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P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, Phone 786-6518, 786-6125, www.bonairereporter.com email: [email protected] Since 1994 ant to know who is in charge of last Monday citing official sources and judi- This Week’s Stories W what after the naming of new cial documents. commissioners to the Executive Council? The plane, a twin-engine Hawker 25, was Albert Bianculli Funeral 3 C. (Hans) J. Els has the Society and forced to land in a part of Venezuela near the In Memory of Serena Black 5 Care and Employment and Economic border with Colombia for not having received We Can Conquer Crime 5 Relationships portfolio authorization to fly into Venezuelan airspace. FD Championship Regatta 6 James Kroon has the Space Develop- Once on the ground, the occupants of the Landhouse Karpata 7 Jack Chalk Remembered 8 ment and Sports Affairs portfolio According to an RCN press release plane fled and the aircraft was set on fire. E. (Edsel) S. Winklaar has the Eco- Letters: Cruise Ship $$$, Fix the the police will soon start with enforcing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro con- Broken Window, Bonaire Noise Pol- nomic Development and Management lights on cars. According to the Roads firmed that the plane was carrying a shipment lution 9 and Support Portfolio Traffic Regulation of cocaine. Chinese New Year 10 Governor Lydia A. Emerencia re- (Wegenverkeersverordening), it is re- The Sinaloa criminal group is headed by Dare to Care Park Reopens 11 tains Public order and safety and disaster quired to have two headlights on a vehicle fugitive Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Shot Dog 12 management. that shine white or bright yellow lights most-wanted drug trafficker in Mexico and the February Jubilee Concert 15 and two rear lights that shine only bright US. NY Here We Come 15 Police Bike Team 17 Recently members of Customs red lights. A number of vehicles are driv- Four of the five passengers disembarked (Douane Caribisch Nederland) made ing around the BES Islands with lighting at Bonaire, while the fifth was still aboard Departments several drug interceptions. A total of other than that allowed by law. For in- when the plane took off again four hours later, 2434.80 grams of cannabis and 531.9 stance, blue headlights, additional LED headed for La Ceiba, Honduras. Flotsam & Jetsam 2 grams of cocaine were intercepted on lighting, light boxes on the roof, blue The four passengers who got off at Bonaire On the Island Since- Eric &Liek 4 Bonaire, with a total street value of al- LED bars at the bottom of the car, etc. returned to Mexico and were questioned by Word On The Street 7 Did You Know? Seahorses 7 most $32,777. Also spoiled meat and fish Many cars on Bonaire also have only one prosecutors, but no charges were filed against Helmets on Wheels—Gaby Nicolaas were destroyed. operating headlight. them. th 11 On January 18 , members of the Physi- Why is additional lighting not al- Bonaire On Wheels– Wimpy and his cal Supervision Team (Team Fysiek lowed? According to the release other A Chinese embassy has just opened up Mobile Car Wash 12 Toezicht) intercepted 1452 grams of lighting can lead to confusion in traffic in Curaçao. It is a temporary office that Masthead 12 cannabis. They found the cannabis in the and may also be dangerous. serves the Caribbean. Several Bonaire resi- Classifieds 13 lining of the luggage of a 20 year old Drivers of vehicles with improper light- dents were invited to the opening party last Tide Table, Sunrise & Sunset male passenger on a scheduled flight ing will first get a warning. Then the po- month. Bonaire’s Chinese community had a Times, Moon Phase 13 from Curaçao. lice will start giving tickets. In the interest festive celebration of Chinese New Year on Shopping & Dining Guides 14 st What’s Happening, Cruise Ships 16 On January 21 48.10 kilograms of of road safety make sure that the lights on January 31 at the Sport Hall (see story on page meat and 11.5 kilograms of fish were Pet of the Week (Cat Lovely Lucy) 18 your vehicle conform to the rules. 