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Kunuku Shimaruku, PO Box 407, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Phone 790-8988, 790-6518, email: [email protected] Since 1994 he Dutch Transport Mother's Day 2008 will be celebrated on Sun- Table of Contents T Minister, Camiel Flamingo Airport runway day May 11, in Bonaire and 70 other countries Eurlings, calculates that it will Extra photo around the world. Mother's Day honors all This Week’s Stories Flotsam & Jetsam, Mother’s take “at least 20 million mothers and expresses gratitude for the hardships Day 2 euro” (57 million guilders) to they bear in bringing up a child. Most countries Earth Day STCB Clean-up 3 repair Bonaire’s worn-out including Bonaire celebrate Mothers Day on the Flamingo Airport run- second Sunday of May. Mother’s Day came into Endemic Bird Festival 6 way. Because the Antillean being due to the efforts made by female rights Asbestos Danger-Freewinds 8 Central Government does not activists, Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis. The Rincon Day 10 Oranje Order Decorations 11 have the money for this, the resolution dedicating Mother's Day was signed by Stinapa Earth Day Hike 13 Netherlands is willing to pay: US President Woodrow Wilson on May 8, 1914. Kreator Choir 13 “so that Bonaire can glow at the However, the tradition of honoring mothers goes Letters to the Editor (Paradise start.” back to the days of Egyptian pharaohs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Lost, Bureaucratic Euthanasia, Readers may recall that Bo- and this way, welcome the air- the well known author wrote, “By and large, mothers and house- Finder Needed) 13 Give Me 5—Divi awards 14 nairean drivers suffered with craft that come to Bonaire and wives are the only workers who do not have regular time off.” Art Exhibit-Aysla Ten Holt 14 poorly maintained roads for contribute to the growth of the So be sure to remember Mom on her day. Implosion In the Netherlands years because highway funds tourism of the island.” Antilles 18 and other monies were diverted WEEKLY FEATURES of Delta Air Lines and North- port. No agreements were made to extend and resurface the air- Flamingo Airport regis- Flotsam & Jetsam 2 west Airlines has been an- because the BES islands wanted port runway to accommodate tered a more than a 10% in- Clear Blue Water News (More nounced in an all-stock deal their own legal experts to study Algae) 3 KLM jets. Those flights sparked crease in passengers in the first valued at $17.7 billion. The the proposal on placement in the Profiles– Susie Stanhope 5 an economic rebirth on the is- quarter of this year. March was airlines said the deal would take Charter of the Kingdom as well Bonairean Voices (Activities, part land that continues to grow. a record month. The increase 2) 7 as long as a year to be finalized, as some of the other elements. Since Bonaire is going to be has a lot to do with Delta and Petsof the Week (Puppies, including regulatory approvals. Commissioner Burney Elhage the responsibility of the Nether- Continental Airlines. Compared Kittens) 8 The new airline will be called attended for Bonaire. lands, the airport must comply to the same period last year also Sudoku Puzzle 9 Delta. Delta flies weekly to Bon- Besides making a special pro- Dining & Shopping Guides 12 with European standards, which the local passengers increased aire from Atlanta. vision for the BES islands in Tide Table 13 are much stricter that the ICAO by 10.6%. International traffic French-Dutch airlines opera- Article 1 of the Charter of the Reporter Masthead 13 standards. increased 8.8%. Classifieds 14 tor, Air France-KLM, said in a Kingdom, it’s also possible for The worldwide civil aviation Picture Yourself (Canada, Hol- statement it would be pleased the BES islands to fall under land) 15 authority recently conducted an Rocketing fuel prices hit with a Delta-Northwest tie-up, Article 134 of the Dutch Consti- Did You Know (Coral) 15 audit on all the airports within air travelers a bit more this the Dutch Kingdom and said which would strengthen its part- tution which regulates public What’s Happening 16 week. KLM has announced it Sky Park (Mercury) 17 that the Antillean airports are nerships on the transatlantic entities. will up the fuel supplement two market. Air France has a transat- The islands also received in- The Stars Have It-Astrology “just within standards.” 