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Naƒ0/ $0.00/ €0.00 Kunuku Shimaruku, PO Box 407, Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Phone 790-8988, 790-6518, email: [email protected] Since 1994 he December 15 target will mark the first return to the Table of Contents T date for constitutional US for an Antillean operator since change, according to Dutch ALM/DCA days. This Week’s Stories Flotsam & Jetsam, SGB Chefs State Secretary of Kingdom 2 X Alitalia Relations Ank Bijleveld- Lions Art Auction 3 Schouten’s statement during the has agreed to Fight Against Dengue 3 Dutch television program be bought by Landmarks—Piedra Crus 4 Nova , is not realistic. Air France- Walkathon is On 4 She said December 15 would KLM, the Bonaire On Wheels- ‘74 world’s big- Chevrolet 6 not be feasible and that realistic gest airline by Photo Reports– Bachelor's planning should be made for the revenues, in a deal valuing the Beach/Saturnius park 8 islands to attain their new near-bankrupt airline’s equity at Frasimada Sailing 10 statuses. It is not clear if she was just €138 million --far less than Garbage Under The Gun 10 Burned Out and Homeless 11 speaking about all the Antillean expected. The €138 million price Ann Leong Photo islands or just Curaçao and St. Tintin (Kuifje) in Papiamentu for Alitalia stock is equivalent to 11 Maarten which desire status roughly two days’ revenues at the X On Saturday, March 15, the team from the SGB high school's SBO culinary department travelled to Aruba to compete Salba Nos Lora Art 14 apart. Franco-Dutch airline group, Air Envirowatch –Gloves 15 France-KLM. KLM flies to Bon- in the annual International Student Cooking Competition to be Coral Glimpses-Damage 15 X According to Economic Af- aire daily. held this week. The Bonaire team consisted of Channethon Jansen, JoPoBon Bike Ride 18 fairs Minister Elvis Tjin Asjoe, Alitalia labor unions are balking Miguel Saragoza, delegation leader teacher Ezzard Semeleer, Kelvin Letters to the Editor (High Rises, the economy of Bonaire grew at the deal. Ventura, teacher-coach Isidoor van Riemsdijk and Norison Conquet. SGB Assist, Praise, Paradise 19 3% in recent years. This growth Results will be reported in our next issue. Sustainable Tourism Choices 22 is especially noticeable in con- X The latest report from the Zale Visitors 22 Win for Olympics 23 struction, the financial sector, and Central Bureau of Statistics con- hospitality. This development is WEEKLY FEATURES firms that prices on Bonaire con- Flotsam & Jetsam 2 attributed to the improvement of tinue to rise. Between October Profiles– Mick Smit/Stitching pro- airlift with several direct flights and December of 2007 they rose ject 5 from the US and Europe, and with 0.5%. During the period food Clear Blue Water News 8 the expansion of the number of prices led the way with a jump of Bonairean Voices (Food & hotel rooms and apartments. 1.2%; milk products rose 4.4%, Health) 9 According to Tjin Asjoe, “The the largest segment increase. Only Did You Know (Flounders) 14 economic growth of an island is vegetables showed a drop (0.5%) Carib Dining & Shopping Guides 16 Inn Picture Yourself (New York, also connected to the investment Photo South Africa, Sicily, Germany) 17 climate, which is very positive for X The transfer of the Post Pet of the Week (Benno) 18 Bonaire. The big interest of the Office operation from Canada X Pictured here are Tom Quinby of Portland, Maine, and Bruce Classifieds 18 local as well as foreign investors Post back to the Government of Tide Table 19 proves that. Also signing the final the Netherlands Antilles has Bowker from the Carib Inn here on Bonaire. Tom and his wife Gigi Reporter Masthead 19 declaration (for direct ties to the been postponed to this week be- take batteries back to the US each time they visit, helping Bonaire's What’s Happening 20 Netherlands and leaving the Neth- cause of legal complications. The environment. Please take as many batteries back form wherever you Sky Park (Leo) 21 erlands Antilles) and its transition transition had been originally set stay. There is no place on Bonaire to dispose of these toxic items Café Astrology 21 agreement has had a positive im- for March 1. safely. What’s Coming Our Way (Regatta Residences) 23 pact.” Canada Post took over the op- eration of the Post Office five sales tax that ended the exemp- Government’s plans to draft a How to contact us X Another indication that Bon- years ago but changed its corpo- tion for “fiscal unity,” which Kingdom Law on Movement of Letters to the Editor: [email protected] aire is booming is that Continen- rate strategy shortly afterwards. means that transactions between a People. The law will make possi- tal has been flying a second flight Story tip or idea: Prior to the takeover