drrich2
Contributor
Hi:
I've been to Bonaire 5 times, 1 week trips each time. A good friend who's always gone with me is now attending medical school at St. James School of Medicine on Bonaire. Students spend about 1 1/2 years doing the main class work portion of medical school on Bonaire, then the remainder of their education in the United States. As they are there over 90 days, they apply for residency permits. When I've been on Bonaire, my buddy did the driving, and would have a driver's license on him. That's often all the I.D. we carried, due to the theft problem afflicting shore divers' rental trucks.
Anyway, St. James has 2 campuses; one in Kralendijk, and one (newer) in Hato. Students in the Kralendijk area can catch a free shuttle bus to commute to and from the Hato campus.
Yesterday, my buddy e-mailed me this:
I thought it was noteworthy and decided to share it on the forum. I don't know if it was some weird one-time fluke, or the Dutch government is less 'loosey goosey' about people having papers on their person than the island government was, or what.
Richard.
I've been to Bonaire 5 times, 1 week trips each time. A good friend who's always gone with me is now attending medical school at St. James School of Medicine on Bonaire. Students spend about 1 1/2 years doing the main class work portion of medical school on Bonaire, then the remainder of their education in the United States. As they are there over 90 days, they apply for residency permits. When I've been on Bonaire, my buddy did the driving, and would have a driver's license on him. That's often all the I.D. we carried, due to the theft problem afflicting shore divers' rental trucks.
Anyway, St. James has 2 campuses; one in Kralendijk, and one (newer) in Hato. Students in the Kralendijk area can catch a free shuttle bus to commute to and from the Hato campus.
Yesterday, my buddy e-mailed me this:
Our bus got stopped this morning on the way to class for I.D check; half of the bus was taken to jail for not having proper papers of I.D. They were detain for over 2 hours and given warnings to have proper papers at all times. Apparently it is the law that EVERYONE, including natives, have to have I.D's at all times. Lucky for me I carry my papers and passport with me during school days. Later Bud.
I thought it was noteworthy and decided to share it on the forum. I don't know if it was some weird one-time fluke, or the Dutch government is less 'loosey goosey' about people having papers on their person than the island government was, or what.
Richard.