By Patrick (BonaireTalker - Post #26) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 7:33 pm: |
Have friends on island.. Was wonder if there are any tsunami warning ?
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4073) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 7:58 pm: |
Yes for sure but not near Bonaire..terrible for Haiti..let's wait for relief effort info and unite as a group to provide support ANY way we can...peace
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4075) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 8:16 pm: |
watch http://windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=56 to see if wave action increases...looks like rain in the AM...
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By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15338) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 12:57 am: |
www.yele.org was established and driven by Wyclef Jean. It's a wonderful organization and provides many things to the people of Haiti. I have been to Haiti and the people are some of the most sincere, pure hearted people I have ever met. If your able, please help.
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By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15339) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:04 am: |
I have a special place in my heart for Haiti and a very special family who took me in. I was stranded with no passport, very little cash and a bad case of the flu. They cared for me, gave me food, helped me figure out how to return to the States and asked for absolutely nothing in return. It's my turn to give back.
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By Diane and Bea (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #594) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 11:36 am: |
I have friends in Dominican now.. I wonder if they felt it over there
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #855) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:17 pm: |
they felt it in ST.Domingo but no damage known ... says one of our housekeepers
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By bill a.k.a.Mr. Bill...(**********) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #13630) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:21 pm: |
RA, I've been trying to get through to yele.org but it seems to be down. Will keep trying!
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By bill a.k.a.Mr. Bill...(**********) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #13631) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:32 pm: |
Nevermind, it's just VERY busy apparently. Sometimes you get through, sometimes you don't.
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By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15340) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 1:54 pm: |
Thank you Bill, I had a hard time getting through myself but did receive a personal message asking for help. I was at Rajan's school all morning trying to put together a plan for donations. The country was in turmoil, has been for many years before the earthquake...makes me teary eyed thinking about it.
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By Phil the Bee (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #129) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 10:25 pm: |
I would love to know how we on Bonaire are supposed to know if there is a Tsunami warning that could afect us!
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By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15350) on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 10:43 pm: |
Phil, I'm afraid disaster follows. Any area that could possibly be hit by a tsunami should have an auditory warning system.
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By ChicagoRandy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #950) on Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 12:22 pm: |
If there is no early warning system? Mother Nature does what Mother Nature does and those on the coast 'typically' drown, those on high ground 'typically' survive.
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By Czella Donaldson (BonaireTalker - Post #13) on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 1:22 pm: |
Is there a "People to People Movement" for Haiti, going on in Bonaire? If not, let's get one started! I'm not talking money. Everybody who has money to donate, has already donated, or knows how. They can also use canned food, soap, shaving supplies, sanitary goods, powdered and canned milk, toys to occupy the kids, diapers, pet food, etc. I recall a past such involvement where the victims said, "We lost EVERYTHING! We don't even have thread, needles or pins". My grandmother always said, "When there's a need, you share, not just spare". We can all share something. Let's get started!
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By RA**** staying ahead of the curve! (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #15361) on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 2:57 pm: |
Czella, the problem is they can't get the supplies in. Airport is archaic and swamped with planes already. Control tower is non-existant and no re-fueling station for departing planes. Only one seaport is available and badly damaged. Hopefully in the coming days (probably more realistically weeks) they will get some of these issues worked out with alternative methods such as ground delivery through Dominican Republic and aircraft carriers delivering supplies.
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By Czella Donaldson (BonaireTalker - Post #14) on Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 6:20 pm: |
Thanks RosAnne, and you are right. We would only add to the problems if our donations arrived now. But they won't. We need an accessible place to receive them, and volunteers to collect, sort and pack. This will take time. Hopefully, some benevolent shipper will deliver a container and by then, Haiti will be able to receive it. People, who are not able to make cash donations, still want to help. A "People to People Movement", allows this and supplies the stricken victims with a variety of their needs. I hope there are more of us who feel as you do. The earthquake vitims are going to need help, not just now but for years to come.
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4083) on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 2:55 pm: |
Czella, send money..I was part of a Caribbean relief effort once and all our hard work went down the tubes..our shipment sat on a tarmac in a neighboring island for how long I have no idea..and not sure it even got to Montserrat, the intended destination. See www.bonairebliss.com whereas I posted a link with the most reliable donor sites. Peace
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By Czella Donaldson (BonaireTalker - Post #15) on Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 7:30 pm: |
Thanks, Ann. I call those kinds of mishaps....trade-offs for living in Paradise. But the people who needed your help, never got the benefits of all your hard work. I was luckier. I was in St. Eustatius when the volcano erupted in Montserrat and Statia did a People To People Movement. Statians were generous and the variety and amount of the donations, was sizable, for a small island. The pilot boat made the delivery, if memory serves me right. Anyway, our efforts were not for naught. Thanks for the warning and for your list.
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