Code Orange Status Granted by The Netherlands. With regard to the recent increase in the number of Coronavirus contaminations, Lt. Governor Rijna, on the advice of the Island Policy Team (EBT), submitted a request to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Netherlands...
Precautionary Measures by STINAPA in regard to Washington-Slagbaai National Park and STINAPA headquarters. As a precautionary measure, the STINAPA management team has decided to close down Washington Slagbaai Park and STINAPA headquarters at Barcadera for visitors as...
Bonaire to begin a ten-day soft lockdown. In a press conference this evening, Bonaire’s Lt. Governor Edison Rijna announced that starting tomorrow, September 20, 2020, Bonaire will go into a “soft lockdown” for ten days, through September 30, 2020....
An amended Emergency Ordinance for Bonaire was announced by Lt. Governor Rijna yesterday afternoon. Emergency Ordinance September 7, 2020, has lapsed. The Emergency Ordinance of September 7, 2020, has lapsed after the Island Council did not ratify it. Due to a tie...
Emergency Ordinance Bonaire (September 7, 2020) is amended with stricter measures. The emergency ordinance Bonaire that applies to Bonaire has been amended or tightened on a few points. The changes mainly have to do with the rules that apply to people who want to...
Bonaire’s Emergency Ordinance extended for a second time through October 1, 2020. Bonaire’s Lt. Governor Edison Rijna again extends Bonaire’s Emergency Ordinance through October 1, 2020 with an updated Emergency Ordinance. The Lt. Governor may amend...
Two of Bonaire’s parrots poached. The chicks were taken from their nest in the wild. The Yellow-shouldered Amazon Parrot is a protected species on Bonaire. Recently, when customs officers were conducting a routine inspection on a boat, they were shocked and...
Statement by Lt. Governor Edison Rijna, August 13, 2020, presenting the Bonaire COVID-19 update: Today I would like to address a number of topics that are all related to COVID-19. COVID-19 seems far away because there are currently no infections on Bonaire. At the...
Effective tomorrow, August 6th, 2020, Bonaire will cease unlimited travel between Aruba and Bonaire. The airspace will remain open, but passengers will no longer be allowed to travel freely from Aruba to Bonaire. This decision comes after the number of cases of...
Nederlands Bonaire’s Emergency Ordinance extended by Lt. Governor Edison Rijna. The Emergency Ordinance of July 14, 2020, has been extended and will now stay in place through September 1, 2020. This ordinance includes various precautions to prevent...
