News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
On the joint initiative of the Director of the Rijksdienst Caribbean Netherlands (RCN), the Executive Council of the Public Entity of Bonaire, and upon request of the Kingdom representative, a meeting will be held on Wednesday April 12th at 14:00 hours, for ... Lees verder
Oranjestad- Island council member and PLP Party leader Clyde van Putten sees a conflict in the embedding by the Hague of St. Eustatius in the Dutch constitution and one or more UN charters. This is what Van Putten writes in a letter, dated April 9, to Prime ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- The partial strike which took place in Bonaire this afternoon between 2 and 5 PM was successful, with a few hundred protestors joining union leaders with a march to the stadium in Kralendijk. Today's partial strike at government services is a next ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- On Wednesday, April 5 commissioner Nina den Heyer called a meeting with trade unions and employers' representatives with the aim of keeping all parties informed about the unrest related to imminent cuts in pension benefits by Government Pension ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba – Sunday April 2nd saw the start of the second Restaurant Week on Saba, which will conclude on the upcoming Sunday, April 9th. After the resounding success of the first Restaurant Week in September 2016, it was decided to make this a ... Lees verder
Coral Restoration Foundation Bonaire is delighted to announce the addition of its fifth Dive Shop Member on the island, Tropical Divers. Tropical Divers joins Gooodive Bonaire, Eden Beach Resort, Harbour Village Beach Club, and Buddy Dive Resort as partner and ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- Unions on the island are not pleased with answers received by minister of Interior Affairs, Ronald Plasterk, and secretary of state Jetta Klijnsma, when it comes to imminent cuts in pensions of future and past government workers. The Pension ... Lees verder
Maduro & Curiëlsbank (Bonaire) N.V. (MCB) says they are very pleased to announce that coming Monday, April 10, their brand new Playa Branch will open to the public. In the new branch all banking services will be provided, from normal teller transactions to ... Lees verder
Sometimes you have to start small to be able to work towards bigger goals. That is why Selibon, Marshe di Playa and Boneiru Duradero are organizing a Recycling Event on Saturday April 8. Their common goal is to stimulate recycling on Bonaire. Increasing local ... Lees verder
Oranjestad- With renovations finished on the airport bar at FDR Airport it can be said that the passenger experience has been lifted to a whole new level. The area, which was looking pretty run-down before the renovation now looks chique and welcoming. The ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba – Commissioner of Education Bruce Zagers, along with Island Secretary Tim Muller, will be travelling today to the US on an educational mission to visit six different universities in five states. The universities which the Commissioner will ... Lees verder
Oranjestad - During the visit of the Financial Supervision Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (CFT) the Executive Council of St. Eustatius has explained in detail the decisions taken to structurally address the capacity problems of the Finance Department of the ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- The way the yearly so called ‘free allowance’ for the BES-islands is calculated, is not very favorable for the 3 public entities and differs from the way from the annual adjustment of Dutch municipalities is calculated. The annual adjustment of the ... Lees verder
Kralendijk/Oranjestad/The Bottom- State Secretary Klijnsa is not sensitive to pleas from the BES-islands, unions and pensioners to avoid a cut in pension benefits. In a letter sent to the Public Entity Bonaire yesterday, Klijnsma says that she is saddened by ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- Prisoners from at JICN have made and donated 13 kites to residents of the FKPD-foundation. The prisoners made their own designs and used wood from old pallets to construct the kites. All the wood was carefully cut and sanded. It is the third year ... Lees verder
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