BES Reporter

News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba

Business Association very worried about unreliable airline service

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Kralendijk- The Bonaire Business and Employers Association (BBE) is very worried about the situation with the air transportation to especially Curaçao and Aruba. On Thursday, January 26, BBE sent out a great number of emails both to local- as well as Kingdom government representatives. BBE says the situation is deteriorating fast and nothing is really… [Read more]

Saba Hell’s Gate Triathlon 2017

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The Bottom, Saba – Saba will be hosting its 10th edition of one of the toughest short triathlons on Saturday January 28th 2017. This year 60 participants have registered for the triathlon from Saba, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Eustatius, USA, Canada and the Netherlands. During the triathlon there will be individual participants, as well… [Read more]

Sneek (DP): Worried about non-functioning Supervisory Boards

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Oranjestad, Councilman Koos Sneek on behalf of the DP-party has written a letter to the Executive Council expressing his concern about the vacancies on the boards of government-owned companies EUTEL and STUCO. In the letter, dated January 24, 2017, Councilman Sneek writes, among others: “The management and supervision of our two government-owned companies, STUCO NV… [Read more]

More renovations for San Luis Beltran school

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Kralendijk – Mr. Bonnet of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, together with Education Commissioner Nina den Heyer have recently given the go-ahead for the refurbishment of sections D and G at the elementary San Luis Bertran. The elementary San Luis Bertran was already being refurbished by the public entity Bonaire and the… [Read more]

WEB names new Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

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Kralendijk- Joanne Balentien-Nicastia has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at WEB N.V.as per January 1, 2017. Together with Alfredo Koolman (CEO) she will now form the Board of Directors of the power and water company of Bonaire (Water & Energiebedrijf Bonaire, WEB). The appointment, according to WEB, is the result of a recruitment… [Read more]

Maternity leave on BES-islands increased to 16 weeks

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Kralendijk- Although many people are still unaware of the fact, the BES-Reporter understands from reliable sources that the maternity leave on the BES islands as of 1 January 2017 has gone from a total of 12 weeks to a total of 16 weeks. The discrepancy between the length of maternity leave in the Netherlands as… [Read more]

New Classroom at Laura Linzey Day Care Center Saba

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The Bottom, Saba – On Monday, January 16th 2017, the official opening of the new classroom for the Laura Linzey Day Care Center on Saba, occurred. In attendance of the opening was Governor Jonathan Johnson, Commissioner of Youth Affairs Rolando Wilson, Island Secretary Tim Muller, Policy Advisor for Social Affairs Krijn Pons, Project Coordinator for… [Read more]

CBS: Inflation rate Caribbean Netherlands still low

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Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reports inflation rates remained low on the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands over Q4 2016, based on the consumer price index (CPI). Inflation on Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba has hovered around 0 percent for nearly two consecutive years.  Inflation on Bonaire stable for one year already Consumer prices on Bonaire… [Read more]

Clark Abraham (PDB): Bonaire seriously short changed by Holland when it comes to finance

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Kralendijk- Clark Abraham of the Partido Democratico Boneriano (PDB) believes Bonaire is being severely short changed by Holland when it comes to the way local government is being financed. This was stated by Abraham this morning in an extensive interview with Aimed Ayubi on Live 99FM. Local government budget should be twice as big Abraham… [Read more]