News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Dive into shark waters with brand new STINAPA Junior Rangers Explore episode featuring Sharks and Ecocide. STINAPA Junior Rangers Explore, the television series that features Bonaire’s junior rangers researching nature, returns with 4 brand new episodes this … [Read more] about STINAPA launches new video episodes Junior Rangers Explore
Kralendijk- On Friday July 21, Flamingo Airport received a special visitor in the form of a World Atlantic Airlines jet. The plane was chartered for a group of travelers making a trip to Miami out of Bonaire, organized by Sonny Tours. The group will arrive … [Read more] about World Atlantic special visitor at Flamingo Airport
The Bottom, Saba- Participants from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba recently took part in a workshop held in Curaçao about Health Communication, organized by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The participants from the BES-islands joined other … [Read more] about Islands participated in Health Communication workshop
Kralendijk/Oranjestad/The Bottom- Saba has the lowest employment rate of the three special municipalities of Caribbean Netherlands. This becomes clear from figures published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of Caribbean Netherlands. In 2016, on … [Read more] about Saba shows lowest employment rate of BES-islands
We live on a beautiful, but small island, where everything we do has a direct impact on our nature and our environment. Solid waste is one of the biggest challenges that Bonaire is currently facing. Our landfill is reaching full capacity and expansion into … [Read more] about Together we can help solve our waste problem!
Join STINAPA for a birdwatching trip on July 22nd from 4.30-6.00pm. Would you like to join STINAPA on a bird watching trip? Learn about the birds we have on our island. You will be astonished by the diversity of birds we have on Bonaire. On Saturday July … [Read more] about Go Birdwatching with STINAPA
Kolegio Rayo di Solo in Antriol Pariba was completed on Thursday, July 13th. The renovated school will be furnished in the next couple of weeks, so that the buildings can be put into service at the start of the new academic year. The contractor Constructora … [Read more] about Completion of renovated Kolegio Rayo di Solo Bonaire
By Stinapa - Sabine Engel Exploring the mangroves with Nolly and Toon. Sometimes it is easy to see where the formers channels were, but we often have to rely on old maps, Google Earth Imagery, proof of connectivity with salinity measurements and flow of … [Read more] about Lac Restoration Project
Kralendijk, 13 July 2017 – Over the past six weeks, Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) has successfully rehabilitated a juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas), named ‘Rosita’, who was found at Lagoen, floating and unable to feed herself. ‘Rosita’ was … [Read more] about Rosita’: The Successful Rehabilitation of a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle
Kralendijk- As of 2017 the Dutch Cabinet has made 1 million euro extra a year available to give all children on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius opportunities. In total 550.000 euros was made available for Bonaire, 250.000 euros for St. Eustatius and 200.000 … [Read more] about Much interest in “opportunities for all children” subsidy scheme