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Holiday Spirit Is Everywhere Holiday Spirit Was Alive in the and Local Food and Drink Dec. 23-Jan. 8, 2019, Year 26, Issue 26 Box 603, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, Phone (599) 796-4055, www.bonairereporter.com email:[email protected] Karst Cave Park Speak Papiamentu to Me New in 2020: taxes, rates, rules & piers Santa Claus and Miss Tourism Rayshantaly Coffie with elves J’Nephtery and Jourday-ann Clarenda. Photo and story: Julie Morgan Holiday Spirit is Everywhere Holiday spirit was alive in the and local food and drink. Pop Koor Zwarte Piets. The community cele- downtown area of Kaya Grandi and Bonaire performed seasonal music brated our NGO’s for their charita- Wilhelmina Plaza on shopping night from the bandstand to accompany ble work and many businesses held December 21. From 6pm to 10pm the shoppers as they moved from parties to thank their employees. the road was blocked to car traffic, booth to booth. Our homes and businesses are dec- so shoppers could walk freely from orated to reflect the spirit of the sea- shop to shop. The majority of stores No one could resist the lure of son, whatever that may be to each were open and some brought their the jolly man in the red suit. Count- individual. wares into the street for sidewalk less kids and even adults lined up shopping. Local musicians provid- for a photo with Santa Claus. And All around the world we tradition- ed the background music for the that includes Miss Tourism Bonaire ally have chosen this month as the shoppers. Rayshantaly Coffie and elves Jour- time to reflect, give to others and day-ann and J’Nephtery Clarenda. show gratitude to our friends. We The traditional elderly parade of give thanks for our experiences of seniors in decorated wheel chairs Local charity booths were set up this past year as we look to a new passed down Kaya Grandi providing for donations, reminding us that the one. holiday spirit. holiday season is a time for giving. The Bonaire Reporter would like to Craft venders, artists and food The month of December has been thank our readers. We wish everyone a booths filled Wilhelmina Plaza of- filled with holiday celebrations all wonderful holiday season. fering some one-of-a-kind gifts over the island beginning with the Bonaire’s seniors in the elderly parade enjoy the night’s arrival of Sinterklaas and many celebrations. FLOTSAM and This Week’s Stories JETSAM Christmas Shopping Night 1 Curaçao Girobank fails 4 2nd home taxes 4 BC allocates money for flamingo chicks EZAir to Columbia 4 Ombudsmen & youth in poverty 4 This is the second consecutive year that lease. Reporter’s new schedule 4 hundreds of flamingo chicks are prema- Many of the unsuccessfully released Bonaire pays more for gasoline 4 turely leaving the breeding grounds at the flamingos still visit the Wild Bird Rehab Enforcement action at BIA 5 salt pans and Pekelmeer. The wandering and then travel across the road. The gov- GDP Bonaire down in 2017 6 chicks are found exhausted, run over and ernment is going to place speed bumps 3 piers to be rebuilt 6 many die. Why the chicks are roaming is on the road in front of the center to slow Waterfront event: part 2 7 a mystery. drivers for the safety of the birds. WEB costs 2020 7 Last week, the Dutch government via Albers said, “ We are also going to ap- ant tourist attraction. And we as islanders Xiomara Frans-Papiamentu 8 Minister Carola Schouten of Agricul- ply for a salary to pay someone to look also enjoy seeing how gracefully the pink Full Moon at Posada 9 ture, Nature & Food Safety approved the after the birds. I can’t be here like I have birds wade through the water in search of BYOF Christmas gifts 9 monies for research. Scientists from the for the last two years looking after 200 food. There is no reason to fear the sur- Caves & Karst Nature Reserve 11 University of Wageningen will come to birds all the time and work two jobs.” vival of the colony. But we do want to Digicel 1st big winner 12 Bonaire next year. Deputy Elvis Tjin Asjoe and Research know what the cause is, so that we can Soapbox derby 12 Elly Albers, director of Wild Bird Re- and Development (R&D) director Etienne take targeted measures to prevent this an- Healthcare Insurance changes 2020 15 hab Bonaire said, “We have info from the van der Horst visited the bird sanctuary at imal suffering in the future. I admire Elly Tai Chi 2020 16 1970’s but we need some updated infor- the Mangrove Center. Birds that are found Albers and her team, among whom are 4000 sea turtles saved 17 mation.” alive are brought here to be cared for by many volunteers. They do fantastic work Departments In the meantime, the Executive Council Elly and her team. that is in the interest of the whole of Bo- Flotsam & Jetsam 2 (BC) has allocated $13,000 for two bird Deputy Tjin Asjoe said, “The flamingo naire. Fortunately, they can count on the (Monies for flamingos, Bolivia, experts from Venezuela