News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Kralendijk- Telecom Regulator for the BES-islands, Agentschap Telecom, says that interference from Venezuela is possible on mobile devices. In case of service interruptions or quality issues, most users are inclined to complain to their service provider. ... Lees verder
Saba, The Bottom -On Sunday, May 21st , 2017, around 01:45 AM, the police received a report that a fight was taking place on the E.A. Johnson road in the vicinity of The Hide Away Bar & Restaurant in Windward Side, where witnesses would have seen that a man ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba -Last week, the social organizations on Saba, Bonaire and St. Eustatius, were informed during information sessions about the new funding scheme “Opportunities for all children”. From 2017 until 2021one million euros will be made available, ... Lees verder
Minister of Interior affairs Ronald Plasterk has written a letter to the Executive Council of Sint Eustatius, dated May 12, where he states that the ignoring of applicable laws for the governance of the island can never be unilaterally ‘shoved aside’ by local ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- The new coalition in Bonaire formed by MPB (3 seats), Fraction Raphaela (1 seat) and the Social-Liberal Fraction of Clark Abraham (1 seat) will each have 1 commissioner in the new Executive Council. This can be seen as a departure from more ... Lees verder
Kralendijk - The Committee for the awarding of Royal Awards (Commissie Koninklijke Onderscheidingen) informs the general public they are already working on the documents to propose a number of residents to qualify for a Royal Award for the year 2018. Every ... Lees verder
Kralendijk –In their continuous efforts to support United and Delta’s fall airlift to Bonaire, Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) launched its 3rd Annual Bonaire Fall Festival: Dive-Dine-Discover program. From mid-August through early November, the Bonaire Fall ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- Today International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. IDAHOT was celebrated. For the occasion, the local organization fighting for equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people (EQ) has published announcements in various local ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- This morning the seven suspects in the case of the home robbery in Sabadeco Shores in August of last year, have heard the demand against them. Not only are they charged with the robbery and the killing of officer Ferry Bakx, but also for possession ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- In a new and surprising turn of events, the MPB is terminating the support for the MPB-UPB-fraction Rapahela and fraction Bernabela, effectively immediately. The decision is sending the present Executive Council home. The decision of the MPB, ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- Clark Abraham will no longer form party of the PDB faction in the Island Council. The politician and biggest vote-getter on the list has declared himself an independent fraction in local parliament. The tensions in the PDB-fraction are not new. ... Lees verder
Oranjestad: The Government of St. Eustatius is of the opinion that the Kingdom Charter (Statuut), Wet Openbare Lichamen BES (Wolbes) and Wet op de Openbare Financiën Bonaire, St. Eustatius en Saba (Finbes) go against relevant UN charters and is therefore ... Lees verder
Philipsburg- St. Maarten based Windward Islands Airways International NV (Winair) in which the Kingdom Government holds a 7% stake on behalf of St. Eustatius and Saba, wants to make a second attempt to serve the Curaçao - Sint Maarten route. According to ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- Property Tax (Vastgoedbelasting) as of January 1, 2018, will no longer be levied on social/sport organizations. This could be understood from Commissioner Joselito Statia, during a press conference held in Kralendijk yesterday morning. According ... Lees verder
Kralendijk -Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) has announced that Sunwing Airlines will fly to Bonaire from mid-December 2017. Sunwing will be offering a non-stop service from Toronto to Bonaire on a weekly basis with a Boeing 737-800 with a capacity of 189 ... Lees verder