Kunuku Shimaruku, PO Box 407, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Phone 790-8988, 786-6125, Email: [email protected] Since 1994
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Kunuku Shimaruku, PO Box 407, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Phone 790-8988, 786-6125, email: [email protected] Since 1994 Rudsel Chirino photo he BES islands (Bonaire, tal and Delta to determine their Can you help Jemy? Table of Contents T St. Eustatius and Saba) ability to provide additional lift Four-year-old Jemy-Viennethy Keller was are currently having another and upgrade the size of the air- born with a hole in her heart. She has in- This Week’s Stories BES week this week ( June 11 craft serving Bonaire. We have creasing difficulty breathing at night because Help Jemy 2 Washington Park Birthday 3 to June 18) in The Netherlands. also inquired about the possibility of it. Her heart is enlarged from straining to th pump fast enough and strong enough in spite 6 Jong Bonaire Triathlon 6 It will be the third BES week as of reinstating the four lost 100 Years of Service 7 the islands move towards direct (American Eagle) fights, if the of its handicap. The good news is that sur- New Papiamentu-English Dic- ties with Holland. These negotia- island was willing to put them gery can repair the hole and let this little girl tionary 8 tions are to understand and nego- under an MRG (minimum reve- live a healthy childhood in Bonaire. The not- Jong Bonaire’s Role in the tiate the necessary changes within nue guarantee).” so-good news is that it will be extremely Dictionary 9 the Kingdom as well as the dis- American Eagle transports 40% expensive for the family because SVB covers only the basic costs. Euro Cup Oranje 10 mantling of the Netherlands An- of the American tourists who visit Little Jemy must undergo special heart surgery, which is scheduled Announcements-Barlass Baby tilles. Bonaire. Bonaire will lose about for late June 2008 at Hospital Sophia Dijkzicht, Rotterdam. Her par- Bertica Frans-MCB 30 yrs. 10 Keeping Bonaire Clean During the last BES week in 25% of the total transportation ents, Denice and Clemens Boelen, have sought ways to come up with the needed funds to take Jemy to Rotterdam and to allow Denice to (Selibon) 11 January an agreement was capacity of travelers from the US Career Opportunities 13 reached that the Dutch will guar- with the cutback. stay there with her until Jemy recuperates from surgery enough to Recompression Chamber 13 antee, at minimum, an acceptable travel back to Bonaire. Friends and members of their church, Baranka Crusher to Move 15 level of education, justice, social Dutch Antilles Express di Restorashon, have helped with porch sale proceeds. The Boelens are Sewer Signup 18 security and health care on the (DAE) operations have been grateful for help received from More for Less, T.I.S., Tropical Fla- Bonaire On Wheels islands comparable with Hol- limping along but will begin a mingo, Sunshine Supermarket, J. C. Herrera, KonTiki, D.C.N.A., Bon- (Wanna Dive Toyota Truck) 19 land’s. new schedule on July 1. The air- aire Christian Fellowship and Warehouse Bonaire, who has also sup- The constitutional change, once line is also looking to make St. ported their fundraising efforts with supplies. On June 14th, the fam- Weekly Features Flotsam & Jetsam 2 set for December 2008, is now Maarten its second hub besides ily will prepare a barbecue at Warehouse Bonaire, to raise more money for Jemy's surgery. Profiles– Peter Silberie 5 tentatively planned for January Curaçao. In weeks past DAE had Bonairean Voices (Crime Wave) 7 Maduro& Curiel's Bank Bonaire has stepped up to help too, with a 2010. only three of its five airplanes Sudoku Puzzle 7 flying and last week flew from generous donation for the bank account opened at MCB just for Jemy's Sudoku Answer 12 American Eagle will re- Curaçao to Bonaire via Aruba. surgery. The account is MCB #101.505.704, under the title, Dining & Shopping Guides 12 duce its Caribbean schedule When all are operational, DAE "Jehova Jireh," a name chosen by Denice, which means "God the Pet of the Week (Felicia-cat) 13 from 55 to 33 daily departures flies five planes – three prop-jet Provider." This account will be used solely for costs related to