FORSA PWA Lifts Off in Bonaire April 9 Amado Vrieswijk NB20 Photo by Jade Cardenas “I Think This Is a Dream Come True; Winds
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Apr. 1 - Apr. 15, 2019, Year 26, Issue 6 Box 603, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands, Phone (599) 796-4055, www.bonairereporter.com email:[email protected] FORSA PWA lifts off in Bonaire April 9 Amado Vrieswijk NB20 Photo by Jade Cardenas “I think this is a dream come true; winds. The island has produced some of we’ve worked very hard for this,” said the best examples of world class talent. Nick Schmit, Forsa PWA chairman at the There will be 13 events in four disci- press conference for the 2019 Worldcup plines: Freestyle, Slalom, Wave and Foil. Freestyle at Sorbonne in Bonaire, April The best of the best freestyle talents 9-13. will be on display from 15 countries. PWA, Professional Windsurf Asso- From Tuesday through Friday 9 a.m. to ciation, selected Bonaire to be the first 11a.m. Bonaire’s youth can try their hand stop of a 13-site calendar tour that ends at windsurfing. The day continues when in November. the pros take to their boards for compe- This is the second time in five years tition till 6:30. The festivities continue that Bonaire was chosen for the PWA with happy hour at the Islander. Worldcup. Anyone around the globe can enjoy the Nancy Vriswijk-Janssen, event coordi- freestyle excitement via a Live stream nator joined forces with Schmit of FOR- broadcast on Facebook - Forsa PWA SA to make this happen with a goal of World Cup Bonaire 2019. There is even involving Bonaire’s youth. an aptly named theme song “Chase your Schmit said the Forsa method is a Dreams” produced by Coen van Gennip group-oriented educational method that from FlowCreateGo and sung by Chaira emphasizes what can be achieved with Borderslee. cooperation, trust and responsibility. The Forsa PWA Worldcup committee mem- pro-windsurfers are role models for many bers remind everyone that Bonaire is a of Bonaire’s youth. National Marine Park. Please respect FORSA PWA press conference representatives, L-R: Leonard Domacasse, Some say Bonaire is the spiritual home our waters and beaches by keeping them MCB; Nancy Vrieswjk, event organizer; Nick Schmit, FORSA; Ludo Nicolaas, of Freestyle windsurfing with its beau- clean. JM. Bonaire Lottery, Ashanti Toppenberg, Digicel; and Malinda Hassell, TCB. tiful turquoise waters and ever-constant LOTSAM and F JETSAM This Week’s Stories FORSA PWA 2019 (cover) 1,8 BOPEC in maintenance 3 Coral crumbles at Klein 3 The March 20, 2019 Windsurf survivor, Soltanoff 4 elections in Bonaire Special Olympics results 6 again returned a Coali- Walkathon schedule 6 tion government in which Electric Tribe Music Festival 6 the MPB gained a seat Diving drives rehab 7 Rincon Day 8 and the UPB lost one. Hans Hass 9 Pictured at the swear- STCB at WIDECAST 11 ing-in ceremony are Gov- erner Rijna (center) and Departments Registrar of the Island Flotsam & Jetsam (Election results, Council, Willem Cicilia American Air in Sept., Bon Doet (3rd from left). The council members are (L-R) MPB-Movementu awards, Breemer, One-day MP fees, di Pueblo Boneriano: 1.Hennyson Thielman, 2.Elvis Tjin-Asjoe, 3. Island events 2 Ask Kate, Buying from afar 4 Nina den Heyer, 4. Daisy Coffee. DP-Partido Demokratiko Bone- Picture Yourself—Oman 4 riano: 1. Michael Pietersz, 2. Clark Abraham (both wearing red) 3. Kroon .Absent from the photo is 2. Ester Bernabela Photo credit: Letters–Parking, Cigarettes 4 Rolanda Makaay. UBP-Partido Demokratiko Boneriano: 1.James On the Island Since— Fittipaldi Pietersz (Extra) Nina den Heyer 5 Reef Glimpses 9 naire Foundation • Rincon Judo As of April 1, 2019, the Bo- Cruiseship passengers and A Garden?Just Do It (Drought) 10 nairean Island Government has Club • Hospice Flamboyan • An- Marine Park fees. The Reporter Making Bonaire “Accessible” — announced a price increase for imal shelter recently #7 Memory Boxes 10 gasoline and diesel, and