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Culinary Team Makes Us Proud!
After a half dozen "practice sessions" with willing test subjects over a course of several months here on
Bonaire, the Bonaire Culinary Team participated in the "Taste of the Caribbean" competition last week, and has now come home with several awards. And who says practice doesn't matter? :-)
The Bonaire Culinary Team received a well deserved silver medal at the recent competition, which was held at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami, Florida from July 28th through the 31st. Each of the 16 competing
island teams was scored on a number of factors as part of their culinary (cooking, presentation, etc.) competition, their canapé presentation, and their bartending ability. All points are added together, and point
scores within various ranges result in the awarding of gold, silver, or bronze medals, or certificates of effort for those who performed below expectations. Bonaire's team was the highest scoring silver medal
recipient, placing our team 5th out of 16 competitors.
Results were in point order:
Gold - Bahamas, Trinidad-Tobago, Jamaica, Curaçao
Silver - Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Granada, Anguilla, Aruba, Bermuda, Puerto Rico
Bronze - St. Kitts, Cayman, St. Vincent
Certificates (we think) - Barbados and Turks & Caicos.
Bonaire's Culinary Team also received a special award for "Outstanding Team Spirit", a sure sign that all the practicing here on Bonaire helped create excellent camaraderie, but we're sure that the Bonaire
team's uniform at the canapé event - loud Bermuda shorts, chef's smocks, and mask with snorkel - didn't hurt in getting the award either.
The 1999 Culinary Team was composed of Vernon Martijn (Rum Runners), Sergio Piar, Gonzalo Torres (both of Harbour Village), Anthony Anthony (Plaza Resort), and Martin Bouwmeester (Rendez-Vous). Liz Rijna was the
bartender. The team manager was Marcel Nahr of Rendez-Vous, and Laura DeSalvo was the assistant team manager, with the Green Parrot's Sara Matera as a behind the scenes coach and morale booster.
Last but not least, congratulations go to Liz Rijna, 1997-98 Caribbean Bartender of the year, who at this year's event won another gold medal in the Bartender competition and has been asked to be judge in future
competitions!
The menu which helped the Bonaire team achieve the silver was:
Appetizer: Chilled timbale of steamed diced grouper with fresh herbs and red bell peppers, topped with sautéed jerk-spiced shrimp, and accompanied by a guava and red onion mojo dressing over mixed greens and a yam
chip garnish.
Main Course: Pork loin stewed with plantain and chayote, capers, raisins, green bell peppers, graced with spiced rum, and served with steamed pumpkin and callaloo and a side of pan fried rice cakes.
Dessert: Sweet polenta (funchi) with almonds and nutmeg, wrapped in a cinnamon crepe served with a watermelon gelatin and a sauce of mango, passion fruit, and lemon, and topped with a pate-a-choux flamingo.
Yum. For those interested in enjoying this menu here on Bonaire, there are plans under way to feature it at an upcoming fund raiser of some sort. We'll keep you posted.
In any event, the Bonaire E-News salutes the Bonaire Culinary Team! Well done!
Mini Team Bonaire
mostly by Bas Tol
The average person may not be familiar with a brand of automobile called "Mini", but there are hundreds of thousand of Mini enthusiasts around the world, including a Mini owner right here on Bonaire. Bas
Tol, a Rocargo employee by day, is a Mini maniac by night, and in a few short weeks, Bas will be in England, at Silverstone, with tens of thousands of other Mini enthusiasts for the 40th anniversary of the Mini.
Below is Bas' story:
"There will be two mini's with Bonairean license plates traveling to England. The mini from Bonaire, light blue with the white roof, was shipped to Rotterdam in April [this is Bas' own mini - for photo see http://www.BonaireENews.com/photos/19990804-Mini1.jpg ]. Another Mini I purchased from a Mini-magazine this past January will be coming from Holland, even though I have insured it here and have bought the Bonairean license plates for it.
In the meantime, my brother in Rotterdam has also been infected with the "Mini virus" and he has bought himself a Mini too!! As a result of his purchase, we decided to team up and Mini Team Bonaire was born!
Mini Team Bonaire is a group of 3 mini's covered in stickers representing Bonaire and our sponsors, all of which will being going to the Mini's 40th Birthday in England. It has been 40 years since Sir Alec Issigonis
created the Mini (a.k.a. Austin Mini, Morris Mini, Mini Cooper), whose design is basically unchanged and is still sold today. (There will be a NEW mini on the market for the year 2000, marketed by BMW).
