Bonaire to reopen for direct flights from the USA and Canada. In a press conference this afternoon, Lt. Governor Edison Rijna advised that the current flight ban on direct flights from the USA and Canada would expire tonight as scheduled and it will not be extended....
PCR testing on Bonaire (and rapid antigen testing) is now available for visitors requiring health travel documents. COVID-19 PCR testing on Bonaire is now available from a leading health center in Bonaire, Health Center Bon Bida. Starting on Monday, January 18, 2021,...
Phase 4 of COVID-19 regulations to begin January 9, 2021. Bonaire’s Lt. Governor, Edison Rijna, addressed the people of Bonaire this evening in regard to the increase of the number of active COVID-19 infections, which reached 100 today. In his declaration, Lt....
Phase 3 of COVID-19 regulations to begin January 3, 2021. Due to a spike in the past two days of confirmed cases of COVID-19 (46 active cases as of January 2, 2021), Lt. Governor Edison Rijna announced today that beginning tomorrow, January 3rd, 2021, Bonaire will...
WestJet announces the Toronto-Bonaire winter schedule as a new winter sun destination. Winter warmups for the hardy souls in Canada will be easier now that WestJet has added Bonaire to its sun-destinations starting in February 2021. The airline’s new...
In a press conference on Thursday afternoon Lt. Governor Edison Rijna explained the new Code Orange Status assigned by the Dutch government. Here is a transcript of his speech: Dear people, This week we have received some less than pleasant news: the...
Flight ban USA-Bonaire is extended through at least January 15, 2021. The ban on direct flights from the United States to Bonaire has been extended until January 15, 2021. Lt. Governor Edison Rijna announced that this was done on the advice of the Ministry of Health,...
Bonaire’s turtle population increased in 2020, with 113 counted nests. The 2020 sea turtle nesting season is now coming to an end. The season started on May 1st when Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) staff and volunteers recorded the first loggerhead nest...
Bonaire’s Department of Space and Development submitted a draft regulation to the Executive Council of Bonaire for a disposable plastic ban on certain types of single-use plastics. An important first step for the disposable plastic ban. The ban is an important...
Nederlands Lt. Governor Rijna provides a COVID-19 update from Bonaire. In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Lt. Governor Edison Rijna provided a COVID-19 update from Bonaire, including current cases, getting to Bonaire, and the newest regulations. Here is a...
