News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - Council lady Daisy Coffie of the M21 wants to receive an update from the Executive Council on the situation with Bonlab. The Council lady has sent off a letter with several written questions, but asks for them to be answered publicly in the next Island Council meeting. In her letter Coffie points to the fact that June will be a crucial month for the lab, which is a company owned by the Public Entity Bonaire. ZJCN had provided a ... 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- On Monday, the Board and several customers of the Food Bank Bonaire met with the Thodé committee to discuss the social minimum. The Thodé committee, chaired by former Island Governor Glen Thodé, has been tasked with investigating the needs of ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Selibon's garbage collection service will normally continue on Thursday, April 27 (King's Day) and Monday, May 1, 2023 (Labour Day). There are no changes in the routes on the mentioned days. This applies to both the collection of waste from ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Tuesday the official opening of the Contact Center of the Public Entity Bonaire (OLB) took place. The Contact Center is located at 28 Kaya Industria Pariba. During the meeting, Coryse Barendregt, director of B&O, commissioner Hennyson ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM - A meeting between the Public Entity Saba and management of RBC Royal Bank N.V. (“RBC”) on Friday, April 14, 2023, to discuss banking matters on Saba has resulted in some concrete agreements that will benefit Saba residents. Pensioners on Saba ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On April 12th, Deputy Secretary-General of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, Gerdine Keijzer-Baldé, visited Bonaire to discuss developments in energy supply. During her visit, she met with Governor Edison Rijna and commissioners ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The Foundation DierenLot (Animal Fate) has made an important contribution for pets to the Food Bank Bonaire. The Food Bank says to be very happy by the large and important contribution of food for cats and dogs. “We are very grateful to ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- This week Refill Bonaire received the Blue Destination certificate in recognition of their sustainable performance. By participating in Refill Bonaire and/or selling the Blue Bottles, visitors and residents can make a clear statement. The ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Colgate-Palmolive, the manufacturer of Fabuloso® cleaning products, has recalled a range of cleaning products due to a risk of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas fluorescens growing in the products. Pseudomonas species are bacterial species ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The Fundashon Tienda pa Konsumidó Boneriano (FTpKB) will work more closely with the Union di Konsumidó Boneiru (Unkobon) and the Fundashon pa Konsumidó (FpK) on Curaçao. FTpKB has been busy with a major reorganization in recent weeks. Thanks to ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Consumer organization Unkobon celebrated its tenth anniversary on Wednesday. Both the current chairman Herbert Piar and former chairman Wietze Koopman gave a short speech. Piar reflected on the necessary challenges that still await the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- In Q4 2022, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 8.1 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate was still 12.2 percent in Q3. The decline in Q4 is largely attributable to a subsidy on the fixed usage rate ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD- Cost.U.Less in a press release on Tuesday announced that they will be closing their store in Curacao effective February 28, 2023. “Unfortunately, the operation of our Curacao store has become no longer economically viable, which ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Consumers and businesses on Bonaire will be paying more for the service of garbage collection starting January 1, 2023. Wage Management company Selibon, a Government-owned company, has submitted Selibon has submitted a proposal to the ... Lees verder