The birthday celebration in England will consist of 10 days of festivities going on in the form of rallies, navigational runs, shows, races, club meets, 'mini'morials and plain good parties! Over 30,000 Minis and
their owners are expected to attend.
Mini Team Bonaire is made up of 6 people including Bas Tol (me), my girlfriend Carmen Wagir from Bonaire, my brother Jan-Willem Tol, his wife Yvette, a nephew, Inmar, and Carl Thompson, a fellow Mini-nutter from
Akron, Ohio, in the USA.
The mini's are:
1982 Austin Mini 1000 HLE (blue with white roof) B-2990
1972 Morris Mini Pick Up 850 (blue) V-2255
1991 Austin Mini Cooper S 1300 (racing green with white roof) dutch registry
[Photo at http://www.BonaireENews.com/photos/19990804-Mini2.jpg ]
The Mini Team Bonaire sponsors are Rocargo Services Bonaire N.V., Plaza Resort Bonaire, Jibe City, Playa Trading, International Freight Caribbean B.V. Rotterdam, Slagerij B. Tol & zn. Rotterdam, and Gerrit de
Jonge Multi Media.
For pictures of the mini's and more info about the Mini Team Bonaire, you can check out the pages at:
http://www.finalist.nl/anne/mini/friends/loonybin/Newspaper.htm
Bas will hopefully be sending us some updates from the road, and might even bring some home some prizes.
For links to all sorts of Mini sites, click on:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Automotive/Makes_and_Models/Mini/
Please Report Turtle Sightings
Just a reminder to any users of the waters surrounding Bonaire and Klein Bonaire. It is now nesting season for the
turtles, and because of this many turtles can be seen visiting our waters.
Sightings should be reported to the STCB (Sea Turtle Club of Bonaire) a volunteer non-profit group that supports research and on island efforts to protect the sea turtles. The STCB also tracks all turtle sightings
via the turtle survey forms which are available at all dive shops and via the Internet on the STCB Web pages at http://www.bonairenet.com/turtle/turtle.html .
One misinformed diver chose not to report turtles he saw because he was under the impression that "boat loads of tourists would descend upon the turtle if he reported it". Nothing could be further from the
truth. The valuable information is turned over to the STCB for research purposes and is not used by the dive operations.
Citizens Protest Planned Tax Increase
The NAOB (Netherlands Antilles Omzet Belasting) is a 2% sales tax which was imposed on Bonaire and Curaçao early
this past spring. The OB tax will be increased to 5% as of September 1, 1999, and unlike the current 2% OB tax which exempts certain staple foods and other items, it is said to cover everything, except possibly
medicine.
Understandably disturbed by this latest tax increase, a group of citizens last week protested in front of the Bestuurs College (BC), by banging on pots and pans. After their presentation, they handed government
officials a letter of protest. One part of the protest was centered around the fact that another Netherlands Antilles island, St. Maarten, has been given "permission" to make their own decision in terms of
these taxes. The protesting Bonairean citizens feel the local government should get the same treatment, and should get the needed time to study its specific position regarding these severe measures.
"The measures of '96 and '90 made things very hard for us", said Aliano Emereciano, the instigator of the pots and pans concert.
One explanation given for the different circumstances for St. Maarten is that, being attached to the French St. Martin, if indeed prices change so drastically on the Dutch side, everyone will do their purchasing on
the French side, causing economic hardship for the Antillean businesses. [Editor's Note: So St. Maarten gets to set its tax rate because it has local competition, while Bonaire gets abused and stepped all over by
Curaçao with higher taxes because it lacks local competition? Doesn't quite sound fair, does it?]
The original Economic Recovery Plan presented by the Three Wise Men and covered in the June 16, 1999 issue of the Bonaire E-News (http://www.bonaireenews.com/html/jun99stack_2.html#990616-finance ) called for the NAOB increase to start August 1st, but only in conjunction with numerous other measures, including austerity measures requiring the termination of a large number of government employees. However, while the NAOB increase has passed ministerial approval, no other measures in the Economic Recovery Plan have been put into effect at this time.
