News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - On Wednesday, September 20th, 2023, a festive kick-off took place at Posada Para Mira in Rincon for an exchange program that has been organised by BES(t) 4 kids for childcare organisations on Bonaire. The aim of the ‘twinning program’ is for organisations on Bonaire to exchange knowledge and experiences with organisations from the European Netherlands (and vice versa). For example, when it comes to play-based learning ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Statia resident Urisha Blake, candidate on the CDA Statia list during the election of March 2023, has started an online petition for a name change for the Governor De Graaff school on the island. “Johannes de Graaff is remembered for being the ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - The Seventh Day Adventist Primary School has won a €5,000 prize to give their playground a much-needed facelift. The achievement comes courtesy of Jantje Beton, a Dutch organization funded in part by the Ministry of Health, Welfare and ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) is thrilled to announce that one more ambitious applicant, Ramso Coffy, has been selected as the latest recipient of the Bonaire Tourism Scholarship Program. Ramso will continue his studies at the MBO ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM - The Public Entity Saba through its summer student program challenges the young minds of the island, both locally and those returning from studies abroad, with a six-week endeavor to shape their future and that of Saba. The program offers an ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The Supervisory Board of the Scholengemeenschap Bonaire (SGB) say they are happy to inform of the appointment per August, 1, 2023, of Rico van der Schee as Vice Chairman of the Management Board of SGB. “With his education, background, and ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Monday evening, a large farewell was bid at Flamingo Airport to the young people from Bonaire who are going to study in the Netherlands. The students departed to the Netherlands with KLM. According to Freddy van den Heuvel, supervisor of the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - In the past few days, many citizens on Bonaire have been alarmed by what they describe as significantly higher electricity bills than they are normally accustomed to. A social media post about the high bills on Friday received over 300 ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Fundashon Mariadal is deeply concerned about the ongoing shortage of pharmacy assistants in the region. These concerns were expressed on Thursday in a press release. In an attempt to address this issue, the FM Academy is currently training ... Lees verder
VELP - A lot of food is imported on the BES Islands, while potentially a lot of vegetables and fruits can be grown on the islands themselves. That's why several universities of applied sciences in the Netherlands have joined forces and started the 'Food ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Friday, Commissioner Thielman opened the first course for livestock farmers at the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries (LVV). The course teaches livestock farmers how to use the new ear tags to keep track of their animals in ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The scholarship recipients (bursalen) from Bonaire will depart for the Netherlands on July 31st this year. In the Netherlands, the scholarship recipients will be accommodated by the organization TuranGoeloe, as in previous years. TuranGoeloe not ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - A delegation of 20 Statian primary school teachers, principals and board members have attended a summer school on the teaching of Dutch as a Foreign Language (Nederlands als Vreemde Taal, NVT) during their first week of holidays. This summer ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The first two students who met all admission requirements have received their Bonaire Tourism Scholarship Award. Hensmier Jeomar Arrindell and Elise Arrindell-Weerstand are both embarking on a culinary journey to Bulgaria, with the aim of ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM/KRALENDIJK- Saba, Bonaire and the Netherlands on Wednesday, July 5, signed the Education Agenda which aims to further improve the quality of education on the two islands. Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf, ... Lees verder