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BES Reporter

News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba

Government Agreement Signed in Bonaire Today

Kralendijk – This afternoon, the Government Agreement between The Hague and Bonaire was signed by State Secretary Raymond Knops on behalf of The Netherlands and the Island Governor, Edison Rijna, on behalf of Bonaire. The signing of the agreement was made possible by the approval by the Island Council yesterday evening of the draft agreement… [Read more]

Concrete Poured at South Pier for Construction of New Mooring Post

Kralendijk – After a somewhat challenging start in the repairs made at the South pier in the bay of Kralendijk, clear progress is now being made. This week saw the construction of a new mooring post. For this high-resistance concrete 62 cubic meters of concrete were poured in the early morning to finish constructing the… [Read more]

The first plane of EZ Air has landed on Curacao

  Today, Thursday 8 November, the first aircraft of EZ Air landed at 14.05 at Hato airport on Curacao. The aircraft is a Beechcraft 1900D which is suitable for 18 passengers. The second plane is expected in 10 days. The financing for both aircraft has been provided by PensioenfondsCN. The aircraft will now have to… [Read more]

Round table meeting on the future of the Central Dialogue Bonaire  on November 15th 2018

November 15th, 2018 the parties participating in the Central Dialogue Bonaire (Centrale Dialoog Bonaire) will meet again in a round table meeting. The Central Dialogue is a consultation between trade unions, employers and government on economic topics like employment relationships, social security and poverty reduction. All parties involved may propose topics for the Central Dialogue,… [Read more]

Warning KPCN; Be careful buying a car online in USA

The Dutch Caribbean Police Force has received several reports of fraud via the internet in recent months. On the internet there are several advertisements of good and affordable cars from the United States. The cars are offered for sale at a good price. In the advertisement, all information about the car is neatly stated. Negotiations… [Read more]

STENAPA Organizes Info Session on Reforestation

Oranjestad- Nature Organization STENAPA will be organizing an information session to discuss the upcoming plans to work on reforestation on St. Eustatius. The information session, which takes place on Monday, November 12 from 7-9 PM at the Golden Era Hotel is open to the general public. The project is be a partnership between STENAPA, Mac… [Read more]

Twizzle (Ulyssese Lopes) to perform during Youth Night

Oranjestad- Hip Hop Rapper Twizzle (Ulyssese Lopes), a former student of the Golden Rock School and the Gwendoline van Putten School will return to Statia to perform during Youth Night. Based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Twizzle started with his music during the year 2009, after being influenced by many American Hip Hop artists. He started… [Read more]

Water Polo at Club Nautico/ Swimmers To Aruba Dolphins

Kralendijk- The Bonaire Barracudas swim and water polo teams are very busy these days! Bonaire hosted the Curacao Orcas for a water polo tournament for player’s under 16 on the weekend of October 21st. Club Nautico and Mushi Mushi graciously hosted the event with a great location on the waterfront. There was space on the… [Read more]