P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, Phone 786-6518, 786-6125, www.bonairereporter.com email: [email protected] Since 1994 he RCN dam increased its arrival figures by 17.57%. complaint of a dismissed employee of one the This Week’s Stories Press T As of November, this airline will add a supervisory companies. Ismael Soliano 5 Office issued a Tuesday flight to Flamingo Airport. This can The current status of the investigation is that Jr. Rangers Clean Lagoen 5 formal press mean 4,000 extra guests per year in Bonaire there is no suspicion of malfeasance towards Letters to the Editor: Downtown Park- release on Fri- KLM increased its number of passengers USONA and SONA and that there is no interim ing 7 day, the 13th of by 2.38% and as of this summer season, is report or a completed report. Although the inves- Word On The Street (new) 7 September: also flying to Bonaire on Mondays. This tigation has not yet been completed, nevertheless Behind the Indian Inscriptions 8 “The Kingdom means another 4,000 extra visitors per year a message came through The Netherlands from Tourism History #15 ”LD” Gerharts 9 Representative to Bonaire. Brussels that SONA should not be allowed to September Health Month 10 for the public entities of Bonaire, St. TCB reported a very positive growth of manage the 10th EDF Fund on behalf of the Eustatius and Saba, Mr. Wilbert Stolte 8.24% from regional airlines (Aruba, Cura- European Commission. OLAF said it has never Founding Bonaire’s National (photo), has informed Minister cao, Venezuela, Brazil, Trinidad, Suriname been consulted on the far-reaching steps of the Choir 11 Home Affairs & Kingdom Relations and the Dominican Republic). A total of European Commission. The (Dutch) Ministry of RCN Hosts the National Day of the Plasterk, that he wants to resign from 55,858 regional arrivals were registered in Interior and Kingdom Relations in The Hague Press 12 his post as of May 1st 2014. His current the first six months of 2013, compared to has requested the European Commission for Goat Cheese Recipe-Portobello 12 position is Crown Representative 51,604 in 2012. clarification. The Most Expensive Sewer in the (Rijksvertegenwoordiger), the highest World 15 Dutch office in the Caribbean islands of A limited Readers’ Input Needed 15 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. survey of the Sean Paton -A Pirate's Tale 16 At that time (May 1, 2014) he will have Bonaire Con- Memorable Meals-Bon Pika 16 held the office for three years, the typical sumers Union A Helmet For A Promise 16 period that also applies to government offi- (Unkobon) Support for the Youth Choir 18 cials who are sent to the Caribbean Nether- shows that the prices of fresh vegetables lands. Mr. Stolte will continue to execute and fruits on Bonaire are on average 47% Departments his job with full dedication until his resig- higher than comparable rates in Curacao. Flotsam & Jetsam 2 nation.” Although a limited bit of research, it gives, On the Island Since – Marianne Zen- The Minister made no mention of the according to Unkobon a disturbing indica- gerink 4 problems that Stolte has been facing in the tion of extremely high prices on Bonaire that Bonaire On Wheels- - past months, especially in Bonaire where get in the way of a healthy diet. Yamaha Twin 6 he got in trouble with Island Governor During the last week of May 2013, the Photo : Laura Offerman Picture Yourself– Machu Lydia Emerencia, part of the Island Coun- Fundashon pa Konsumidó of Curaçao did a cil, Dutch civil servants stationed on the large number of food price observations on Pichu, Peru 12 Marieke Knol, Burney Elhage, Boi Antoin island and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Curaçao. Unkobon made price observations Sudoku, Sudoku Answer 13 His resignation is in the wake of criticism around the same period in 13 supermarkets and Ethsel Pieternella reveal the artwork Classifieds 13 of his actions both as Rijksvertegenwoordi- as an addition to its activities as ABB (Sales for the online cultural database Tide Table, Sunrise & Sunset ger and Treasurer of the SONA Fonds al- Tax) monitor. The survey figures are a re- Times, Moon Phase 13 leging mismanagement of accounts sult of that comparison. Last week Burney Elhage, Bonaire’s Dep- Shopping & Dining Guides 14 amounting to €270 million in development uty for Economic Affairs and Ethsel What’s Happening, Masthead, 17 money. Stolte held the SONA Foundation InselAir has big plans to fill the void Pieternella, Director of the Tourism Corpora- Pet of the Week (Princess Paula) 18 (Development Foundation Netherlands left by the bankruptcy and cessation of tion Bonaire, announced that the island’s Shelter News (Book Fair, Auction Alert, Antilles) position from 2008 to 2011. DAE flights. InselAir Director Edward marketing budget was increased 50%. At the Adoptions) 18 OLAF, the European Anti - Fraud Office, Heerenveen confirmed that, “Our company same time the go-ahead