17 euros to 31 euros for flights lantic joint venture with Delta, formation about the future judi- “Regarding the condition of within Europe. The fees for in- Sudoku Answer 18 and Dutch-based KLM has a cial system for the BES islands What’s Coming Our Way the airport in Bonaire, there is tercontinental flights, including similar arrangement with North- including the make-up of the (Hato Project) 19 no reason to panic. There is no flights to the Antilles, will in- acute danger, only overdue west. police force, prosecutor’s office, Island View (High School crease by 10 euros to 98 euros. prison and overall maintenance Confidential) 19 maintenance. The runway needs heavy renovations and the peo- Houston-based Continen- of law and order. How to contact us Dutch charter airline, Letters to the Editor: ple of Bonaire need a vital air- tal Airlines lost $80 million in Arkefly, will land twice a week the first quarter. The airline Health [email protected] port,” concluded Eurlings. in Bonaire with its Boeing 767- Story tip or idea: also says it will take 14 older Commissioner [email protected] 330ER, en route to Curaçao on 737-300 planes out of service Boy Clarenda “Flamingo Airport’s man- Print and Online Thursday and Saturday. between September and April. says that Advertising: agement is currently in the Continental flies weekly to Bon- health insur- [email protected] process of drawing up a mas- Archives: Last month’s flight cancel- aire from Houston and Newark. ance is one of ter plan to comply with all Bonairenews.com, then click lations by American Airlines the most im- international requirements,” on “Go to Archives” are likely to spread to other Dutch advisors made pro- portant sub- The Publisher: says Richard Hart, director of US airlines in the weeks ahead [email protected] posals last week regarding jects that need to be discussed as the Bonaire Holding Company as US Government regulators placement of the BES islands the BES islands move to direct The Bonaire Reporter, which controls the airport. step up a by-the-book review of (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and ties with The Netherlands. It’s P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, There are three important pro- Neth. Antilles. carriers’ compliance with main- Saba) in the Charter of the proposed to have just one type jects planned: maintenance of Phone 790-8988 tenance and safety orders issued Kingdom, discussed division of of insurance for all the inhabi- Phone 790-6518 the runway, moving the fire in recent years. American Eagle territorial waters and outlined tants of the BES islands instead Available on-line at: station near the middle of the flies daily to Bonaire. However, the future judicial system. of the different existing types of www.bonairereporter.com runway, and purchasing two its propjets have not been cited Representatives of Bonaire and health insurance, like SVB, push backs for aircrafts. “We Published every two weeks for maintenance problems. Saba met with seven Dutch tech- BZV, and FZOG that now ex- are working very hard to make Next edition printing on May 14, nocrats in the board room of St. ist. The Dutch have come with a 2008. sure Flamingo Airport is safe The long awaited merger Marteen’s Princess Juliana Air- (Continued on page 4) SCOOTER & BIKE SALES & REPAIR Peugeot, Kymco “Your Friendly Bank” Loekie, Giant Gazelle Brands MCB Hato Branch Parts and accessories for any brand scooter or bike Bike Clothes for Everyone 10 Kaya Grandi #61 Across from INPO Open: 8:30-12:30, 2:00-5:30 Owner Operated Main Branch Kaya L.D. Gerharts 1 • Phone +(599) 715-5520 Website: www.mcbbonaire.com • Email: [email protected] [email protected] Page 2 Bonaire Reporter 2-16, 2008 Algae Growth Continues on sensors with the amount of hair decreasing at middle array and fur- he consensus of all the re- ther decreasing at the top array. T cent revelations by visiting Length of hairy algae was the same marine biologists and on-island at all levels. Calcerous growth not experts is “The activities of human seen on sensors; not much on bottles habitation on the land has the Joanie Fitterling greatest impact on the coral reef surrounding Bonaire.” The 10-year-long LMSP project The shallow water reef that has is entirely funded by private dona- attracted shore divers to Bonaire tions from concerned and inter- for the past 40 to 50 years forms a ested individuals and carried out relatively narrow band around the by dedicated research volunteers Marine Park ranger and volunteers taking away the trash island, like a colorful ribbon on the island. Additional full time, from Klein Bonaire around the neck of a pretty girl. on-island volunteers are needed at The reef starts about 100 meters this time to help to continue the s in past years, STCB, in classification and analysis. Vol- (330 feet) from shore, slopes project. If you are interested in A collaboration with unteers were mainly residents downward at a 45 degree angle diving and collecting the elec- STINAPA, organized a beach from the island, with a large and is less than 50 meters (165 line and sensors.