News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Kralendijk- The Board of the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) has decided to dismiss the corporation's General Manager, Maurice Adriaens. The popular GM received a dismissal letter giving two months notice, as his contract prescribed. He was however relieved … [Read more] about TCB Board Dismisses Maurice Adriaens
Willemstad- The Court in First Instance will permit embattled Insel Air to continue their operation under bankruptcy protection law. This much became clear during a Court session this morning, dedicated to Insel Air's bankruptcy protection. However, the … [Read more] about Bankrupcy Protection Insel Air Continued; must keep current with taxes and other expenses
Kralendijk- Bonaire International Airport (BIA) has recently closed off a public bidding phase for short-term improvements to be made at the airport. Three of the five selected contractors have decided to submit a bid. The envelopes with the bids price were … [Read more] about Airport Bonaire Receives 3 Bids for Short-Term Modifcations
Kralendijk- Wheelchair Passengers at Flamingo Airport in Bonaire can finally board or deplane in a more humane way, thanks to the purchase by the airport of a movable 'aviramp'. Until now, passengers who were not mobile (enough) had to be hoisted on or off … [Read more] about New Aviramp Big Step Forward for Less Mobile Passengers
Oranjestad- The island of St. Eustatius will this year hold their Sustainability Conference on September 27 and 28 at the at the Mike van Putten Youth Centre. Sallie Fraenkel, will headline the event that will be organized for the 7th time this year, but there … [Read more] about St. Eustatius to Hold Sustainability Conference on September 27 and 28
Kralendijk- On Friday August 24th, STINAPA Bonaire and Dive Friends Bonaire are joining forces to host an informative evening about coral spawning, in what they call "one of nature’s most magical events". The timing of coral spawning is tied to the lunar … [Read more] about Info Session on Coral Spawning by STINAPA and Dive Friends
Kralendijk- Preparatory work has started on what will be the new Ghogogo 'Time-to-Smile' resort, which will be operated in close cooperation with travel organization Tui. The terrain of the former Hotel Bonaire and Sunset Beach hotel is currently being cleared … [Read more] about Preparatory Work Has Started on New Chogogo-Tui Resort
Willemstad- Embattled carrier Insel Air will most probably, for a short period of time, be using the wet-leased Conviasa Embraer 175 to maintain the routes between the ABC islands. The measure is necessary as the company's only Fokker-50 airplane currently in … [Read more] about Insel to Deploy Conviasa Jet Also on Bonaire and Aruba Route
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten- The Managing Board of the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), mostly known as SXM Airport on Thursday July 5, 2018, announced the completion of Phase One of the roof repair project at the Terminal Building. The project … [Read more] about Phase One of Sint Maarten Airport Roof Repair Completed
Willemstad- The embattled Curaçaon airline InselAir will be deploying an Embraer E190 Jet on the route to Sint Maarten and Paramaribo, leased from the Venezoalan state-owned airline Conviasa. This was made public by the carrier today. The first route which … [Read more] about InselAir Hopes to Rebuild Network With Leased Conviasa Jet