News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Kralendijk- Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) welcomes Cristely Cranston who recently assumed the position of ‘Social Media & Product Development’. Cristely studied in The Netherlands and received her Bachelor’s degree in Communications. In the last ... Lees verder
Kralendijk, Water and Energy Company Bonaire N.V. can, after an intensive period of research and repairs, supply irrigation water to hotels and apartment complexes along the west coast of Bonaire. In the first part of October Delfins Beach Resort was the 5th ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba- In the near future, Sabans will no longer have to make the trip to St. Maarten to file petitions or pay their court fees at the Court House in Philipsburg. As of October 1, 2019, the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao and St. ... Lees verder
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius- Friday November 1st saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Public Entity of St. Eustatius, Golden Rock Pharmacy and Statia Waste Solutions outlining how medical waste on the island will be dealt with. ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- Expectations are high for the upcoming Masterplan 2030 Conference taking place on November 6th, 7th and 8th. Entry tickets to the conference are no longer available, but the opening session of the Conference will be transmitted live on various ... Lees verder
Kralendijk - Flamingo Airport in Bonaire has informed the public that the access to the departure hall will change coming Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The new entrance is north of the current one. Passengers are requested to use the new entrance, after ... Lees verder
Kralendijk - During the 2019 edition of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) convention held on Bonaire earlier this week, biologists from the region met to thoroughly discuss coral restoration, the Coral Action Plan, the (citizen) science platform ... Lees verder
Kralendijk - The Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the EU is happy to assist the public entity Bonaire in making an inventory of European Union funds that can be used. Governor Edison Rijna and deputy Elvis Tjin Asjoe recently ... Lees verder
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius- Former politician, State Secretary and past president of the GVP school board, Nora Sneek-Gibbs, has conceived a plan to set up a new school, where Dutch will be the language of instruction. Sneek-Gibbs has asked Wim Noordzij, ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- On Monday, October 28th, the demolition of the former Correctional Institution Caribbean Netherlands (JICN) started. Starting Thursday, the 31st, the demolition of the outer walls of the former prison in Playa will start. For safety reasons, ... Lees verder
Basterre, St. Kitts- On Wednesday afternoon the Dash 8 detected a sailboat with a group of persons on board of a vessel waving frantically. The Rescue and Coordination Center (RCC) immediately dispatched the Coast Guard cutter Poema to the sailboat to ... Lees verder
Two countries of the Kingdom of The Netherlands have been included in Lonely Planet's top-10 list of countries to visit in the year 2020. About Aruba, Lonely Planet writes: "Here international and local artists color the city’s street walls and offer ... Lees verder
St. Eustatius National Parks organization last week got busy with measuring the beach at Zeelandia. According to Stenapa, the amount of sand on the beach can fluctuate over time, but cliff falls, sand-mining and storm swells all work together to degrade ... Lees verder
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius- A musical band from Austria will be performing on November 8th at the Boardwalk in support of work of the Mega D Youth Foundation (MDYF). The performance at the Boardwalk will be followed up with an 'unplugged' session at the ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- In what can certainly be considered a totally new sound for the Dutch Caribbean Islands, the Board of Financial Supervision (Cft), is actually urging the Executive Council of the Public Entity Bonaire to spend more. Cft in their latest report ... Lees verder