News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
The Bottom, Saba- The Saba Island Government, Public Works and teams of volunteers from each village are decking out the island in holiday cheer. The Christmas season in Saba kicked off right after the Saba Day weekend, December 1,2 and 3rd with the … [Read more] about Christmas decorations give Saba festive look
Kralendijk- The strategic plan commissioned by the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) and compiled by the the Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies (DPITS) at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida outlines a … [Read more] about Strategic Tourism Plan Bonaire: towards 200,000 tourist arrivals in 10 years time
This morning, Divi Divi Air held the first training in Bonaire for their new DHC-6 'Twinotter' aircraft. The training, which was aimed at the ground-crew of the airline at the Flamingo Airport, is part of the process to take the new aircraft into service. Divi … [Read more] about Divi Divi Air trains Bonaire ground-crew on new Twinotter plane
Kralendijk- On Friday 8 December a covenant was signed by deputy island governor, Evangelina Betancourt, Attorney General, R. Bos and the deputy unit manager IND CN, P. de Graaf. This document outlines the cooperation regarding the new method of providing … [Read more] about Covenant signed about provision of judicial documentation information
Port-of-Prince, Haiti- A large number of Winair passengers on flight 807, executed by PAWA-Dominicana, has been stuck in Haiti since yesterday. Their unfortunate adventure started when the PAWA plane made an intermediate stop in the Toussaint Louverture … [Read more] about Large group of Winair passengers stuck in Haiti for second day
Kralendijk- MPB Party Leader Elvis Tjin-Asjoe says that his party is of the opinion that efforts to implement an integrity screening for future commissioners forming the government of Bonaire are a good start but that an integrity assessment of current … [Read more] about Tjin-Asjoe (MPB) also wants screening of current commissioners
Kralendijk- The Bonaire Hotel and Tourism Association (Bonhata) has sent out a strong letter to the Executive Council protesting the way budget cuts which were implemented and which will, according to Bonhata, will not only have a negative impact on tourism as … [Read more] about Bonhata sends strong letter to Exco about tourism budget cut
Kralendijk- Although the Bonaire Islands Council is hardly ever the scene of great camaraderie and high-level discussions, these days the animosity between especially the MPB and PDB-councilman Abraham on the one side and the governing coalition of UPB and … [Read more] about Parties squabble about budget and screening of commissioners
The Bottom, Saba- Despite the woes brought on to various islands by the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria, the Saba Day Wahoo Fishing tournament turned out to be quite a success. No less than 23 boats participated in the event. About 100 anglers from … [Read more] about Successful Saba Day Wahoo Fishing tournament
Kralendijk- Travelers making use of the Flamingo Airport will notice the presence of new immigration counters, both at the arrival and departure hall of the airport. The new counters, made out of glass and metal, are the same ones to be found in Dutch airports … [Read more] about New Immigration counters for Flamingo Airport Bonaire