More on the Environmental Plan
A few more details have cropped up in the Extra newspaper regarding the new environmental policy plan we reported on
in our previous issue. In particular, the plan states that exploiting minerals such as sand, earth, basalt and calcareous earth on Bonaire needs strict regulating. The plan recommends that it be prohibited to take
minerals within 500 meters of the coral reef.
It should be noted that there are existing laws which prohibit the removal of sand from Lac Bay, such as the recent occurrence involving the creation of a beach at Tolo (at the Ol' Blue dive site) with sand mined
from Lac. The problem stemmed not from lack of laws but from the laws being ignored, and not seeking the advice of various environmental agencies. However, it's encouraging to see that more attention is being given
to this serious issue by the government.
Better Public Transport
Ramoncito Booi, the new commissioner of Tourism and Finance, met with representatives of the Curacao Bus Co. last week to
better understand the possibilities of improving the public transport system on Bonaire (yes - Bonaire has public transportation, but it's disorganized and handled by multiple individually operated mini-busses).
Booi emphasized that a structured approach to the public transport system is a policy issue in the governing accord of the coalition government. He explained that he feels that people who want to improve themselves
work on their careers by taking evening courses, for example, and should be able to get around more easily. "It is also important for the employees of the different hotels and thus attributes to our tourism
industry. In the initial phase, public transport will have to be subsidized in order to keep the prices down.", he added.
Coral Spawning Time
Okay, so maybe swimming in clouds of coral sperm and eggs doesn't appeal to everyone, but if you want to see a truly wondrous
thing, mark your calendars to watch this year's coral spawning. Spawning normally occurs five to eight days after one or two summer full moons. This year, September's full moon is the predicted peak (the 30th of
September until October 3rd), based on last years good luck when divers happened to be in the water during the most active night (8th day after the full moon, September 1998).
We've been informed that Sand Dollar Dive & Photo's naturalists will be presenting a slide shows based on excellent photos that were taken last year at Bari Reef, and will be presenting the show at Sand Dollar at
7:45pm each of the spawning evenings and will be conducting dives afterward.
The dates of anticipated spawning this summer, provided courtesy of Sand Dollar Dive & Photo's leading naturalist, Jerry Ligon, are:
In August (note: Full Moon is on August 26th):
- 5th Day AFM (After Full Moon) - Tuesday - August 31st
- 6th Day AFM - Wednesday - September 1st
- 7th Day AFM - Thursday - September 2nd
- 8th Day AFM - Friday - September 3rd
September (Full Moon is on September 25th):
- 5th Day AFM - Thursday - September 30th
- 6th Day AFM - Friday - October 1st
- 7th Day AFM - Saturday - October 2nd
- 8th Day AFM - Sunday - October 3rd
The most likely time each night for spawning to occur is 9pm to midnight.
Bonaire Twin Cinema News & Features - August 5 - 11, 1999
Bonaire Twin Cinema is located in the heart of Kralendijk next to the Exito Bakery and
behind the Cultimara Supermarket. Starting Thursday, August 5, Bonaire Twin Cinema will be offering the following film features (Adults NAFl. 10.-, Children NAFl. 8.-, for all normal features, special pricing for
matinees on weekends):
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In Dreams - New this Week!
- Nightly at 7:15pm
- Matinee Sunday at 3:30pm
- Late show Friday at 12:15am
Claire Cooper (Annette Benning) is haunted by visions of a little girl's death. She is forced to take the laws of nature into her own hands to stop a serial killer who has taken possession of her dreams. (Rated R,
Thriller, 98 minutes) For more details, see: http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/guide/in_dreams.html
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The Matrix
- Nightly at 9:00pm
- Matinee Sunday at 4:00pm
- Late show Friday at Midnight
Keanu Reeves stars as Neo, a man who discovers that his life is just a special effects maze of illusions. Computers and machines have taken control and have imprisoned humans in an artificial world in order to feed
on them as slaves. Neo's path of discovery leads him to fight back against the machines and regain his humanity. (Rated R, Action Thriller, CinemaScope, 144 minutes). For more details, see: http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Movies/The_Matrix/
[Bonaire E-News Review: We give this movie 3 out of 4 stars, mostly for phenomenal special effects and choreography, and a very interesting plot. The acting is somewhat lacking, and the ending is plain puzzling
(although we've been told the ending is the result of the fact that The Matrix is only the first in a series of four movies).]
