News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
AMSTERDAM/SABA—A youth orchestra pilot will be launched at the beginning of the upcoming academic year on Saba, Commissioner of Culture Rolando Wilson announced on Wednesday, July 13. Commissioner Wilson and Franklin Wilson, board member of the Saba Association of Caribbean States Foundation, on Tuesday, July 12, met with Director of the Leerorkest Marco de Souza and a member of his team at the offices of the Foundation Leerorkest in Amsterdam ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The Seventh-day Adventist Church organizes its annual Global Youth Day on March 19. A worldwide concept for the entire family. On Bonaire everyone is welcome at Jong Bonaire from 11:45 am to 6:00 pm. There will be a mini concert, a quiz and ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba - Students of the Sacred Heart recently visited the horticulture project at Rendez-Vous to learn how to conduct a soil analysis. In the second week of a five-week course to inspire 6th graders to seek interest in agricultural curriculums, ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Four Stinapa junior rangers on Bonaire have received their Open Water Diving Certificate thanks to an ongoing program from VIP Diving to train Bonairean youngsters in becoming professional divers and dive masters. The course, which lasted ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The construction of the new building for the Out of School program is expected to start in the second half of 2022. The area that is designated for the realization of this building is situated in Lynch, to the north of the Governor de Graaff ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- On Wednesday evening, a special theatre performance took place in the Marriott hotel. Archell Thompson stars in the performance along with 17-year-old Jalisah in an impressive piece called: 'Stop the Beating. The piece makes very clear what ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- The Sunny Valley Youth Center in Saba will shortly also become available for private functions. Per December 1, people can rent the hall at the community center to hold, for example, weddings, receptions and anniversaries. Requests will be ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- In May of 2018 the Kids Korner was started at the Taste Of The Cultures (TOTC). The idea was to create a safe and social hangout spot for the children, while giving their parents the opportunity to freely mix & mingle. Kidz Korner keeps the ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- Recenty the Book Start program was kicked off at the Queen Wilhelmina Library in Saba. Book Start is a program to stimulate reading and is based on the principle that children who have books read aloud to them as a baby experience more pleasure in ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Thanks to the Hoogvlieger Foundation, originally from The Netherlands, a group of special needs kids had an unforgettable day at the airport on Sunday. At 10 AM the youngsters were received at the Bonaire fire station. After a tour of the ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba, Oranjestad, St. Eustatius - With the start of the new school season the school swimming also started again on St. Eustatius. During this school year nine new swimming instructors are being trained to further develop the school swim program ... Lees verder
Kralendijk - Young people between the ages of 12 and 18 can get the corona vaccine this month on Saturday 4, 11, 18 and 25 September. You can do that from 09:00 to 14:00 during the free walk-in at Kompleho Deportivo Jorge Nicolaas. With BANSKOLBÈK#BON ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba- Organized by the Saba Youth Council with funding from the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), youngsters on Saba in the first two weeks of August took part in soccer and volleyball practices offered by professional coaches ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba - Child Focus concluded yet another successful annual summer camp for 89 Saba children with additional funding from the BES(t)4Kids program, Child Focus hosted its annual summer camp from July 5 to July 30, catering to 48 girls and 41 boys. ... Lees verder
The Bottom, Saba - The Public Entity Saba is receiving funding from the Ministry of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport (VWS) to upgrade a number of sports facilities, including putting in a new court for the Johan Cruyff Field, the placing of exercise ... Lees verder