By Kimberly Lucas (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 1:44 pm: |
Hi all,
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By Kelly Baum (GDLW) (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2815) on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 3:23 pm: |
Hi, Kimberly and welcome to BT! Good luck on your job search. If I'm not mistaken, I think it's a requirement that you speak Dutch at the hospital? Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems I've heard that before.
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By Ron Gould (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #162) on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 8:28 pm: |
We had a Dutch R/N working at Dive-Inn in June and she was studying Papiamentu in a class in the evenings because to work in the medical field on Bonaire it is necessary to speak and write Dutch and Papiamentu. Ron
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By Kimberly Lucas (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 10:03 pm: |
Thanks for the info, Kelly and Ron. I did hear from some other folks that the language thing is indeed a requirement. We do speak some Dutch (though not fluently) -- and even less Papiamentu. :-( Good to know, though. We can start studying now -- I'm not giving up that easily!
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By The Ginocchio's @ Golden Reef Inn (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #766) on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 11:53 pm: |
I am a US nurse who lives on Bonaire. Unfortunately if I wanted I could't work at the hospital. You have to be able to speak, read and write Dutch fluently.
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By The Ginocchio's @ Golden Reef Inn (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #767) on Tuesday, July 5, 2005 - 11:59 pm: |
I am a US nurse who lives on Bonaire. Unfortunately if I wanted I could't work at the hospital. You have to be able to speak, read and write Dutch fluently.
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By Ruth van Tilburg (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #388) on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 - 7:51 am: |
The air ambulance job is a gov't job, and I don't believe it's ever been held by someone other than an Antillean. There are lots of qualified pilots here--but, for past few years, no plane to rent. Buy & bring down a Cessna 172 or similar, and rent it out, and/or give flight lessons. And, I'm not kidding when in the past, I've said to take a bar-tending course.... although, since the Dutch do not need work permits anymore, even those jobs are becoming increasingly difficult to find. Others have also given the advice of "living" here for a few months, before making the major commitment to relocate permanently--this is good advice. It's very different being a resident (seeing how much your water & electricity bill is, getting something fixed, buying home/health insurance, etc), rather than a tourist. And the pay-scale is certainly much lower than that in the US. If all of these are things you can accept & live with, then you'll be happy here.
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By Glen Reem (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2089) on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 - 4:39 pm: |
One concern with small aircraft based on Bonaire is the constantly blowing salt air. I know of people in the past who essentially lost the plane to corrosion in less than 5 years. Something to be careful about.
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By Theo (BonaireTalker - Post #82) on Friday, July 8, 2005 - 7:05 am: |
Hi Kimberly,
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By Theo (BonaireTalker - Post #83) on Friday, July 8, 2005 - 7:09 am: |
Kimberly,
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By Jack H. King Jr. (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 - 6:30 am: |
Can someone please answer the following question for me? Once I have established my residency papers and moved to Bonaire, am I still required to get a work permit from an employer to have a job? Also, am I restricted from working in any way while I live (not visit) on the island as a bona-fide resident? I have a job lined up for a couple of years but I want to know what I will be facing after that is finished. Thanks in advance, Jack.
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By Freddie Hughes (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #6334) on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 - 6:35 am: |
Welcome Jack, I'm sure someone hopefully Ruth will pop in to answer that question soon but in the mean time have you looked at this thread???
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By The Ginocchio's @ Golden Reef Inn (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #821) on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 - 8:46 am: |
Jack,
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