Jemy's Tide Table 13 out of San Juan beginning Sep- ATRs and two Fokker 100 pure surgery. Reporter Masthead 13 Classifieds 14 tember 3 and eliminate daily jets. Can you help Jemy and her family? Please donate any amount you Picture Yourself (South Africa) 15 service from San Juan to Aruba, can into Jemy's surgery account. And don't miss the fundraiser barbe- Did You Know (Comet Sea Star) 15 Bonaire and Samana, Dominican Starting June 1, KLM cue at Warehouse Bonaire on Saturday, June 14th, from 11 am to 1 pm. The price is only NAƒ 10, with all proceeds going toward Jemy's What’s Happening 16 Republic. Service to Bonaire has replaced printed tickets with Sky Park (Bootes) 17 been reduced to three days a electronic ones. Some 99% of surgery. The Stars Have It-Astrology 17 week. On Tuesday, Thursday and passengers on the Netherlands’ What’s Coming (El Pueblo) 18 in the Antilles no longer will law and was President of the Joint Saturday, the 55-seat ATR flight biggest airline already use e- Island View (Talk About Sex) 19 have to pay wage tax when Par- Court of the Netherlands Antilles will operate from San Juan to tickets, which are more efficient, liament approves its own draft and Aruba for 14 years (1993- Bonaire. It will return from Bon- safer and environmentally- How to contact us law and the government adopts 2007), before retiring early last aire to San Juan on Wednesday, friendly, KLM said. If all airlines Letters to the Editor: the law. year. [email protected] Friday and Sunday. The times switched to e-tickets, it would A most controversial item in the Story tip or idea: and flight numbers are: save them €2 billion ($3.1 billion) law is an increase of 15% in the An anonymous donor said [email protected] # 5049 LV SJU 7:30 pm – AR per year and 50,000 trees, news minimum wage for all islands of that if Jong Bonaire can sell 500 Print and Online BON 9:31 pm Tues, Thurs, and agency ANP reported. Advertising: the Netherlands Antilles except dictionaries in the school dona- Sat. [email protected] St. Maarten. In Bonaire the mini- tion program, he will donate # 5051 LV BON 7:50 am – The €45 anti-pollution Archives: mum wage is NAƒ 7.17/hour, the US$ 20,000 to Jong Bonaire. Bonairenews.com, then click AR SJU 9:55 am Wed, Fri, and tax that’s going to be intro- highest of all the Antilles except Already there are just over 200 on “Go to Archives” Sun. duced for round-trip flights for St. Maarten which recently dictionary donations promised. The Publisher: The American Eagle schedule between the Netherlands, the [email protected] was set at NAƒ 7.79 Reporter readers can really help effective September 3, 2008, is Antilles, and Aruba on July 1 this effort by donating at least one available on www.aa.com. will stay. The Bonaire Reporter, The Antillean judiciary dictionary to the project for each These reductions are part of That’s what Dutch Transporta- P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, system has suffered a “huge one they buy for themselves. See Neth. Antilles. American’s overall plan to reduce tion Minister Eurlings told Antil- loss” with the passing of long- the Dictionary Story on page 8 for Phone 790-8988 capacity and costs in the face of lean Transportation Minister time Judge Luis de Lannoy last full details. Phone 790-6518 skyrocketing fuel prices. The Adriaens last week. The Antilles week, said Windward Islands Available on-line at: ATR fleet in the Caribbean has are afraid that this tax and the www.bonairereporter.com Chief Prosecutor Taco Stein. Forty years ago (on June 5, been reduced from 24 to 11 fuel surcharge that continues to Judge de Lannoy lost his bout 1968) Henry Toré, Rose planes, with the remainder of the increase would damage tour- Published every two weeks with cancer early Thursday, leav- Heitkonig and Alex Semeleer ATRs relocated to Dallas to cover ism. Eurlings said that he cannot Next edition printing on June 25, ing behind his wife, two children came up with the idea to meet and 2008. flying in the US. ignore or adjust a law just like and a number of cases that this present their idea to establish Ronella Tjin A Sjoe-Croes, that. “fair judge” was set to preside community centers in the- TCB Director, said, “We have over. 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