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Instinct
- Nightly at 9:30pm
- Matinees Saturday at 4:00pm
Within the brilliant mind of primatologist Ethan Powell lies an ominous secret -- a deep-seated mystery unsolved by his estranged family and the law enforcement officials who have jailed him for murders that occurred
in the jungles of Rwanda. Highly educated and sophisticated, Powell was affected by years of studying mountain gorillas to the point where he was living among them in the wild, as one of their own. Now, held captive
in a brutal prison for the criminally insane, Powell, who has not spoken in years, is remanded to psychiatrist Theo Caulder, who must try to unlock the dark mystery in the mind of what appears to be a madman. He
encounters a series of perplexing mysteries, questions with chilling answers, and shocking psychological truths. Eventually both men are led on an extraordinary journey of self-discovery. (Rated R, Psychological
Thriller, 123 minutes)
For more details, see: http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/guide/instinct.html
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Baby Geniuses
- Nightly at 7:00pm
- Matinee Saturday at 3:30pm
Dr. Elena Kinder is an intelligent, scheming and wildly ambitious woman. She heads BABYCO, the world's largest corporation that manufactures products for babies. However, what the public does not know is that she
also funds a secret research lab, together with her partner in crime, Dr. Heap, devoted solely to cracking the code to this special baby language which she is sure does exist. It will mean enormous profit and power
if she is the first to do it. But when Sly, the best and brightest of these baby geniuses, escapes from the secret lab into the outside world, Drs. Kinder and Heap have to get him back before he blows the lid off of
their secret forever. Sly organizes the babies in the outside world to invade the secret lab in order to free the baby geniuses and bring down Dr. Kinder's evil empire. (Rated PG, Family Comedy, 94 minutes)
For more details, see: http://movies.yahoo.com/movies/guide/baby_geniuses.html
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Coming Soon (subject to change): Wild Wild West, The General's Daughter, The Mummy, Tarzan, Lake Placid, Universal Soldier 2
The Bonaire Twin Cinema Box Office opens nightly at 6:30pm (3:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays), and no reservations are required. Tickets are only available at the box office. Questions about the movies? Call Bonaire
Twin Cinema at 2400 (Noon to closing everyday), FAX: 8010, or send an e-mail to mailto:TwinCinema@InfoBonaire.com (please include your phone or FAX number).
Quick Takes
- BonaireLive Internet Access Center. BonaireLive announced the formal opening of their Internet Access Center at the Lourdes Shopping Mall on July 23rd. Facility hours are 8:30am - 12:30pm and 1:30pm -
5:00pm. For more information about the center and rates see: http://www.bonairelive.com/accesscenter.htm
- Turtle Carapace Found. On July 22nd, Bonaire Marine Park (BMP) rangers found the carapace of a slaughtered turtle at Boca Washikemba. According to STCB, the sea turtle was a loggerhead. The turtle probably
was butchered shortly before discovery, but how the carapace got to shore remains something of a mystery. The bay of Boca Washikemba is not accessible by boat, and STCB assumes that the turtle was caught by nets
deployed by local fisherman from shore. The BMP alerted the public prosecutor of this offense against the laws protecting the sea turtles on Bonaire. If found and convicted, the offender faces a fine of up to NAFl.
5000, among other measures. Already four turtles killed by poachers have been found this year.
- Stichting Economisch Platform (SEP) Gala. The non-profit organization set up to promote Bonaire as an ideal place to invest will hold a Gala fund raising dinner later this month. Starting at 8pm on August
14, 1999 at Harbour Village, the Gala will feature Guest Speaker, Mr. Eduardo de Veer, Chairman of AHATA (Aruba Hotel and Tourism Association). The ticket price is NAFl. 150,- per person. Formal dress required (coat
and tie). Tickets are available from AKIB, BONHATA, and the Banker's Association. For AKIB, contact Benito Dirksz of Special Security Services at 8125. For BONHATA, contact Peter Lensvelt at Lions Dive at 5580. For
the Banker's Association, contact Evert Piar of MCB at 5520.
- Salt Treasure Bonaire. A Place For You has introduced "Scrub Me", a body scrub made from authentic Bonairean rare earth salts, essential oils, skin softener and love (although how you package the
latter is a mystery to us). Scrub Me exfoliates dead skin cells, cleanses your skin, activates your circulation, stimulates and improves your skin color, leaves your skin feeling soft, smooth and revitalized. Call
them at 2727 or visit them at Kaya Korsou 1 for more details.
