News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - Maarten van Ooijen, the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), will make a working visit to Bonaire and Curaçao from the 5th to the 10th of June. As well as the annual four-country meeting, the most important topics during the scheduled visits and meetings will be healthcare, youth care and the slavery past in relation to health in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Bonaire On Tuesday 6th of June, Mr. Van ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Charles Woodley from the All-4-1 Union in St. Eustatius recently visited fellow union leaders on the island of Bonaire. Woodley had meetings with both the umbrella organization of unions on the island, USIBO, and the fellow union General ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Primary School Het Koraal has now become an officially funded school after receiving a decision from the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science. Vera Dohmen, board member and director of the school, expressed her delight at the decision. ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The Island Council of Bonaire has unanimously passed a motion calling for the reintroduction of services that allow for quick money transfers abroad, known as direct transfers. In the past, Bonaire had access to both MoneyGram services ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- A great majority of the local press on Bonaire has deliberately ignored the visit of Minister Carola Schouten to the island last week. Lately, a "fatigue” among the press is notable when it comes to the visit of especially Dutch Ministers and ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Last Saturday, the Fun Doubles Tournament of the Bonaire Lawn Tennis Bond was played for the first time in a long time. On the courts at Eddy's restaurant in Hato, over twenty matches were played from morning until afternoon in various ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Friday afternoon, Mental Health Caribbean (MHC) presented the children's book 'Un kashi yen' about emotions and trauma to the public. "A big success," says clinical psychologist Marielle Hoekstra, who captivated the children with an ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The political party M21, led by faction leader Daisy Coffie, organized a charity day on Saturday. The party headed to the southern part of the island to clean up litter along the coast. Judging by the number of garbage bags collected with ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Customers visiting Warehouse Bonaire will have noticed in recent weeks that the supermarket is back in construction, relatively shortly after an expansion which significantly increased the retail area. According to the supermarket, this time it ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- JetAir Caribbean's highly anticipated triangular flights between Curaçao, Aruba, and Bonaire have ceased operations. Despite the initial excitement surrounding the collaboration between the airline, Bonaire International Airport (BIA), and ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Bonaire.nu continues to be the most frequently visited news website among residents of Caribbean Netherlands, according to a media survey conducted by the Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (RCN). Over 72% of Bonaire residents rely on Bonaire.nu ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - About 20 people have graduated and received their certificate after taking a basic course in history and culture, organized by the Bonairean Historical and Cultural Foundation - FuHiKuBo. This time, it was a course in Dutch. ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Tuesday, May 23, around 6:15 pm, an accident involving three vehicles occurred on Kaya Gobernador Nicolaas Debrot. The vehicles involved were a company truck, a cross-motorcycle, and a family car. Today, May 25, the driver of the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Wednesday morning, May 24th, a joint investigation took place at five construction sites in Sabadeco, Vista Royal, and Kaya Internashonal. This investigation focused on suspicions of human trafficking. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee led ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has published the first results of a cancer screening study executed on Bonaire. The report is a summary of the key findings from the first year of the breast cancer ... Lees verder