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[email protected] Since 19949 Printed every fortnight On-line every day, 24/7 tarting next month, the $35 Dutch Minister for the Inte- TableThis Week’s of Contents Stories S airport departure tax on rior and Kingdom Relations, flights from Bonaire to Aruba J.P.H. Donner, visited Bonaire First Baby of 2011 2 and vice versa will drop to $20, on Monday, January 10th follow- New Year Message from Governor 3 says Commissioner of Economic ing stopovers in Saba and Statia. Tsunami On Bonaire 6 Affairs Elvis Tjin Asjoe (UPB). While on the three islands of the Dutch Caribbean Converts to US $ 8 Where to find The Reporter 8 Tjin Asjoe and Commissioner Caribbean Netherlands the Min- Letters to the Editor (Referendum, Anthony Nicolaas were recently ister made island tours, held in- The Future Begins 9 on Aruba where they reached an troductory meetings with Island Kaminda di Arte Map 9 agreement with Aruban Tourism Governors, Executive Councils Maskarada 10 Minister Otmar Oduber. Tjin and paid visits to the three Food Drive Results 11 Asjoe said he will also do his Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland World Class Culinary Fund Raiser 11 best to keep the departure tax for (RCN) offices. The Minister and BES Islands Hit Hard By Climate Change Curaçao between $9 and $10. his delegation returns to The 12 Netherlands on Thursday Janu- SGB students at Bon Bida 12 Congrats Co deKonig 12 GE ary 13 from Curaçao. Dive Friends Clean-up Dive 18 Power, a ———————————————— company Bonaire’s budget was down that man- MCB photo from NAƒ 130 million to NAƒ Departments ages and operates electric power 58 million in 2010, the result of Bonaire’s first baby of the year 2011, Jose Guillermo Mejia Flotsam & Jetsam 2 plants, has been making inquir- The Netherlands taking over Rodriguez, arrived at 3:54 am on Tuesday, January 4, at San Born On Bonaire..