- Surviving ALM. Doug Hook is a frequent visitor to Bonaire and developed a list of pointers to traveling via AirALM while keeping your sanity and bags intact. Many of the items are good pointers for traveling
anywhere outside the US (and not just on ALM). Check it out at: http://www3.sympatico.ca/dehook/Survive_ALM.html (the guideline we thought most
appropriate is "MENTALLY prepare yourself to be FLEXIBLE and RESPONSIBLE.")
- We're back. The NetTech NV/Bonaire E-News staff, which tried to take a vacation during the month of July, is back. Well, we never really left but tried to take time off on island to enjoy Bonaire for
ourselves. Many days found us still struggling behind our computers instead of relaxing in the sunshine. We will follow up in future Bonaire E-News issues will a few of the fun things we did manage to experience
like visiting the Donkey Sanctuary, having dinner on the beach at Harbour Village, and swimming at Jibe City while watching the windsurfers. Stay tuned.
- Monthly UW Clean-Up Dive. Coming soon to a Saturday near you is the monthly underwater clean-up dive co-sponsored by Green Submarine and NetTech N.V. The clean-up dive, held the first Saturday of each month,
is where volunteer divers and snorkelers work together to rid the reefs around Bonaire of human-originated trash like beer cans, beer bottles, and other junk. The focus of the dives to date has been the busy Playa
area of the island, where many yachts and fishing vessels are moored, and where many people live along the shore. The next clean-up dive is set for Saturday, August 7th. Come to the Green Submarine dive shop at Kaya
Playa Lechi 24 (look for the signs on Kaya Gob. N. Debrot just north of town) at 10am. Participating divers will get a free tank of air to use during the clean-up dive, and the event is followed by a pot-luck (i.e.
bring some food) BBQ at the dive shop. For more details or to RSVP for a tank, call Eric at 2929 or mailto:dive@greensubmarine.com or Jake at 6773 or mailto:jake@nettech.an .
- BONHATA Assembly & Mixer.
Friday, August 6th is the date for BONHATA's Extraordinary Special Assembly to elect a new director to replace Brian Meade of Divi Resorts, who resigned from the Board in late June as part of his departure from Divi. The BONHATA Nominating Committee is seeking new candidates from among its members - those interesting in the position should contact Marion Wilson, BONHATA's Secretary, at 7500. In addition to the election, there will be other business discussed at the assembly, including crime, small hotel benefits, and environmental issues. BONHATA therefore asks that all members make an effort to show up. The assembly will be followed by a mixer to introduce BONHATA members to the new Executive Director of BONHATA, Linda Anthony. The assembly will start at 6pm at the Harbour Village Beach Resort, and the mixer will start at 7pm. If you have questions, please contact the BONHATA office at 5134 or mailto:info@bonhata.org
- Police Headquarters Move Again. As of August 1, 1999 the headquarters of the Bonaire police are situated on Kaya Grandi under the Paradiso Disco. The original headquarters are in bad need of repair,
including fixing a leaking roof. Repairs have been planned since the Police vacated the Police Station months ago, but none have been started and no start date has been set. The move comes amid much public griping
by the police about their work conditions.
- Swearing...In. On Friday, July 30th, Orphaline Saleh was officially sworn in as the deputy Lt. Governor of Bonaire. Her function will be to help run Bonaire whenever Lt. Governor Richard Hart is off island.
- Acting Notary. As of August 1st, Alfred Knuf, the official civil-law notary of Bonaire, resigned his office, 11 months after he was requested to do so by the Minister of Justice. Until such time as the
Minister of Justice officially decides on who will be Knuf's, Maarten Maartense, the deputy notary, will be the acting notary. In the Netherlands Antilles, the Notary is responsible for a wide range of legal
contract and document executions.
- Capt. Don's Looking for an Agent. Bonaire's favorite salt of the sea and father of the marine park, Captain Don Stewart, is wrapping up a second tome chronicling the adventures, mishaps, and other things
that have happened while he's been around. The title of the new book will be "An Island Adrift", and will feature 64 vignettes, and three times as many period photographs. However, Capt. Don needs one more
thing to help make this book a viable reality, and that's an agent - not the secret spy type, but a literary agent who can work with him to help find a publisher for this work and subsequent ones (yes, there are
others in the works). As Don has no working phone at his Kunuku, we'll accept any electronic correspondence any of our readers care to send him on the topic of literary agents or anything else for that matter. Send
your e-mails to mailto:CaptDon@infobonaire.com , and we'll make sure Capt. Don gets them. Please be sure to include your physical mailing address and FAX number in case you want an answer back, 'cause if Don can't receive e-mail himself, he also can't send it.
