News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
ORANJESTAD- The Colombian budget airline Wingo will provide a total of 4500 additional seats on flights from Colombia to Aruba during the summer period. This includes a total of 26 extra flights that will be operated using the Boeing 737 aircraft of the airline. Most of the flights will be operated in July. The extra flights will be operated from the airports in Medellín and Bogota. Cali Wingo will also soon become the first and only ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Central Government in The Hague has confirmed Nicoline van der Linden, born Geertsma, will be the new Acting Government Commissioner of St. Eustatius per June 15, 2023. The appointment follows a recommendation by State Secretary Alexandra van ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Despite all the information about what can and cannot be brought aboard an airplane, the Aruba Airport Authority (AAA), still seizes boxes full of prohibited items from travelers per week. Many cases involve lighters, or personal use items that ... Lees verder
ORANESTAD- KIVI Caribbean engineers recently visited the Aruba Airport where they learned all about the sustainable initiatives and expansion plans at Aeropuerto Internacional Reina Beatrix. AAA's Director of Health, Safety and Sustainability, Angeline ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The Netherlands will strengthen the cooperation with Aruba and St. Maarten in the field of renewable energy. The countries agreed on this today during the first Caribbean Climate and Energy Conference (CCEC), which will take place in Aruba from May ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The Queen Beatrix Airport of Aruba has added a 100% electric bus to their fleet of busses. The COBUS Industries GmbH E Cobus 3000 has a capacity to carry up to 110 passengers and is the first of its kind in the Caribbean Region. According to the ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Governor Alfonso Boekhoudt of Aruba visited Statia on Saturday 23 April; his first in more than ten years. The Governor was accompanied by his cabinet director and adjutant. During his brief visit, Governor Boekhoudt climbed the Quill and ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- A group of young people traveled to Aruba for school sports competitions. It concerns a delegation of boys, which will compete in volleyball, while the girls' team plays soccer Commissioner James Kroon also traveled with the group to ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD, ARUBA- A team from the Chilean carrier SKY Airline visited Reina Beatrix airport on Friday. The visit to Aruba is part of the airline's search for possible new destinations in the Caribbean. During the visit, the Sky team received information ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) has defined sustainability as one of the key strategic pillars of the company's vision, goals, and objectives. The AAA has the ambition to become the most sustainable airport in the region and proudly announces ... Lees verder
THE HAGUE - Small islands, like those in the Caribbean Netherlands, are particularly vulnerable to climate change and are already experiencing its negative effects. The Netherlands and Aruba want to encourage cooperation on climate action between small islands ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - In March and April the Education Department (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, DUO) will visit Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and Sint Maarten again. DUO will open a temporary service office on these islands to talk with prospective students and former ... Lees verder
Photo: Horacio Oduber Hospital ORANJESTAD - The Horacio Oduber Hospital (HOH) is the first in the Caribbean Netherlands to perform brain operations with the so-called Stealth neuro navigation, thanks to its collaboration with the UMC-Utrecht. The ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - From February 7, 60 soldiers from the Royal Netherlands Army will have exercises in Aruba. The soldiers are working at the 107 Aerial Systems Battery in ’t Harde, in the Netherlands. They are specialized in the deployment of different types of ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - The Queen Beatrix airport last week welcomed an operational team from British Airways. The airline's first flight will land in Aruba on March 26. The British Airways team received the latest information about the operational logistics of the ... Lees verder