News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Oranjestad, Statia- Between January 12 and January 25, 2017, intensive field surveys have been conducted by Stenapa to search for invasive Green Iguanas and their hybrid offspring on Statia. These efforts formed part of a 'Search and Destroy' mission … [Read more] about Fourth hybrid iguana caught in Statia
Kralendijk- Well-informed sources indicate that earlier today Insel Air CEO, Albert Kluyver, has sent in his letter of resignation to the shareholders of the company. Other media reports mentioned that the Government of Curaçao had decided to send home the … [Read more] about Insel Air CEO resigns
The BES-reporter aims to publish opinions and other material of young professionals from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, either living on the islands or abroad. Today we publish our first piece, written by Statia-born Urisha Blake, who currently resides in … [Read more] about Column: the voices of our people
The Bottom, Saba - On Saturday January 28th 2017 the 10th edition was held of the Saba triathlon ‘where even the swim is uphill’. The overall winner of the triathlon was Gregory Pigeon, who won out of 60 participants from St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. … [Read more] about Successful 2017 edition of Saba Triathlon
Where have all the loras gone? After a season of more and heavier rains following a multi-year drought, the loras seem to have dispersed around the island, making them more difficult to find and count. During the annual parrot roost count, nearly 700 parrots … [Read more] about Loras difficult to find and count compared to last year
Kralendijk- Zorgverzekeringskantoor BES (ZVK) says they have been, for some weeks already, closely following the developments concerning the availability of flights for those who need to be sent abroad for medical referrals from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and … [Read more] about ZVK closely monitoring flight-situation Insel
Diana Sint Jago debuts as Bonaire painter with an exhibition of 12 paintings from January 30 to February 11 at the Bistro de Paris. This is the first time that Diana Sint Jago shows her paintings to the public. The paintings are acrylics on canvas. The nature … [Read more] about Debut Exhibition of Bonaire painter
Oranjestad- Leader of the Progressive Labor Party (PLP) and island-councilman Clyde van Putten says that the Island Council of St. Eustatius will not cooperate with the appointment of a Dutch acting Lieutenant-Governor on the island. This is stated in a letter … [Read more] about Van Putten (PLP): no cooperation with Dutch interim-governor
Kralendijk- WEB Bonaire is training employees to respond to emergencies (ER) at work. Recently, a total of no less than 28 employees successfully completed the training First Aid/CPR/AED certification for ER. WEB welcomes this step towards greater safety at … [Read more] about 28 WEB-employees trained as Emergency Rescue Response Officer
Kralendijk- The current crisis at Insel Air will, without any doubt, have a negative impact on the inhabitants of the BES-islands. Although the government of Curaçao late last week decided to provide the local carrier with a total of 33 million Guilders (about … [Read more] about Insel-crisis to negatively impact BES-islands