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The Bonaire Reporter Pg.17 P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, Phone 786-6518, 786-6125, www.bonairereporter.com email: [email protected] Since 1994 All Jazz photos by Wilna Groenenboom ost new Dutch political parties are Bonaire Inflation in 2012... Still inflating, but not as fast This Week’s Stories M having great difficulty participating in the September 12 general election in the Car- Bonaire Inflation 2 ibbean Netherlands. For the first time, citi- Elders Celebrate (Pensionado) 4 zen- residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Happy Birthday Greta 4 Saba will be allowed to cast their votes in Pro Kids Prep. 6 the Dutch Parliament Second Chamber Evert Piar-45 years 7 Donkey Situation 7 election. Friday Happy Hour Market 8 There are 19 electoral districts in The Nether- Happy Birthday Madelief 10 lands mainland. The latest addition, Electoral 8th Jazz Festival 10 District Bonaire, consisting of the “special 8th Jazz Festival 11 entities” Bonaire, Statia and Saba, brings the Bonaire Ambassadors 14 total to 20. There are approximately Wounded Warriors Coming 14 15,000 eligible voters in the three islands. To New Waterfront Park 15 be eligible to vote in the Second Chamber Stop Smoking Bonaire 17 Monuments of Bonaire 17 elections one must have Dutch nationality, be at least 18 years of age and not have been Departments deprived of their voting rights by court order. Flotsam & Jetsam 2 These requirements are similar to those for On the Island Since –Mala Harnam residents of The European Netherlands. 5 The Democratic Political Turning Point Party, Piece of Paradise- Owning a the Party for Seniors 50PLUS, and the Euro Bonairean Humor 7 Bonairean Voices –The Beauty Party have not gathered the needed 50 signa- Pageants 8 tures signed in the list in the presence of a Piece of Paradise-Condo On Bon- civil servant at the Government Administra- aire-Pleasure or Pain 9 tion Building to qualify. Shopping & Dining Guides 12 Classifieds 13 The airline Tiara Air Aruba announced it Tide Table, Sunrise & Sunset will conduct daily flights between Curaçao Times, Moon Phase 13 and Bonaire beginning Monday, July 30th. Picture Yourself (Tahiti) 15 What’s Happening 16 Tiara will fly three times a day with a Masthead 16 Shorts 360 – a small aircraft with 36 seats – Sudoku, Sudoku Answer 17 between Hato Airport and Flamingo Air- Pet of the Week (Tygo and Rose) port. The Curaçao-Bonaire route is the first 18 step in Tiara’s expansion plan. The airline Did You Know-DCS in Marine recently purchased a 141-passenger Boeing According to the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), the inflation rate on the Mammals 18 737-300, to be used for six new weekly routes Dutch Caribbean islands was substantially lower in the second quarter of 2012 than in The Stars Have It (Astrology) 19 from Aruba to St. Maarten, Medellin and the first quarter. The rate on Bonaire was 3%; on St Eustatius and Saba, the rates were Sky Park (Perseid Meteors) 19 Armenia in Colombia, Maracaibo and Cara- 5.3% and 3.9% respectively in the second quarter. cas in Venezuela and Fort Lauderdale in the Inflation on Bonaire was 0.6% less in the second quarter of this year from the 3.6% in US, starting September. the first quarter. The decline is predominantly due to the fact that prices of food and How to contact us home furnishing articles have risen less rapidly than in the first quarter. Food prices Nearly all Bonaire restaurants are feel- were on average 6% up from one year previously, versus 8.9% in the first quarter. Find Bonaire Reporter on Face- ing the drop in the economy. Richard’s Res- book. Press “like” taurant closed, but opened with a new chef, Letters to the Editor: then closed again. Patagonia will move next land. Thanks to the huge storage possibilities, [email protected] to Donna & Georgio’s downtown. There’s a we can even ship refrigerators for example.” Story tip or idea: [email protected] great new Japanese Sushi place run by a The Publisher: Dutch guy – Osaka. Owner Kirk Gosden left Dr. Jay Haviser, well known in Bonaire [email protected] Sunrise at Den Laman. The Peruvian restau- for his archeo- rant, Plazita Limina, on Kaya Grandi, will logical studies Box 407, Bonaire, move to their own building behind the Tung and involve- Dutch Caribbean Fung store. Spice (across from Plaza en- ment with Phone 786-6125, 786-6518 trance) is closed. City Café has finished their The director of the new company that will run BONAI, cele- Available on-line at: lease with the building’s owners but has not the ferry service, said: “There is much interest brated his 30 www.bonairereporter.com moved out. They are in court. for the route. Many tour