10 ) and is planning to build a clubhouse in Shelter News– Sterilization Aware- found on a fruit boat, sailing under the the near future. (Cynthia Tseng) ness Campaign, Where is The Dog Venezuelan flag. The relevant import Edison E. Rijna Catcher? Monique is Back 18 licenses were missing and the products was appointed dep- Bonaire Sky Park (February Moon, were not frozen in accordance with the uty Island Governor Stars and Planets) 19 rules and didn’t smell fresh. The meat for Bonaire as of The Stars Have It ( Astrology) 19 and fish were transferred to the Dienst March 1, 2014. Rijna, Sudoku, Sudoku Answer 19 Veterinaire Zaken (Veterinary Affairs) born in Bonaire on for further examination and destruction. July 7, 1967, has a th On January 24 members of the Physi- wide experience in How to contact us cal Supervision Team intercepted 982.8 banking and currently Find Bonaire Reporter on Face- grams of cannabis. The cannabis was is managing director book. Press “Like” found in two boxes of merchandise in a of Bon Recycling B.V. Before March 1, The Publisher: George DeSalvo warehouse on Kaya Industria. [email protected] he will resign from this position. Because Phone 786-6125 Lastly, members of the Physical Super- of the resignation of present Island Gover- The Editor: Laura DeSalvo vision Team intercepted 531.9 grams of nor Lydia Emerencia, that position will be [email protected] th cocaine on January 25 The cocaine was vacant as of March 1. The procedure for Phone 786-6518 found on a 24 year old male passenger. th Box 407, Bonaire, the appointment of a successor has al- The 19 annual Lora (Bonaire Yellow- Dutch Caribbean He had planned to leave on a scheduled ready started. shouldered Amazon parrot) count was held Story tip or idea: flight to The Netherlands. Further inves- on Saturday, January 25. About the same [email protected] tigation showed that the man had swal- The Mexican airplane that first number of Loras were counted as last year. Phone 786-6518 lowed small sacks (“bolitas”) of drugs. landed in Bonaire and discharged passen- which was highest number ever. This year, Available on-line at: www.bonairereporter.com Customs always remains alert for at- gers and then took off and was forced to the count was 847 while last year 865 Lora Printed Every Fortnight, tempts of smuggling illegal products in land and be destroyed in Venezuela on were counted . On-line every day, 24/7 or out of the Caribbean Netherlands. November 4 was being used by the Si- The count only gives an idea of the mini- Next edition printing on Sunday, February 23, 2014 naloa drug cartel, one of Mexico's lead- (Continued on page 3) Story and Ad deadline: ing newspapers, the Reforma daily, said Friday, February 21, 2014 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 duplicated Kaya Grandi #61 •Transport of Money •Vehicle patrols “The blue building” In Business Call 717-8545 and Valuables •Burglar Alarms Over 30 Years •Private Investigations •Fire Alarm Systems Open: 8:30-12:30, 2:00-5:30 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- February 10-24, 2014 Flotsam and Jetsam (Continued from page 2) next to the baggage claim area. Cards are vided by a local company, Caribbean mum number of birds on the island; by then collected by TCB for processing. Energies, with a network of partners no means are all the Loras counted. Sev- extending to Europe, the USA and Asia. eral participants in the census have re- You’ll remember the Dutch member heir website is ported that they heard more than they of parliament recently asking where are www.caribbeanenergies.com. The names could count. the cows on Bonaire? In addition to the are similar but the companies are differ- The distribution of Loras on the island lack of grazing land you might consider the ent. was different from past years. In Washing- following: Caribbean Energies offers project man- ton Slagbaai Park this year more Loras Methane gas from 90 flatulent cows ex- agement and procurement and says it is a were counted than last year, 290 . The ploded in a German farm last month, dam- sustainable service-provider for solar en- erratic behavior of Loras makes the count aging the roof and injuring the animals, ergy solutions in the Caribbean. Spokes- every year a challenge for the participat- police said. High levels of the gas had built person Marlou L. Smit, in an email to The up in the structure in the central German ing volunteers. Reporter said, “Based on their knowledge town of Rasdorf, then “a static electric As in previous years, there were charge caused the gas to explode with about living circumstances and respect for STINAPA staff at 12 different locations in flashes of flames,” the force said in a state- all community members on the islands, Washington Slagbaai Park. Outside the ment. One cow was treated for burns, a they aim to make affordable and carefree Park more than 30 volunteers were active police spokesman added. energy available to all.” in 23 different places. All Lora are Of course, with Bonaire’s cooking gas counted in a simultaneous census.