P. O. Box 407, Bonaire, Dutch Caribbean, Phone 786-6518, 786-6125, www.bonairereporter.com email: [email protected] Since 1994 her resignation on March 1, 2014. She in- fairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk. ? formed Rijksvertegenwoordiger (Crown He accepted the resignation and they agreed This Week’s Stories representative) Wilbert Stolte about the that she would stay on until March next year. situation, hoping that this will not last until Minimum Wages 3 the 1st of March. She sincerely hopes that  The judge in Bonaire dismissed an appeal Protecting Eyes-Firegoogs 5 Letters: Seeking Dolphin Info, the members of the Island Council and the by fuel distributor Curoil against the emer- Locals thoughts on Cruise Ships 6 Commissioners will realize that governing is gency measures taken by Island Governor Lydia Retirement Tourism-Contest Winner Emerencia in October. The judge considered the necessary. 7 According to a Facebook comment by Governor’s demands reasonable under the cir- Annual Christmas Concert 8 ? reporter Trix Bennekom following the De- cumstances. “Tavio” Takes The Prize 8 cember monthly press conference Governor Emerencia had instructed the Curaçao-based Driving Into The Future 9 Lydia Emerencia is determined – as agreed company to place an additional mobile pump The Sodfather—Green Label 10 t seems $10 million is missing in with Plasterk – to remain in her job until the with a capacity of at least 10,000 liters per min- City Shop Celebrates 20 Years 12 I Bonaire. As a result the Dutch Minis- 1st of March and not to be forced out early ute on the seaside at the fuel tank farm at Hato. Papa Pasku in Rincon 15 ter of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp has by the UPB/Santana Council coalition ma- There was also a requirement for a 24-hour New Bug-Chikungunya 15 informed the Bonaire Public Prosecutor’s jority. watch for the early detection of any fires. Designated Tern Nesting Area 17 Office about the irregularities that were The outcome of the WEB investigation It all started when a leak spilled 30 cubic me- Christmas Golfing discovered during the corporate governance (see above) and the fact that Minister Kamp ters (7,500 gallons) of gasoline onto the ground – 17 audit of the island’s water and energy com- has given the report to the prosecutor 20 of which were vacuumed up while the rest Departments pany, WEB. (Ministry of Justice) may be one of the con- evaporated. The polluted soil was dug up and The audit carried out by SEO Econo- siderations for the coalition’s concern. taken to the landfill. Flotsam & Jetsam 2 misch Onderzoek from Amsterdam gives The Governor, despite massive opposition, A report by environmental agency DCMR On the Island Since- Jan Kees den the minister reasons to assume that there Milieudienst Rijnmond was commissioned and Hartog 4 was improper governance at WEB. An Word On The Street 5 Govt. indicated the lack of a mobile water pump for Picture Yourself– Oshkosh, Wisconsin investment of $10 million could not be photo fires, while the foam extinguisher did not func- accounted for. Where it went is a puzzle. tion and there was no supervision at night. USA 12 Kamp mentioned a series of irregularities Emerencia first ordered a stop to all fuel deliv- Sudoku, Sudoku Answer 13 and ambiguous decisions that were taken eries and the placement of the pump. When Cur- Classifieds 13 during the activities to modernize WEB, an oil did not comply, she had the Fire Department Tide Table, Sunrise & Sunset exercise which should have resulted in place a pump so the depot could reopen to pre- Times, Moon Phase 13 lower water and electricity rates. vent a fuel shortage on the island. Shopping & Dining Guides 14 The influence of local politicians had a The company’s damage claim of US $650,000 What’s Happening, Cruise Ships 16 lot to do with the irregularities at WEB, the for lost revenues was also rejected by the court. Mast head, 17 researchers of SEO concluded. “The room Pet of the Week (Puppies) 18 for political influence to