News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
THE BOTTOM/ WILLEMSTAD- Een delegatie van de Sabaanse Eilandsraad heeft eerder deze week op Curaçao een ontmoeting gehad met de directie van de Maduro & Curiels Bank (MCB). Centraal stond de bancaire dienstverlening op Saba, die moeizaam verloopt. De MCB is al enige tijd niet fysiek meer aanwezig op het eiland, maar heeft daar nog wel een geldautomaat en bedient ook nog klanten via internet bankieren. De toch al niet te ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Last week, the fourth annual Tax Administration Performance Summit took place in Curaçao. The meeting was organized by BearingPoint Caribbean for seven tax authorities from the Caribbean in Curaçao. Managers and other delegates from the tax ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD- Tui Airlines has recently provided a Cabin Crew Training to various local participants. The flight attendants-to-be received the lessons in the World Trade Center in Piscadera. The trainee for a large part previously worked as Cabi Crew at ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD - The Colombian airline Sarpa will stop with flights between the city of Medellín and the neighboring island of Curaçao, after having executed them during only a few months. So far Sarpa flew twice a week on the route. In a press release, Sarpa ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD- The Coast Guard on Saturday morning has once again detected a suspicious vessel near Curaçao. The Operations Center immediately had a Metal Shark patrol boat directed towards the suspicious vessel. On site, the Coast Guard crew spotted a vessel ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD- Commissioners Derrick Simmons (PLP -Statia) and Ronaldo Wilson (WIMP-Saba) made use of their presence in Curaçao last week to tour the Curaçao Medical Centre (CMC). Both commissioners showed themselves quite impressed by the facilities of the new ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Less than 1 month in office, recently appointed Island Commissioner Derrick Simmons, who mans the portfolio for Agriculture, has made food security on St. Eustatius one of his focal points. On Sunday October 16th a delegation from Statia, ... 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- Last week the Curaçao radio station Paradise FM broadcast live from Bonaire during the Regattaweek. Paradise FM was invited by Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) to come to Bonaire and showcase some of our activities and events on the island ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD- Curaçao Airport Partners (CAP) concluded its second annual Safety, Security and Environmental Awareness week last week. The week, which is aimed at increasing safety awareness, took place from September 26 to 30. FOD walk At the end of the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK – Commissioner James Kroon of sport has signed a letter of intent on behalf of the BC in the field of sports matters, the statement was also signed by Endy Croes, the Aruban minister of sport and the Curaçao minister of sport Sithree van ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD- The naval ship Zr.Ms. Groningen, sailing for the Caribbean Coast Guard, intercepted a drug transport of more than 1200 kilos of contraband in the morning of September 16. This is the 14th drug bust for Zr.Ms. Groningen since the station ship has ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD - On September 1, the Congress Communication, Power of the Kingdom was opened digitally by State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen of Kingdom Relations. Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas also spoke at the opening. This two-day conference on Curaçao is ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Travelers hoping to get from Bonaire to Curaçao or vice versa these days are in for a treat. The demand for tickets between the two islands is so big that they are at times sold out for weeks in a row. Those who want to fly from Curaçao to ... Lees verder
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