operators and compa- years as a Printed Every Fortnight, nies made contact after the announcement. Civil Servant On-line every day, 24/7 The ship Krioyo Blue Curaçao with a pas- There were also many positive responses for the Nether- senger capacity of 300 and a 400-cubic-meter from Bonaire. We will therefore celebrate the lands Antilles Next edition printing on storage space plans to sail from Curaçao to Day of Bonaire, September 6, on that island. and island Dr. Haviser Monday, August 13 Story and Coro, Venezuela, via Aruba-Punto Fijo- It will be attractive for them to shop on Cura- governments, Ad deadline: Bonaire-Curaçao beginning in September. çao because of huge price rises on their is- (Continued on page 3) Friday, August 10 Featuring Giant, Bikkel and Golden Lion bikes Parts and accessories for all brands of bikes and scooters Beautiful Bike Clothes All type of house and car keys dupli- cated Kaya Grandi #61 •Transport of Money •Vehicle patrols “The blue building” Call 717-8545 and Valuables •Burglar Alarms In Business Over 28 years Open: 8:30-12:30, 2:00-5:30 •Private Investigations •Fire Alarm Systems Owner Operated Kaya Nikiboko Nord 37A, PO Box 225 Tel: (599) 717- 8125 Web: www.bonairefreewieler.com Fax (599) 717- 6125 E-mail [email protected] Email: [email protected] Page 2 Bonaire Reporter- August 3-17, 2012, Flotsam and jetsam (Continued from page 2) last week. To commemorate this he donated several of his paintings to the St. Maarten Disaster Management Office and the Nature Foundation of St. Maarten as a show of gratitude for being allowed to serve the people of the islands for three dec- ades. It has been about three months since Drukkerij De Stad NV (who prints The Re- porter and most of the other newspapers available on Bonaire) began a new printing New DeStad press press installation and it is moving along fairly smoothly. Print tests and training will commence in another couple of weeks and they should be “pulling paper” and going “live” shortly after. Readers should notice an improvement in quality. The old press will be dismantled and shipped to Canada as soon as the new press is commissioned and completed. LONDON/PARIS—The world’s first vaccine against den- gue fever, being developed by French drug maker Sanofi SA, should protect against three of the virus’s four strains in a keenly awaited clinical trial in Thailand. Other drug companies are also working on dengue vaccines but Sanofi’s product is several years ahead. Every year some resi- dents of Bonaire contract dengue fever from a mosquito bite. The sickness is severe but rarely fatal. Chat ‘n Browse is becoming a visitor information center. Since good information is the basis of all knowledge and since island visitors sometimes find it difficult to park and visit the Tourist Office downtown the shop in the Sand Dollar Mall in the northern hotel row will fulfill the role of Information Disseminator par excellence! It is a role Chat ‘n Browse shop owner Mike Gaynor has always played. Now he is formally asking all of the busi- nesses, accommodations, restaurants and attractions to let him promote them by passing out their flyers, etc. There is no charge to them for this service other than to continue to offer our visitors a good product and an enjoyable vacation. As usual, Chat ‘n Browse offers visitors the use of their phone at no charge for local calls. Please drop off your mate- rial at Chat n Browse, Kaya Gob N Debrot 79. For more information call 717-2281 or email [email protected]. The Bonaire Island Council recently offi- cially approved the draft wastewater (sewer/kloaka) ordi- nance. This new regu- lation contains rules that are necessary to implement the Sewer- age Project that aims to capture the human-produced wastewater from Belnem to Hato The work of tearing up the streets to lay sewer lines, the con- struction of the treatment plant and related elements over the dumped in the wastewater that could impede the opera- You now can receive all Benetton news on your past is almost complete. The Island Ordinance is necessary tion of the purification plant (like used motor oil). smartphone or tablet in real time: news, dis- because it formalizes the rules on connection to the sewage The sewerage project is to protect the public’s health and counts, promotions, etc. Have you already downloaded system of households and businesses along the coastal strip. the coral reefs. It’s also good for tourism and the econ- the Benetton app? You can find it on App Bonaire now complies with the agreements with the European omy of the island. Responsible Commissioner James Store, Android Market, Amazon App- Union, who financed the greater part of the project.
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