News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius - As of today, Thursday, June 17th, 2021, Aruba is classified as a very high risk country due to the presence of the more contagious Gamma variant of the COVID-19 virus on the island. This means that all arriving to Statia from Aruba will need to go into quarantine. Vaccinated persons must go into quarantine for a period of 5 days and for non-vaccinated persons a period of 10 days is applicable. Also read … [Read more] about Aruba Classified As Very High Risk Country
Oranjestad, Aruba, Willemstad - The borders with Venezuela, Curaçao and Aruba will remain closed for the time being. At least until September 10. Then it will be decided again. Maduro closed the borders two years ago, and had plans of reopening last year but … [Read more] about Venezuela borders closed for at least three months
Oranjestad, Aruba, Willemstad, Philipsburg - Under the watchful eye and supervision of the instructors of the Coast Guard officers training (BOK), the selection rounds for the aspiring Coast Guards officers started on the islands of Aruba, Curaçao and St. … [Read more] about Selection round for new Coast Guard Officers
Kralendijk, The Bottom, Saba, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius - Worldwide growth and development in the financial field, including developments in financial crime, requires knowledge development and more cooperation in the networks in the field of Financial Economic … [Read more] about First FINEC course completed with partners in the Caribbean Netherlands
Oranjestad, Aruba, Willemstad, Philipsburg - Economic Bureau Amsterdam has developed an online data tool for Caribbean countries, which should contribute to more data-driven policy development in the region. The database contains information about 18 … [Read more] about Online data tool for Caribbean countries
Oranjestad, Aruba - The Aruban company Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. is the first company in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom to receive the Royal Predicate from His Majesty King Willem-Alexander. The award allows the company to add the Royal Predicate to its name … [Read more] about First Royal designation awarded within the Caribbean part of the Kingdom
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius - The Kingdom Taskforce for Children's Rights launches a new website www.tfchildrights.info which went live on Tuesday, June 1st, 2021. The website functions as a platform for up-to-date information and knowledge sharing about … [Read more] about Kingdom Taskforce For Children’s Rights Launches New Website
Philipsburg - In conjunction with modified entry restrictions for all residents of the ABC Islands which now grant easier entry into St. Maarten due to the reduction of COVID-19 cases in ABC Islands, WINAIR has added a second frequency commencing … [Read more] about WINAIR adds frequency to Aruba and Curacao
Kralendijk- Authorities on the three ABC-islands are working to soon abolish the obligation for a PCR test for flights between the islands. This will however only apply to fully vaccinated travelers. Aruba seems to be taking the lead. Prime Minister Evelyn … [Read more] about PCR Requirement may soon be dropped for travel between ABC Islands
Oranjestad, Aruba – Mr. Henk Kamp and Mrs. dr. mr. Hellen van der Wal will both enter into a second term at the Boards of financial supervision. Upon the recommendation of the Netherlands Henk Kamp will be reappointed as a member of the Board of financial … [Read more] about Henk Kamp and Hellen van der Wal reappointed as members C(A)ft
