Kralendijk- Well-informed sources indicate that earlier today Insel Air CEO, Albert Kluyver, has sent in his letter of resignation to the shareholders of the company. Other media reports mentioned that the Government of Curaçao had decided to send home the entire Insel management team, but the BES-reporter has not been able to confirm that information…. [Read more]
28 WEB-employees trained as Emergency Rescue Response Officer
Kralendijk- WEB Bonaire is training employees to respond to emergencies (ER) at work. Recently, a total of no less than 28 employees successfully completed the training First Aid/CPR/AED certification for ER. WEB welcomes this step towards greater safety at work and congratulates the participants with the result. The training has familiarized the employees with basic… [Read more]
Insel-crisis to negatively impact BES-islands
Kralendijk- The current crisis at Insel Air will, without any doubt, have a negative impact on the inhabitants of the BES-islands. Although the government of Curaçao late last week decided to provide the local carrier with a total of 33 million Guilders (about 18.4 million US dollars) in ’emergency loans’ to prevent the complete financial… [Read more]
Business Association very worried about unreliable airline service
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]
Sneek (DP): Worried about non-functioning Supervisory Boards
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]
WeConnect foundation wants to bring Caribbean students and employers together
Kralendijk- How can ambitions of Caribbean students and young professionals come together with the needs of the labor market on the islands? This question has on many peoples’ minds for the longest while. “There are so many talented students who want to work for the local labor market” says Tanja Fraai, Managing Director of the… [Read more]
More renovations for San Luis Beltran school
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)
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]
Working Conference Social Security Bonaire was constructive
On January 16th, 17th and 18th, 2017 a Working Conference “Social Security Bonaire”, took place at which representatives of the Public Entity of Bonaire, stakeholders and the Kingdom were present. This conference was very constructive, whereby it was agreed that a socio-economic agenda will be drawn up. A number of topics that will be covered… [Read more]
CBS: Inflation rate Caribbean Netherlands still low
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]
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