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00004-04-08 ( .Pdf ) Naƒ0/ $0.00/ €0.00 Kunuku Shimaruku, PO Box 407, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Phone 790-8988, 790-6518, email: [email protected] Since 1994 he Island Council has excise tax on gasoline. Bonaire Captain Don was Table of Contents T directed appropriate learned that, upon request of the honored by the dive in- government agencies (LVV unions, Curaçao put off the in- dustry last weekend in crease in the price of gasoline an award ceremony at and SSV) to eliminate roam- This Week’s Stories the Beneath The Sea ing dogs. Perhaps motivated by and is looking for alternatives. Flotsam & Jetsam, Ca’pn Don the recent attack on two women Bonaire wants the Central Gov- conference in New Jer- 2 walking near Seru Largu who ernment to help Bonaire look sey. Captain Don Stewart Clear Water Means Healthy were severely bitten by a pack for long-term alternatives for the received the Diver of the Corals (Tom Reynolds) 3 of four runaway “guard dogs” as problem. The BC stressed that Year Pioneer award. Tourist Sickness Cure 4 well as continuing attacks on Bonaire is not interested in short In part, the award A House In Bonaire? 6 Windsurfing Wave Competi- farmers livestock, the action is term solutions that will cause stated: “There is an old tion 8 set to begin next week. more financial problems for joke that you can always Nature’s Monuments 10 Bonaire in the long run. recognize the pioneer, Walkathon Success 11 he's the one laying face- Captain Don Bonaire Reefs Are Best 12 down in the field with an Letters to the Editor (Hotel De- Original painting by Henk Roozendaal arrow in his back. But velopment, Good Schools, New PO Service?) 15 that cynical observation doesn't allow for the visions that pioneers such as Captain Don Stewart are driven by, visions of a future the rest of us live-in and enjoy because these pioneering men-of-vision took the time from WEEKLY FEATURES their lives to be sure the future was ready and in-place for our mo- Flotsam & Jetsam 2 One of the victims’ many ment beneath the waves, and under the sun. Profiles– Klasita Emerenciana 5 wounds. Extensive stitching was Captain Don Stewart must have been quite a sight that May after- Soduko Puzzle 7 needed (right panel). H.Cox photo Bonairean Voices (Sports) 9 noon in 1962 when, with only 63 cents in his pocket and a sailboat Soduko Answer 9 under his feet, he made landfall on the island of Bonaire in the Did You Know (Iguanas) 10 The dogs’ owners agreed to Netherlands Antilles. Captain Don was headed for Antigua, but Picture Yourself (Cruising assume financial responsibility Antigua never got him, he was home.” Alaska, Chicago) 13 for the victims medical care and The pioneering spirit of Captain Don Stewart, is what inspired Classifieds 12 Bonaire’s dive industry. Over the last 45 years he has given Bon- Dining and Shopping Guide14 their dogs have been quaran- Tide Table 15 tined. The victims are recover- aire its scuba diving infrastructure, inspired its marine park, vital- Reporter Masthead 15 ing slowly as the dogs’ attack ized its tourism industry and devised means of preserving the What’s Happening 16 was traumatic, the wounds pain- The up-market Dutch health and beauty of Bonaire's underwater and above water envi- Sky Park (Occult) 17 ful and their injuries could have evening broadsheet, NRC ronment. The Stars have It 17 been fatal. Handelsblad, says that Hol- Island View (Holland) 19 What’s Coming Our Way There has been considerable land will inherit an unsafe report by Dutch civil servants fuel surcharge again, according (Bona Bista iIsland Estates) 19 commentary in the community airport when it takes ownership who said the runway asphalt to the airline’s Operational Di- about the enforcement of Bon- following Bonaire’s direct link paving was deteriorating, water rector Dutch ANP news service aire’s existing laws which re- with Holland at the end of this runoff was a problem in heavy reported. “The fuel surcharge is How to contact us quire dogs to be leashed when year. Bonaire officials say that rains, physical security was in- still based on an oil price of $90 Letters to the Editor: on the streets. In the past when is nonsense and the Flamingo adequate, and disaster plans did a barrel,” he said. Last Wednes- [email protected] troublesome dogs proved to be a Airport is safe and secure. It not meet international standards. day morning, the cost of a barrel Story tip or idea: [email protected] problem they were shot on the may not meet all Dutch stan- When Holland takes over they of crude oil was over $101, said spot by police. dards, but those are inappropri- Print and Online estimated they would have to ANP. In January, the airline Advertising: Animal lovers are upset by ate and unnecessary