- InfoBonaire Advertising Rates Increasing. The first month of InfoBonaire being the official Web site of Bonaire has produced a marked increase in visitation to the Web site - approximately 7000 unique
visitors for the month compared to about 4000 the month before, and the daily numbers continue to increase. As such, we'd like to give notice to our readers (and potential advertisers) that as of August 15th, we
will be increasing our advertising rates by approximately 20-40% (depending on placement of the ads and frequency). However, anyone with a signed advertising contract before that date will get the current rates for
the life of the ad contract. If you're interested in reaching thousands of people who have already expressed a significant interest in Bonaire (that's called qualifying your leads), a banner ad at InfoBonaire might
be the way. Check out http://www.nettech.an/advertising.html for details.
Classifieds
Lots of things for sale, and some things being sought. Please note that we do not warrant the accuracy or validity of the
products/services/etc. being presented here - in other words, Caveat Emptor (Buyer Beware). Note: Advertising real estate for sale or rent in our Classifieds is fee based and no classified ads will be accepted from
those looking for employment, and all other ads will be reviewed and may be edited if accepted for free placement. Contact us at mailto:classifieds@BonaireENews.com for details.
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Housing sitting:
Saskia and Sander (last year's very nice Sea Turtle students from Holland) are interested in returning to Bonaire for a little R&R (rest and relaxation). But being students they cannot afford it on their limited
funds. So Saskia and Sander are looking for a house to sit for 2-3 weeks in either September or October. So if anybody is looking for trustworthy and responsible house sitters, you can contact them at: mailto:renshoff@wxs.nl
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Real Estate:
HOUSE
Kaya Raspa 4, South Nikiboko Freehold - 3 bedrooms, living/dining room, kitchen, bathroom, separate laundry room. In good condition, recently renovated. Price NAFl. 135,000. Please call during the daytime at
7474.
KUNUKU FOR SALE
1.6 hectares (3.952 acres) of land fenced in with cactus. Two (2) small houses and a big porch. Electricity by wind and solar energy. Satellite TV. Wonderful view to Lagoon and surrounding hills.
Photos on-line at http://www.infobonaire.com/html/classifieds.html . Price to be discussed. Contact e-mail: mailto:darido@infobonaire.com
HOUSE
Situated on Kaya Simon Bolivar 13 (in front of Jeugdhuis Jong Bonaire) - 3 Bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, living room also 'Regenbak' separate apartment with one bedroom. Price NAFl. 250,000. Could also be
used as warehouse or office space. Please call daytime tel. 7474
LOTS AT LUGA ALEHA
Two (2) lots in Bonaire's only "Green" development. Build your home or holiday retreat in one of Bonaire's most beautiful, natural areas: a large area of private, virgin parkland, most
of which will be protected against development forever.
secluded, quiet, untouched area
property land (not rented or leased)
restrictions in deed to protect the environment and your privacy
maximum of 50 homes on 750 acres
water lines to be available
First lot - "small" lot: 9.1 to 10.5 acres. US$6826 per acre.
Second lot - "big" lot with oceanview: 27.8 acres. US$5064 per acre.
For details, contact Luga Aleha (a "remote place" in Papiamentu) at 8073, 6513, or 6733; FAX 7826 or 6733.
CONDO/APARTMENT COMPLEX FOR SALE
Visit http://www.infobonaire.com/html/classifieds.html#apartments for details
RENTAL - BEACH FRONT
Attractive 2-bedroom beach house for rent on a weekly or monthly basis. Fully furnished. Aircos in bedrooms. Ceiling fans in
bedrooms and living room & dining room. Solar hot water heater. Wash machine. Beautiful garden. Very secure location with gated entrance. Convenient
location, near restaurants, marina, resorts, tennis & spa. Attractive rates to responsible parties. Contact for brochure, photos and
availability. Phone: 570-586-0098; Fax: 570-586-4013; e-mail: larryt49@alumni.princeton.edu
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For Sale:
CANON SLIDE SCANNER
Model: CanonScan 2700F. Asking NAFl. 400,-
Call Trudy at 5219
DALMATIAN PUPPIES
Four (4) pure bred Dalmatian puppies for sale. They are 4 months old, 2 males & 2 females. Call 7474 or e-mail mailto:sunset@bonairelive.com .
