BES Reporter

News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba

Statia investing in machinery and training

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Oranjestad, St. Eustatius – The Public Entity of St. Eustatius has made several investments in 2019 and will make additional investments in 2020 to demonstrate its commitment to the further development of the agricultural sector on the island. New machinery was purchased and will be used to provide direct support for local farmers. Putting the… [Read more]

Preparations for Statia Island Council elections start February 2020

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Oranjestad, St. Eustatius – Effective February 20th the Executive Council of the Public Entity of St. Eustatius in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations will launch an awareness and education campaign in the run-up to the Island Council elections. This pre- election process will comprise a series of information sessions and walk… [Read more]

Minister Slob proud of education in Caribbean Netherlands

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Kralendijk – Minister Arie Slob (Primary and Secondary Education & Media) visited Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire from Monday January 13th to Wednesday January 15th. This visit was mainly about getting acquainted with the education field on the three islands. In addition to speaking to various school managements, the minister has also had conversations with… [Read more]

SDA School St. Eustatius Happy with Renewed Accommodation

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Oranjestad, St. Eustatius– The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) School on St. Eustatius organized a festive gathering last Sunday around the official opening of the new and renovated school buildings. The highlight of the gathering was the cutting of the opening ribbon by Gerene Joseph (SDA education director for the North Caribbean region) and group 8… [Read more]

Vitality Programme for civil servants launched

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Oranjestad, St. Eustatius – On Wednesday January 8th the Public Entity of St. Eustatius has officially launched a Vitality Programme exclusively for civil servants. More than 40 civil servants have signed up to take part in this programme. The programme started with a kick-off information session. The Vitality Programme is designed to stimulate employees to… [Read more]

ZVK: Changes in providers patient transportation; no changes for insured

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Kralendijk- The BES Healthcare Insurance Office, ZVK, today communicated that they have made what they call ‘a few minor adjustments’ with regard to patient transport for insured. The changes mainly concern changes to providers on Bonaire and Sint Maarten. From January 1st, 2020, patient transport on Bonaire, mainly with regard to wheelchair bus transport for… [Read more]

Second Phase Starts in Cleaning of Census Administration

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Oranjestad, St. Eustatius- In the first half of 2020 the second and final phase of the clean-up process of the PIVA (population administration) takes place at the Civil Registry Office of St. Eustatius. The second step in the project will entail an in-depth examination of the accuracy, correctness, timeliness, or completeness of the information contained… [Read more]

FXDC Increases Postal Fares in 2020

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Kralendijk- Postal Concessionaire for the BES-islands, FXDC, has announced that as of January 1, 2020, the rates for sending letters or packages will go up. FXDC points out that fares have not bee adapted since the year 2014, but that their costs have gone up. The postal organization also points to the fact that less… [Read more]