Bottom, Saba- Saba’s island council today gave off a clear signal of unhappyness over the lack of (more) structural funding out of The Hague, and decided to walk out of the island council meeting. According to the Island Council members, the fragile financial situation of the Public Entity Saba caused by the continued lack… [Read more]
Bonaire joins Local2030 Islands Network
Kralendijk – Bonaire has joined the worldwide network of islands initiated by the United Nations that not only want to meet the sustainable development goals of the UN as quickly as possible, but are also an example for other islands. The so-called Local2030 Islands Network was launched in September during the United Nations Climate Change… [Read more]
‘Masterplan 2030’ Conference Successfully Kicked off on Bonaire
Kralendijk – The ‘Masterplan 2030 conference’ was succesfully kicked off this morning in the Courtyard-by-Marriot hotel in Bonaire. Island Governor Edison Rijna was the first speaker. Rijna expressed the hope that in the year 2030 poverty would no longer exist in Bonaire. Rijna said that, just as he had wishes, other people also have wishes… [Read more]
Tourism Corporation team strengtened with Cristely Cranston
Kralendijk- Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) welcomes Cristely Cranston who recently assumed the position of ‘Social Media & Product Development’. Cristely studied in The Netherlands and received her Bachelor’s degree in Communications. In the last year of her study she was an intern at TCB, which means she is known to the team. During this period,… [Read more]
Irrigation Water for Hotels Now Delivered by WEB N.V.
Kralendijk, Water and Energy Company Bonaire N.V. can, after an intensive period of research and repairs, supply irrigation water to hotels and apartment complexes along the west coast of Bonaire. In the first part of October Delfins Beach Resort was the 5th hotel to be connected to the irrigation water pipeline. WEB has been managing… [Read more]
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