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...
Sint Maarten removed from Bonaire’s “safety bubble.” Due to increasing active cases of COVID-19 on the island of Sint Maarten, Bonaire has applied to the Dutch authorities to remove Sint Maarten from Bonaire’s “safety bubble.” ...
Nederlands In the second quarter of 2020, consumer prices on Bonaire for goods and services were 1.4 percent cheaper than one year previously. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of the consumer price index for the Caribbean Netherlands...
Nederlands The new Emergency Ordinance includes the in-travel policy for Bonaire and takes effect immediately. The reason for the Emergency Ordinance is that Aruba has opened its borders to high-risk countries. This makes it possible for travelers from a high-risk...
Nederlands 2020 Coral Spawning Predictions for the South Caribbean, including Bonaire. Download the 2020 Coral Spawning Predictions 2020 coral spawning. Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) has released its annual coral spawning prediction...
Effective July 1st, Bonaire’s re-opening commenced with a step-by-step plan focused upon keeping Bonaire’s residents safe. Bonaire’s Lt. Governor, Edison Rijna, confirmed that Bonaire’s re-opening will be handled in a step-by-step manner with...
Bonaire opens for limited tourism effective today. As of today, Bonaire is open for up to 1000 visitors per week from the European Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and France. However, based on current information from RIVM, the Ministries of Infrastructure...
STCB (Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire) recently published its 2019 annual report. Last year marked an important year for STCB as new research provided insight into local green and hawksbill turtle populations. Understanding annual shifts and long-term trends for these...
