A good idea for Bonaire

[Docc]

Nice sunburn. I see you musta spent some quality time at the nude beach while you were in Jamaica. Might wanna put some aloe on that.

I spent all my surface time at the nude beach. Alohagal already took care of the aloe application to the affected areas.

 

[mike_s]

I spent all my surface time at the nude beach.

I hope you waxed first....

 

[Cave Diver]

I spent all my surface time at the nude beach.

I hope that wasn't because your clothes got stolen. Crime is a big concern on some of those islands.

 

[TheWizard]

An island like Bonaire, that derives 100% of it's income from tourism, mainly divers....

This is an incorrect assumption.
Much of the island's economy is based on the TONS of salt that they export.
I'm ignoring the rest of this mis-informed post...

 

[Docc]

I hope you waxed first....

I hope that wasn't because your clothes got stolen. Crime is a big concern on some of those islands.

Nice how you brought us back on topic. Darn those crime ridden islands.

 

[Cave Diver]

Nice how you brought us back on topic. Darn those crime ridden islands.

I'm here to help.

 

[TheWizard]

I spent all my surface time at the nude beach. Alohagal already took care of the aloe application to the affected areas.

I hope yer talking Hedo 2.
That's my preferred place in Jamaica...

 

[Docc]

I hope yer talking Hedo 2.
That's my preferred place in Jamaica...

Hedo II and Grand Lido (now Breezes). We stay and dive at Grand Lido and visit Hedo for their excellent "buffet".

 

[DiverVince]

An island like Bonaire, that derives 100% of it's income from tourism, mainly divers, should allocate half that income to give the tourist better protection. As they got a better hold of crime, made it safer on the island, that share towards crime fighting would decrease. They should have police cars out on patrol CONSTANTLY, not just once in a blue monn. The police on Bonaire should not just sit in a police barracks but be a more visable presence out on patrol around dive sites and places tourist frequent. It would not take long before a marked decrease in crime would occur.

The crime of break-ins to rented condos and hotel rooms is a bit harder to combat. Perhaps some of the tourist revenue should be earmarked to the condo and hotel owners to help them pay for better security, in the form of alarms and other detection devices?

To end the crime of tires, batteries, and the like, getting stolen from rental cars on the island, they should make a non removable mark on that equipement so it could not be sold? The island is small, with only 15000 residents, so there are not many places theives could sell stolen stuff that was marked. Once these changes occur Bonaire will become a safe diver paradise.

Dude..You REALLY need to get a life. The other thread which you trashed has been shut down by the mods. And here you go less than 24 hours later with the S.O.S.! What is your OBSESSION with this topic?
IMHO, you are NOT looking for solutions. You are NOT trying to make Bonaire a better place. All you really care about is trashing and vilifying Bonaire under the guise of being a "concerned diver".

 

[Mossman]

An island like Bonaire, that derives 100% of it's income from tourism, mainly divers

Not only is Bonaire's income not 100% derived from tourism as another poster pointed out, but only 44% of tourists are divers according to http://www.bonaireeconomy.org/stats_pdfs/Economic Note 2007 pdf.pdf - page 87. That's not even half. Think windsurfers, cruise ships, and weekenders from Curacao, Aruba, and Venezuela.