in Bonaire. pay would be €20 million to set raised the fuel surcharge to €88 [email protected] this approach and are appealing Around 2000 the Bonaire gov- things right. They question ($137) for intercontinental Archives: Bonairenews.com then click for dog licensing, more animal ernment took money from its whether KLM will have to con- flights, like AMS to BON, be- shelter space, and increased other municipal projects to ex- on “Go to Archives” tinue to stop in Bonaire since cause of higher jet fuel prices. The Publisher: education regarding animal care. tend the airport’s runway and new jets have longer range. The [email protected] install a fueling facility, offer plan for KLM no longer plans to Bonaire’s reefs are The Bonaire Reporter, The Government (BC) cheap jet fuel and make other use Bonaire as a stopover on its among the best in the Carib- P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, wants the Central Govern- improvements in order to attract Panama service has been bean concluded a report cov- Neth. Antilles. ment in Curacao to take the KLM aircraft which had been Phone 790-8988 scrapped. ering four years of study. Dur- Phone 790-6518 same measures to minimize using Curacao and Aruba as The NRC story sparked of ing that time there was no de- Available on-line at: the effect of high fuel prices stopovers on flights to South sensationalism as it revived the cline in coral cover however the www.bonairereporter.com for Bonaireans as it did for America. They were successful allegations a bribe of €40,000 report voiced several concerns. Published every two weeks Next edition printing on April 2, 2008 the people of Curaçao. Bonaire and for a time Bonaire was one paid to local officials and Turn to page 12 for more details. spelled out what it wants in a of KLMs busiest overseas hubs. €680,000 in overcharges. Those A report from a US NASA letter to Prime Minister Emily It sparked the economic upturn charges were never proven. group came to the same conclu- de Jongh- Elhage. The Execu- that continues today on Bonaire. sion last month . tive Council wants to lower the The NRC story was based on a KLM may increase its (Continued on page 6) SCOOTER & BIKE SALES & REPAIR Peugeot, Kymco “Your Friendly Bank” Loekie, Giant Gazelle Brands MCB Hato Branch Parts and accessories for any brand scooter or bike Bike Clothes for Everyone 10 Kaya Grandi #61 Across from INPO Open: 8:30-12:30, 2:00-5:30 Owner Operated Main Branch Kaya L.D. Gerharts 1 • Phone +(599) 715-5520 [email protected] Website: www.mcbbonaire.com • Email: [email protected] Page 2 Bonaire Reporter April 4-18, 2008 USC Photo om Reynolds loves scuba local diving buddy, Albert Bian- T diving Bonaire’s beautiful culli an idea took shape. If they reefs, and he wants to keep doing could find a substitute for the it. But he couldn’t help but no- expensive monitors and enough tice that in recent years they did- staff to run the project on Bon- n’t seem as healthy as they once aire and some money, then the were. The retired Pasadena Cali- science measurements could be fornia resident wondered what done. he could do to reverse the trend. The Bonaire National Marine The answer became clear Park was enthusiastic about the after he invited his best friend, plan and agreed to not only co- Dr. Burt Jones and his family to operate, but to post the results on join him, diving in Bonaire. Tom Reynolds the STINAPA website. Burt Jones is a towering figure The secret to cutting the cost of in oceanographic research, spe- includes both fixed sites and the project is a microchip sensor cializing in near coastal condi- autonomous vehicles. originally developed to track tions. A Research Associate These projects usually have fish. With the addition of color Professor in the Marine Environ- million dollar budgets. The filters it could be adapted to mental Biology section of the money is well spent because it monitor light and temperature. Biology Department at the Uni- provides the scientific evidence The light data the sensor records, versity of Southern California, in deciding how to correct prob- following extensive data reduc- his research interests include bio lems affecting ocean water qual- tion and analysis, could be used -optical oceanography, physical- ity. to measure the clarity and the biological interactions, coastal Tom Reynolds and Dr. Jones amount of organic material in the processes, and coastal ocean reasoned that if they could sup- water. observing systems. He has been ply Bonaire with similar scien- Following a successful pilot involved in studying the dynam- tific data addressing the potential test of a sensor array at jerry’s ics of physical/bio-optical inter- decline of Bonaire reefs it would Reef at Klein Bonaire in August Dr.
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