a de- Best Job: Fundashon Plata- received Did You Know? Reef research 11 crease for kerosene (propane). forma Cultural • Arko Iris play a letter What’s Happening, Close-in Gasoline will increase by 3.60 school • Cocari• Alzheimer’s to the Events, Exhibits, Museums 12 Anneke van den Breemer cents, diesel by 11.50 cents. The Foundation • Jiwiri play school editor Cruiseship Schedule 12 has been appointed Managing price of kerosene will decrease Most Recruitment Volunteers: defend- Bonaire Sky Park Director of the Belastingdienst/ by 28.60 cents, so a large LPG Museo Chich’i Tan • We Dare ing the (13th Zodiac constellation) 13 The Stars Have It (Horoscope) 13 CN. She will replace Nichalin To Care Playground • La fama • 100 lb bottle will cost $8.33 less, cruise ships. With the letter, the Masthead, Tides, Sunrise Martina on June 1st, 2019. An- and a small LGP 20 lb. bottle Krusada • BonSailing writer attached these paper tick- & Sunset Times, Moon Phase 13 neke van den Breemer is currently $1.63 less. The next fuel adjust- Best Food & Beverage: Fun- ets as evidence that cruise ship Pet Of The Week (Jolene cat) 14 Regional Director Douane Rotter- ment will be in May. dashon Cocari • Jiwiri play guests who dive do indeed pay a Shelter News (mural, Spec. Olympics) 14 dam, where she has worked since school • Scouting Sint Michiel • marine park fee. We forwarded Classifieds 14 2014. Previously, she has worked Mangazina di Rei • La fama this information to Caren Eck- Business Directory 15 in other management positions For the month of Septem- Greatest Atmosphere: Ecolog- rich, Stinapa Marine Park biol- within Customs and Tax depart- ber, American Airlines will ical Bonaire Foundation • Bar- ogist and Reporter contributor. How to contact us ments of Belastingdienst. stage only one weekly return racudas • Cocari • Jiwiri play This was her response: Publisher: Julie Morgan flight to Bonaire, flying on Sat- school • Alzheimer’s Foundation “That’s the diver one-day pass. Stories, tips, questions, ideas & ads: urday. After September, Amer- If cruise ship passengers want to [email protected] ican Airlines will resume their Cultural edition of the dive, they pay a fee - $10 for one Phone: + 599 796 4055 four flights per week. “Taste of Bonaire” will be Fri- day. Other users - snorkelers, day, April 5, 6pm at Wilhelmina swimmers, windsurfers - from We are in transition. Find us on-line Bon Doet Awards cere- Park. This is the perfect opportu- the cruise ship are not required at: https://bonairereporter.com mony was Saturday, March 16 nity for island guests and locals to pay anything. This is what ev- OR, for the “scroll-down” version: to sample food from the well- eryone is upset about. George Buckley explains the at Eddy’s Restaurant. All the https://www.bonairereporter.com/ known restaurants on Bonaire. Actually, the new law forgot 2019 sargassum invasion in NGO’s and volunteers were win- news/019pdfs/newcurrent.pdf to stipulate a day fee - we could Bonaire and in the Caribbean. ners. 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Published in De Volkskrant March 12, 2019 Venezuelan state-owned company, Petroleum of Venezuela’s (PdV) 10 million The coral reef at Klein Bonaire, an uninhabited island off the coast of the Caribbean barrel BOPEC oil terminal is mostly dormant because of maintenance repairs, island of Bonaire, is seriously damaged by “avalanches” of pieces of loose coral. Parts severing another critical link in the company’s once-bustling Dutch Caribbean of the reef have collapsed, says coral expert Erik Meesters of Wageningen Marine logistical network. Research. According to him, a possible cause is the poor water quality. Meesters saw BOPEC will receive inspectors again next month from the environment and with his own eyes how a single contact with the coral on a reef slope resulted in a transport inspectorate (ILT), part of the Netherlands’ Ministry of Infrastructure large number of pieces of coral disappearing into the depth.