News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
THE BOTTOM- Last week Thursday has marked the ceremonial office opening of DE JONG Law Office on Saba. During a festive evening among friends, family, clients and network partners, owners Justin and Gerald Simmons - de Jong officially opened the law and consultancy office, which is located in Windwardside. This is the first law office to have a physical presence on the island since the office of Duncan & Brandon in the early 2000s. Having ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - During a recent meeting of the Central Dialogue, the Business Federation Bonaire (BFB) expressed its concerns about the possible substantial increase in the Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) in Bonaire. The report of the Minimum Social Wage ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Monday, a course for employees commenced at the department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Service (LVV). During this course, participants will learn various techniques, including plowing, planting, harvesting, and the application of ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - A Bonaire International Tourism Conference will be held for the first time this year. The conference is from Sept. 25 to 30 and is organized by Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB). The conference will welcome international wholesalers, tour ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - A promotional article that recently appeared in various media outlets seemed to suggest that there hasn't been a physical map of Bonaire available since the year 2018. However, that turns out to be incorrect. In early 2023, a ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The work on installing LED lamps has begun on Monday morning on Kaya Internashonal. A part of the road is closed for the ongoing work. Replacing traditional incandescent bulbs with LED ones will result in energy savings. According to ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- Last week five residents on Saba received their Dutch Citizenship papers from the hands of Island Governor Jonathan Johnson. Mr. Akeem I. Winston - Hassell, Mrs. Weihong Wen - Li, Mrs. Mariam Diarra - van Schadewijk, Ms. Liane E. O. St. ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - As part of the Earth Day celebration, the Public Entity of Bonaire (PEB) is encouraging local businesses to obtain the Blue Destination certification, according to a press release. "Obtaining the certification is about contributing to the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Thanks to a collaboration between the Public Entity Bonaire (PEB) and the financing organization Qredits, local farmers can now borrow cheaper. The loan that is obtained can amount to one hundred thousand dollars at a very low interest rate of ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- On the recommendation of Bonaire Holding Maatschappij NV (BHM), the shareholder of Bonaire Laboratorium NV (BonLab), Ms. Anneke Visser has been appointed as temporary statutory director as of January 16, 2023. The appointment is related to the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Tuesday, the ground breaking took place on Bonaire for the construction of a new head office for the Water and Energy Company Bonaire (WEB). The building will be on the kaminda Djabou. A sign was unveiled at the construction site by WEB's ... Lees verder
ST. GEORGE'S/WILLEMSTAD- The Grenada Inland Revenue Department (IRD) is the 15th tax authority to use BearingPoint Caribbean's innovative software. By further expanding the worldwide customer base, the local software developer proves that technology from ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD – ‘Pioneer, challenged by the pandemic, the vision to continue’, that is how Gabriel ‘Boy’ Magdalena looks at his company General Catering, yesterday 50 years after he started it officially in Curaçao. The company started on October 16, 1972, at ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Dutch entrepreneurs Pascal Beeren and David Landman have taken over restaurant Ocean Oasis on Bonaire on 1 October. Beeren and Landman know each other from the Hotelschool in The Hague in The Netherlands. Both have a real hospitality heart. As ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- A group of 12 employees of waste management company Selibon has successfully completed a three-day course and received a certificate for it on Tuesday. The three-day course 'Dealing with chemical waste' was provided by Peter van Gelder, an ... Lees verder