the Antillean company and its subsidiaries are ble free movement of people [email protected] from Houston each week and that Government had subsidized the no longer exempt. This could lead within the Kingdom as well as the Print and Online American Eagle is still flying on postal service to the tune of NAƒ to significant price increases for sending back of “undesired per- Advertising: Saturday, even though they 6-7 million annually. Canada Post food products imported by whole- sons” who have committed [email protected] planned to stop when Delta began says they ran the service profita- salers and sold to their supermar- crimes. Archives: Bonairenews.com then click its Saturday flights non-stop from bly. kets as well as companies that However, Members of Parlia- Atlanta. However, Air Jamaica on “Go to Archives” Sidney Paulina will remain the purchase services from subsidiar- ment were very skeptical about The Publisher: has stopped its Saturday service acting General Managing Director ies like maintenance, power and the intentions of the Government. [email protected] from Montego Bay. of the 245 people who work for water. The Antilles unanimously passed The Bonaire Reporter, the Post Office. It is the intention a motion in February stating that P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, X Curacao’s Insel Air airline of the government to eventually X There are continuing the Netherlands Antilles would Neth. Antilles. is considering cooperation with find a corporate operator for the Dutch legislative attempts to not accept any law to repatriate Phone 790-8988 Phone 790-6518 Surinam Airways for a route service. legalize the deportation of crimi- Antilleans from Holland. Paramaribo-Curaçao to Miami, Available on-line at: nal Antilleans from Holland Antilles Justice Minister David www.bonairereporter.com perhaps as often a four times X The Antillean parliament back to the Antilles. Dick, who had a meeting with Published every two weeks Next weekly, said Insel’s Director Ed- recently approved a law regu- Antillean experts will be talking Dutch Minister Hirsch Ballin on edition printing on April 2, 2008 ward Heereveen. If successful it lating exemptions from the OB to Dutch experts on the Dutch (Continued on page 6) “Your Friendly Bank” MCB Hato Branch 10 Main Branch Kaya L.D. Gerharts 1 • Phone +(599) 715-5520 Website: www.mcbbonaire.com • Email: [email protected] Page 2 Bonaire Reporter March 21-April 6, 2008 he second “An Impression of Playing Golf T Bonaire on Bonaire,” also went for NAƒ Lions Club art 1.500 while Huub Groot’s (City auction on March Cafe) “Bonaire United,” express- 1, was over the ing the multicultural, harmoni- top. The proceeds ous Bonairean population, was from art works third fetching NAƒ 1.400. by Bonaire's Sponsors of the event, organ- business leaders, ized by Bonaire Lions Gilberto its “Captains of Lira, Benchi Soleano and Dick Industry,” will go Dissel, were the Plaza Resort & to support the Casino and Kooyman Bonaire Club’s charitable N.V. Dick Dissel activities. The art Photos by Dick Dissel & works’ theme Ruud Vermeulen BVO photo was Bonairean Treasures. Pro- ased on anecdotal reports, Bonaire recorded the most Den- ceeds exceeded B gue Fever cases in its history this past season. In hopes of expectations, reducing the number of future cases, Commissioner of Public raising NAƒ Two of the “Bonairean Hands,” models with Health, Boy Clarenda, visited the representative of the Pan Ameri- 16.650. In all 16 Ruud Vermuelan, winning bidder can Health Organization (PAHO) in Puerto Rico. He asked support paintings were for Bonaire for the prevention of the dengue virus. Clarenda spoke auctioned by Lions Dick Dissel 10 months, six, 31, 45 and 60 with the epidemiologist Castellanos about collaboration possibili- and Eric van Silfhout for an av- years old, imprinted their hands ties with the organization. They also talked about combating the erage of price of just over NAƒ on the work. Sara was assisted dengue mosquito with more efficient equipment from PAHO. 1.000 per work. The "top seller” by professional Bonaire artist Worldwide, around 2.5 billion people live in areas that are at risk of the evening was Sara Matera’s Germaine Nijdam. All the of dengue fever, a viral disease spread by the Aedes aegypti mos- (Divi Flamingo Casino & Resort "Captains" got advice from well- quito. There is no vaccine or drugs to treat the illness. Manager) work named known Bonaire artists. Compared to its cousin, the Culex mosquito, the Aedes aegypti is "Bonairean Hands," an abstract Sara’s painting was sold for considered a weaker species. It is slender and has thin wings. Culex of hands, of people born on Bon- NAƒ 2.200. Second top seller likes to breed in drain water, but Aedes will die in such dirty water.