News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - A total of 35 employees of the Curaçao detention center, Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Kòrsou (SDKK), privately paid a visit to Bonaire last week, visiting various judicial organizations. They were given a tour of among others the Caribbean ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - STINAPA Bonaire wants to inform the public that from May 1st to October 31st it is prohibited by law to catch lobster in the waters around Bonaire, Klein Bonaire and in Lac. Venezuela also has prohibited the catching of lobster during the same ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba - A delegation of 10 members of the First and Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament visited Saba on Monday, May 2. Besides the formal part meeting with the Executive Council and Island Council, the program included a presentation session on ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- An initiative of fisherman Doei Diaz and his wife Chana, over the past twenty years it has grown into one of the largest cultural events on the island: The ‘Simadan na honor Chana i Doei Diaz’. Although Diaz was originally a fisherman, he also ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) has recently highlighted their successes and struggles of 2021 and gave a brief preview of their Multi-Annual Corporate Strategy 2022-2031. The overview was presented during the Dutch Caribbean Nature ... Lees verder
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ORANJESTAD- The Public Entity St. Eustatius has signed a contract with the company CTC NV on Friday, April 22nd, 2022, for the construction of two buildings (sheds) at the waste plant. The erecting of the two sheds will be placed on the concrete slabs. The ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Residents and visitors who hadn't had enough of the Dia di Rincon, on Sunday afternoon could enjoy the Simadan in Kralendijk, the traditional Simandan di Chana i Doei (Diaz). The Simadan past in the the streets of Kralendijk from 3 PM in the ... Lees verder
WILLEMSTAD - The Coast Guard arrested a suspicious boat with several people on board on Saturday morning. After a chase and the use of warning shots, the boat was forced to stop. On board were five Venezuelan men carrying drug packages. The Coast Guard's ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Former registrar of the Public Entity Bonaire (OLB), Willem Cicilia, in response to an article in The BES-Reporter says that it is not possible to vote again on the exact same regulation for the introduction of the Tourist Tax. “The Island ... Lees verder
BOGOTA- In Colombia, many travellers have reacted with disappointment to the news that low-cost carrier Viva Air is being taken over by the holding company that also owns the shares of Avianca, the oldest airline in the world after KLM. In the ten years ... Lees verder
POINTE-À-PITRE- At least one person was killed in heavy rain on the French-Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the night from Friday to Saturday. According to local media reports, a total of 300mm fell in a few hours, more than during severe Hurricane Maria ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - After the festivities around the Dia di Rincon in 2020 and 2021 could not take place due to the measures surrounding the COVID-19 virus, the Dia di Rincon was celebrated in a big way this year. The first festivities already start on the eve of ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- It is proving to be very difficult again for consumers on the island to obtain the small cylinders of cooking gas. Yesterday very long lines of cars could be seen, all waiting for a turn to hopefully take home a cylinder and not having to ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - In response to concerns expressed and the feedback provided by individual entrepreneurs and business representatives with regard to the level of the new annual contribution rates and given that some time has elapsed since the new basic rate was ... Lees verder
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