(Remember, visitors to Bonaire can take pets home with them! Bonaire is a rabies free island which makes it very easy to bring that adorable little puppy or kitten home to the USA or Holland!)
CAR FOR SALE
1989 NISSAN Sunny Station wagon
Automatic Transmission, Airco, Seat Covers....Asking NAFl. 5000.-
Call 2209 or email mailto:p.e.schmid@infobonaire.com
TRUCK - PRICE REDUCED
1992 Toyoto Hilux 4x4 Double Cab Truck, A/C, tinted windows, radio, bucket seats, 5 speed trans, 89,000 km, oversized tires. NAFl. 13,500 - Firm. Photo at: http://www.bonaireenews.com/photos/19990609-truck.jpg
Call 5592 or mailto:info@samursailing.com
REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER
Looking for new or used in good condition. Contact samur@bonairelive.com or call 5592.
COMPUTER BOOKS
Brand new, but duplicates of what I already have: Programmer's Guide to the EGA, VGA, and Super VGA Cards, 3rd Edition by Richard Ferraro; Official OpenGL Programming Guide, 2nd Edition; Official
OpenGL Reference Manual, 2nd Edition; Cutting Edge Direct3D Programming by Stan Trujillo; Apache Server Survival Guide by Ricart; and sendmail by Costales (O'Reilly Publ.). Make me an offer for one or more - New
they are $20-$50. Contact Jake at mailto:jake@nettech.an or 6773.
CAR
Selling my 1991 Nissan Sunny, year 1991). Asking NAFl. 6500
Call Sheila at 7447 (work) or 2716 (home)
POSTERS OF OLD BONAIRE
Bonaire Trading has two type of posters featuring photos of what Bonaire was like almost 100 years ago.
Click on http://www.BonaireENews.com/photos/19990630-oldprint.jpg
for a sample. Cost is only NAFl. 10. Visit the Bonaire Trading store next to the Bonaire Travel office on Kaya L.D. Gerharts.
CELLULAR
Nokia cellular phone with charger, asking NAFl. 350. Call Terry at 6951
MINIVAN
I'm looking for a new owner for my Suzuki minivan "Special Edition" in very good conditions of engine and body, looks like new, with Air-conditioner, stereo audio cassette player, with capacity
for 8 persons, standard trans. 5 speed, asking NAFl. 8000. The price can be discussed. More Information at telephone numbers: 2769 or 2500 ext 8107.
PICKUP TRUCK
1986 Nissan Double cab pick-up. NAFl. 5000
Call Terry at 6951
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Paint Shop Pro 5.0 for Windows 95/98 - Professional paint and graphics software for preparing images for brochures, Web site, at reduced price of US$80 - only two left!
Eudora Pro 4.0 for
Windows 95/98 - Professional E-mail software for people who live by e-mail - only one copy left - US$45.
Contact Jake @ NetTech at 6773 or mailto:jake@nettech.an
NEW KITCHEN FAUCET
Deluxe Kitchen Faucet, single control, never used, includes all parts, documentation is NAFl. 76.80 at General Store. Price Reduced! Asking NAFl. 35/OBO. Contact Jake at 6773 or mailto:jake@nettech.an .
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Want to Buy/Swap:
FAX MACHINE
Looking for a used hand tel/fax machine in good condition, please fax info to: 6772
USED WASHING MACHINE & DOUBLE-CAB PICK-UP
Arriving on Bonaire on August 8th, are am looking for a washer in good working condition as well as a second-hand pick-up with double cabin. Both must be reliable.
Price for the truck should be in the NAFl. 5000 - 10000 range.
Contact us at mailto:ch.damen@wxs.nl or FAX: +31-235-386498
OUTBOARD MOTOR
Want to buy an outboard motor for an 8' open boat, 2 1/2 or 4 hp.
Contact mailto:Extrabon@bonairelive.net , or call 8482 and ask for Papi.
PLASTIC BARRELS
Wanted: plastic barrels, new or used, for water storage.
E-mail mailto:fhenders@twr.org or call 4592.
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