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P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, Phone 786-6518, 786-6125, www.bonairereporter.com email: [email protected] Since 1994 Last Concert of the season– see page 8 plus many original stories and features Tour d’ Azul : Tjako van Schie (piano), Ines Soares (vocals), Lonte Conradus (percussion) and Henk van Twillert (saxophone) n the past forty years the population nearly fAs a result of legislation proposed by Im- I doubled. Recently, the Central Bureau of migration Minister Gerd Leers, airlines will Statistics published an article on the popula- in the future have to provide digital per- tion composition in Bonaire by district and sonal data of passengers to Dutch border This Week’s Stories neighborhood. This article examines the control and customs officials, prior to their growth of the population on Bonaire. Espe- arrival at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The cially the last decade, the population grew measure is aimed at increasing speed and Separate your Glass 3 strongly: in the period 2001-2011 the increase efficiency of border controls. Both on arrival BONHATA Culinary cash 3 Polluting Goto Lake? 3 was 50 percent. Previously there was moder- and departure, the passenger’s name, address, Bonaire loses Jake Richter 6 ate growth, with an increase of 10 percent per nationality, passport number, travel route and fAccording to tour guide Christie Rotary Club Bonaire Rotarally 7 decade. baggage will be transferred automatically to Dovale, having a flamingo sculpture at A Good Helmet Is Happiness 7 The article also said fewer Antilleans are liv- the airport authorities. Tour di Azul Concert 8 ing on Bonaire. The population of the island The same system will also apply to other Flamingo Airport, would be nothing Lionfish Feeding Frenzy 8 has mainly grown through immigration of Dutch air and seaports. new. About 50 years ago there were ce- Piece Of Paradise-Realty Column people primarily from South and Central ment flamingos at the old terminal (now 9 America and the Netherlands. The demand fThe Dutch Government Institute for Public the flight school building behind the jet for labor for the growing tourism sector has Health and Environment (RIVM) will carry fuel tanks). been a major driver for this. Read the full out follow-up research on the environ- Departments article of the CBS website, www.cbs.nl. mental impacts of last year’s Bonaire Pe- are facing fines because they haven’t received mail from the Dutch Tax Office or have re- troleum Corporation (BOPEC) fire at the Flotsam & Jetsam 2 fMaxime Verhagen, Goto Lake provided the Executive Council of ceived it too late. On The Island Since -Bastian Kui- Minister of Economic Bonaire, submits a formal request to the Min- pers 4 Affairs, Agriculture istry of Infrastructure and Environment. fThe forecast for the Atlantic hurricane Picture Yourself -Donkey in Spain 6 and Innovation (right) The follow-up chemical research will focus season will be “near normal” with nine to Classifieds 10 informed parliament on the eventual environmental hazards of the 15 tropical storms and four to eight of those Missing Dog Pug 10 that he has examined possible existence and spread of polluted ma- will strengthen into hurricanes, a U.S. govern- Tide Table, Sunrise & Sunset Times, Moon Phase 10 whether electric-car terial including perfluor, octane, sulphonate ment weather agency predicted last week. Bonairean Voices –Dialysis Center charging stations in the (PFOS), in the soil, groundwater, organisms One to three of those will grow into “major” Netherlands can be done hurricanes of Category 3 or higher on the 11 and silt of the lake. Shopping & Dining Guides 12 in Bonaire . The Founda- The RIVM will prepare the program of re- Saffir-Simpson intensity scale, What’s Happening 13 tion E-loading, in the quirements for this study in close consultation Major hurricanes have sustained winds of 111 Masthead 13 Netherlands, installs and maintains public with DROB (Bonaire’s Space and Develop- miles per hour (178 kph) or higher and can Pet of the Week (Viola and charging stations for electric cars, in principle ment Department). It is expected that the re- cause devastating damage. Heleen) 14 would welcome placement of some charging search can be concluded this year. Hurricane season for the Atlantic Ocean, Car- Did You Know-Camouflage 14 stations in Bonaire. At present the practical ibbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico officially runs Shelter Store Needs Donations 14 Sky Park (Syzygy and Stars) 15 implementation is being discussed, such as fThe Dutch Government has agreed to from June 1 to November 30, but got off to an choosing the type of loading pole, connection early start this year, when Tropical Storm Sudoku, Sudoku Answer 18 make 10 million euros available to the BES Horoscop es 2012 (Astrology) 19 to the mains and instruction and on-site main- islands Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius for Alberto formed off the South Carolina coast tenance. At least two local car dealers said nature and greenery, and to improve proce- last weekend. It turned away and fizzled with- they are investigating importing electric cars. dures for the three islands to acquire interest- out threatening land. But is there a better alternative for Bonaire.? free loans. fOn June 23rd 2012, Dutch pianist Mi- How to contact us See article on page 9. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and King- chiel Borstlap, together with Maruja dom Relations Liesbeth Spies revealed this Find Bonaire Reporter on Face- Bogaard, will be giving a dinner concert on f Fuel prices on Bonaire rose on 21 May. grant during a video conference last week book. Press “like” behalf of Wings of Support at the Plaza Re- They now are: with representatives of the three governments Letters to the Editor: sort . Michiel and Maruja will be accompa- • Gasoline $1.481 per liter in keeping with an earlier agreement, that [email protected] nied by Antillean musicians, and they will be Story tip or idea: • Kerosene $1.12 per liter such conferences would be held in between playing a mix of ballads, jazz and Latin mu- [email protected] • Diesel $1.19 per liter the semi-annual meetings in The Hague. sic. See poster on page 11. The Publisher: • Propane gas cylinder 100 lbs -$ 40.80 per [email protected] Wings of Support is a foundation supporting cylinder fMembers of the Dutch children around the world. It is run by volun- • Propane gas cylinder 20 lbs -$ 9.18 per Parliament’s Second teers, all personnel of KLM and Martinair. Box 407, Bonaire, cylinder (residential valve) Chamber again are seek- Dutch Caribbean For more info call Aart Dil at 796-4931. Phone 786-6125, 786-6518 ing clarity from the Dutch fPower outages continue to be a regular Government about the Available on-line at: event on Bonaire. Last Sunday power was fFitness fans take note: Physiotherapist Eva www.bonairereporter.com continued inadequate out on the whole island, from three to five ? de Jong , winner of the women’s class in the postal services provided Printed Every Fortnight, hours depending on location. The cause was a Rincon Day race, will lead a new half-hour in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Dutch On-line every day, 24/7 short circuit in a distribution transformer ,due workout on Mondays and Thursdays from caretaker State Secretary of Economic Af- 10-10:30 am at Bon Bida Gym. Next edition printing on to unknown causes. Most cellphone services fairs, Agriculture and Innovation Henk Bleker were out for some period. Monday, June 18 was asked to provide information “in detail” fFather's Day is on Sunday, the 17th of Story and Ad deadline: on the reasons for the poor postal services. June. Make your father feel special on that Friday, June 15 It’s been reported that people on the islands day. G.D. Featuring Giant, Bikkel and Golden Lion bikes Parts and accessories for all brands of bikes and scooters Beautiful Bike Clothes All type of house and car keys dupli- cated Kaya Grandi #61 •Transport of Money •Vehicle patrols “The blue building” Call 717-8545 and Valuables •Burglar Alarms In Business Over 28 years Open: 8:30-12:30, 2:00-5:30 •Private Investigations •Fire Alarm Systems Owner Operated Kaya Nikiboko Nord 37A, PO Box 225 Tel: (599) 717- 8125 Web: www.bonairefreewieler.com Fax (599) 717- 6125 E-mail [email protected] Email: [email protected] Page 2 Bonaire Reporter- June 8-22, 2012 n the first three months of this year, I the population of Bonaire discarded approximately 24,000 pounds of glass jars and bottles in the yellow “bon-bon” containers scattered around the island.. If lined up that's enough glass to make a row of bottles from the airport to the WEB site in Hato. Separating the glass makes the landfill grower slower and makes our island cleaner. More than 10% of our waste consists of glass. Half of it is generated by res- taurants, hotels and bars. The other half comes from households. Selibon and Bon Recycling collect the glass and store it separately from other trash. Ini- tially the intention was to grind the glass to sand and use it locally in construction. erate with the business community on Craig Dewey, Gorvan Dubero, Anja Romeijnders, Charles Vos, Liz Rijn,a Irene But the plant to grind the glass is not yet our island to create a market for crushed Dingjan, Sara Matera, Eri Gietma, Gaby Tixi and Bous Scholts complete. In the meantime, the glass is glass. The government would require sold abroad as raw material for new that the ground glass is used in road con- glass.