was given for Archivo Bonaire Sky Park (How Dark Is the is investigating possible malpractice with is literally operating overtime to handle all Boneiru. This is a digital platform that unlocks Sky Park and More? 19 development funds by the foundation new employment applications. InselAir re- the Bonaire culture in words and pictures. Led The Stars Have It (Astrology) 19 SONA at the time Stolte was treasurer ceived up to 100 of these. In one week we’ve by journalist Bòi Antoin as cultural historian of there. answered all and hired the vast majority of Bonaire, thousands of digitized pictures have Minister Plasterk emphasized that there technical personnel and pilots. Many of the been made available online. Also, film and How to contact us were no indications that Stolte had been Find Bonaire Reporter on Face- workers, especially flight attendants and sound recordings are available on website. http:// book. Press “Like” involved in corruption. ground-handling personnel, are still in the www.archivoboneiru.com The Minister has appointed a mediator to application process.” Letters to the Editor: ensure a "normalization of relations" be- The director said InselAir had already ex- [email protected] tween the Executive Council of the islands, perienced a huge expansion to cover can- Story tip or idea: the Lieutenant Governor, Island Council celled DAE service and that the company [email protected] and Stolte. The Publisher: aims to increase the number of flights. Pas- [email protected] sengers observed that some Insel Air prices The Tourism Corporation Bonaire had increased. Box 407, Bonaire, (TCB) reports that the tourism in Bon- Dutch Caribbean Phone 786-6125, 786-6518 aire increased by almost 6% in the first The Dutch Caribbean islands may Available on-line at: six months of 2013 compared to the same miss out on 23 million euros if the Euro- www.bonairereporter.com period last year. The figures include inter- pean Union continues to block funding national and regional visitors between because of reported irregularities in the Printed Every Fortnight, January 1and June 30. way The Netherlands distributed its con- On-line every day, 24/7 A total of 83,891 international passengers tributions. The Dutch funding agency un- Next edition printing on arrived in Bonaire in the first six months – der attack, SONA, is taking steps to block Sunday, September 29 an increase of 4,583. Tourism from Amer- the European Union Commission from doing King Willem-Alexander and Queen Story and Ad deadline: ica was up 4.61%. Delta Airlines from At- just that. Máxima will visit the Caribbean part of the Friday, September 25* lanta flew in slightly more passengers Since 2004 the Stichting Ontwikkeling Kingdom in November. The intention of the (2.6%) while the most notable decrease of Nederlandse Antillen (SONA) has manages visit is that as many people as possible on the By the end of 2014 there will be 6.66% was from Continental/United Air- the cooperation funds which the Dutch Min- islands get the opportunity to see and meet the no donkey mares and foals roaming lines. istry of Interior and Kingdom Affairs (BZK) King and Queen. The King and Queen will be free on Bonaire if the plan agreed TCB Director Ethsel Pieternella expects distributed to the islands of the (former) accompanied during their visit by the Minister of to by the Island Government and Continental and United Airlines to show an Netherlands Antilles. In 2007 the European the Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations, Dr. Donkey Sanctuary succeeds. Begin- increase in the second half of this year due Commission approached SONA to manage R.H.A. Plasterk. ning this November wild donkeys to TCB’s promotion campaign “September the 9th EDF Fund for these islands on its The tentative schedule is as follows: will be collected from around Bonaire Sellabration.” behalf. Each year both the Dutch govern- Tuesday November 12th arrival at St. Maarten. by a specialized veterinarian working United Airlines has continued flying to ment and the European Union submit SONA Wednesday November 13th visit to St. Maarten with a stun gun. Any incurably sick Bonaire this year in the month of Septem- and its executive body USONA to an audit Thursday November 14th visit to Saba or injured donkeys will be humanely ber. The campaign already shows a full which up to now has always resulted in a Friday November 15th visit to St. Eustatius put down. All stallions, young and occupancy of the additional flights this statement of approval followed by a formal Saturday November 16th visit to Bonaire old, will be castrated. The adult stal- month. discharge. Sunday November 17th private day lions after castration be released, The European figures for the first six But last year the examination office of the Monday November 18th and Tuesday 19th visit equipped with microchips and ear months of 2013 show 15,791 passengers European Commission (OLAF) investigated to Curaçao tags.