to come here to symbolizes the unique nature and tran- support of many donors.” J.M. Rannou-Frans at TCB) advise on flamingo rehabilitation and re- quility of our island. They are an import- Who’s Who in The Reporter 2 Kerenza Rannou- Frans Letters: 4 Ask Kate (multiple realtors) 5 exhibits at TCB Law enforcement 5 Business news 6 (Bonaire Travel; Yoga Sensible) Parrots & People (Lora count) 6 Picture Yourself 13 (Hawk & Rudnick: New Mexico) Reef Glimpses (Frogfish Double) 13 Making Bonaire “Accessible” #26 (2019 report card) 14 A Garden? (preparing soils) 14 Did You Know? (tagging sharks) 15 What’s Happening: Events, Churches, Museums 16-17 In her nature photographs, Keren- Cruise ship schedule 16 photo Julie Morgan za Rannou-Frans loves to capture the Ask a Geek (Huh) 17 extraordinary in the ordinary. She says Sky Park (Andromeda collision) 17 Bolivia to be developed? that Bonaire’s beautiful natural light Pet Of The Week (Odette; dog) 18 helps her rediscover and record the Shelter News 18 Government responds to public concerns beauty of the island and the wonders of (fireworks; Rescue Remedy) God’s creations. Business Directory 19 As reported in issue 22 of The Report- island, if it so wishes, cannot automat- er, a plan has been floated for extensive ically agree with development projects You can view Kerenza Rannou-Frans’ How to Find Us: development of Bonaire’s wild east, the that would damage nature reserves and photographs which are also for sale at Read us online: https://bonairereporter. Bolivia area. Called Plantage Bolivia on values, because the Dutch ministry also the art gallery in the reception area of com f:https://www.facebook.com/TheBonair- its web site, the plan envisions a devel- bears responsibility for this and therefore Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB), eReporter/ opment of close to 3,000 hectares (over [is] also supervising.” Kaya Grandi # 2. Rannou-Frans is the Available in 80 locations 7,000 acres) that would include up to thirteenth local artist to be showcased Printed every two weeks The property is for sale by former 1,500 homes and extensive infrastruc- by TCB. Next edition: Jan. 8, 2019 Governor Richard Hart through Bonaire ture. The Owners’ Association of Luga News Deadline: Jan. 5, 2019 Properties NV for 12 million dollars. Aleha, a minimally developed residential Contributor’s Deadline: Jan. 3, 2019 D.M.R. area in Bolivia, expressed their concerns Stories, tips, questions, ideas & ads: to the Government. Kingdom Relations Phone (+599)796 4055 Director, Dirk Jan-Bonnet, responded For the Protection of Your Family or Business Email: [email protected] Address: Box 603, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean. with reassurances that, although the government has heard nothing officially The Bonaire Reporter Staff: about Plantage Bolivia, procedures are in Julie Morgan, Publisher place that assure the plan would undergo [email protected] careful scrutiny. Your Most Production: Barbara Lockwood Trusted Contributors: Angliet Nature Lover, Ria Jan-Bonnet said, “I would also like Name in Evers-Dokter, Dee Scarr, Dean Regas & to emphasize that the Minister of LNV James Albury, Kate Butler, Brian Nies- is responsible for the protection of na- Security sen, Sanne Attevelt, Laurie Smith, Jane ture areas and values covered by inter- since Madden-Disko, Travis Sullins, Caren Eckrich, national treaties and conventions. The 1983 Roxanne-Liana Francisca, Julianka Clar- enda, Brent Hoogervorst, Dennis Martinus, implementation of the obligations ensu- 717-8125 ing therefrom is included in the Nature Don M. Ricks, Pam Teitel, Distribution: Conservation and Protection Fund (BES) E-mail: info@ Marlene & Co. (Playa), Yuchi Molina (Rincon), Act and is the focus of both the Ministry sssbonaire.com Divi-Divi Airline, Printed by: DeStad Drukkerij, Curaçao of LNV and the OLB.” Website: www. He went on to explain, “This means, SPECIAL SECURITY SERVICES Founders: George and Laura DeSalvo sssbonaire.com © 2019 The Bonaire Reporter de facto, that the local government of the Kaya Nikiboko Noord 37, PO Box 225, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean Page 2 The Bonaire Reporter Dec. 23 - Jan. 8, 2019 The Bonaire Reporter Dec. 23 - Jan. 8, 2019 Page 3 —Letters— Curaçao Girobank fails; Central Bank criticized Dear Editor: The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten in the Curaçao Chronicle. “For example, it is known I just wanted to say “Bravo” to Wilma Nijland (Letter (CBCS) shut down the Curaçao Girobank on Tuesday, within the financial world that you close a bank on Fri- to the Editor, “Are we Nature Lovers,” Dec. 9-23) for December 10. The counters were closed, credit card pay- day to prevent excesses and to prepare properly for the her in-depth investigation into the so-called Protected ments were refused, and the internet banking system no period that follows,” Tromp said.
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