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N°126 - July 20, 2007
St-Barth
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WEEKLY
Local News
in English
Published by “Le Journal de Saint-Barth”
05 90 27 65 19 - [email protected]
Bruno Magras
First President of the COM
of St Barthélemy
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DEAR
READERS,
This is it..
the final edition
of The Saint Barth
Weekly for the
2006-2007 season.
We think you'll
agree that this
was quite
an exciting season,
capped on July 15,
2007 with the
change in Saint
Barth's political
status to a new
Overseas
Collectivity, and
Bruno Magras
elected as the first
president of the
new territorial
council. This is an
important step in
the island's taking
its future in its
own hands, and it
will be interesting
to watch how
things unfold
next season.
The Weekly will
be back as of
November, both in
print every Friday
on the island,
and online at
www.stbarths.com, to
keep you posted
on all the island's
happenings from
political activities
to cultural events
and festivities.
Have a great
summer, and
we look forward to
seeing you again
next season!
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Bruno Magras, First President
Of The COM Of Saint Barthélemy
S
unday, July 15 was a
quite a day at the new
Hôtel de la Collectivité, starting with the election
of Bruno Magras as the first
president of the COM with a
unanimous vote by the 19
members of the territorial
council. The unanimous vote
was appreciated by the
entire council, who viewed
this as the first sign of a
fruitful
collaboration
amongst the members.
Those who attended the elections report that the atmosphere was extraordinary, and
that things got even more
exciting with the arrival of
Christian Estrosi, the Secretary of State for the French
Overseas. A large crowd was
waiting for him to arrive at
the airport at 9am, with lots
of small red, white, and blue
French flags waving. Estrosi
was also warmly welcomed
to the Hôtel de la Collectivité
where the council chambers
were filled to overflowing.
The Marseillaise (French
national anthem) was played
as well as the Hymn of Saint
Barth, sung by the assembled
crowd, including the Secretary of State who sang along.
There were even a few tears
of emotion during this truly
A new sign graces The Hôtel de la Collectivité since last Saturday.
historic moment: “It was also an opposition candidate,
magical,” on of the elected had successfully negotiated
with Bruno Magras and the
officials confided to us..
Once Christian Estrosi left for local officials on the list, St.
Saint Martin, the territorial Barth d’Abord, and had
council set about the election joined the majority.
of its executive council, which With eight candidates for six
is presided by Bruno Magras. posts, the majority list was
The opposition council mem- elected in an unsurprising
bers, Karine Miot and Benoît victory, and the territorial
Chauvin, each a candidate for council members then elected
the executive council, pre- their six executive members,
sented their own list of including four vice-presipotential board members. dents and two executive
The majority group presented council members:
its own list of six names: • Yves Gréaux was elected
Yves Gréaux, Nicole Gréaux, first vice-president with 18
Michel Magras, Marie- votes and one abstention;
Thérèse Weber, Jean-Pierre • Nicole Gréaux was elected
Magras, and Maxime Des- second vice-president with
ouches. Desouches, who was 19 votes;
• Michel Magras was elected
third vice-president with 18
votes and one abstention;
• Marie-Thérèse Weber was
elected fourth vice-president
with 18 votes and one abstention;
• Jean-Pierre Magras was
elected executive member
with 18 votes and one abstention;
• Maxime Desouches was
elected executive member
with 16 votes and three
abstentions;
Christian Estrosi visibly happy to be in such charming company.
St Barth Weekly n°126
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THE “TI TÉAT” A TRIUMPH
IN SAINT-THOMAS
THE POLITICAL EVOLUTION: A TIMELINE
As early as the 1960, the idea of a special political status for Saint Barth
was already in the air, but it wasn’t
until 1996 that this possibility was
seriously considered by the political
powers, when solicited by Bruno
Magras, after he was elected as mayor
in 1995.
October 18, 1996
The General Council in Guadeloupe
votes favorably on the principle of
creating a collectivity with special status in Saint Barth. A commission is
put into place to study the content of
this eventual status.
January 19, 1998
The General Council in Guadeloupe
votes favorably for the project to turn
Saint Barth into a collectivity with a
special status.
March 11, 2000
French president Jacques Chirac, at
the Madiana conference center in
Martinique, declares that Saint Barth
will indeed see its status evolve into
an Overseas Territory
June 18, 2001
Officials from the General Council
and Regional Council in Guadeloupe
meet under the presidency of Jacques
Gillot, and adopt a resolution in
which they pledge to give their supprt
to the political evolution of Saint
Barth.
December 17, 2001
The same officials from Guadeloupe
meet, this time with Lucette MichauxChevry, president of the Regional
Council, and adopt a resolution in
which they support and approve the
project for an eventual change in political status for the island of St Barth.
March 28, 2003
At the request of Brigitte Girardin,
who was the French Overseas Minister at the time, the French Parliament
modified the constitution and offered
the overseas territories the possibility
to change their political status if so
desired and with the consent of the
local population.
December 7, 2003
In a referendum, the population of
Saint Barth voted massively in favor
of the political evolution of their
St Barth Weekly n°126
F
ive hundred Saint
Barth residents or
Saint
Barth
descendents living in
Saint Thomas attended
the performance of “Ti
Téat à Françoise,” presented as part of a special visit from July 1216 on the American Virgin Island where many
Saint Barth natives
lived in the past. Written by Françoise
Gréaux, the play is like
a link between the two
islands, as the story,
told in patois, is that of
a young fisherman from
Saint Barth who falls in
love with a young
woman in Saint
Thomas and brings her
home to meet his parents. The troupe, composed of almost 2 people, met with great success on the stage in
Carénage, part of the
French Quarter of Charlotte Amalie, where the
Hymn of Saint Barth
was sung. Angèle Peter,
the president of ASCCO, initiated the project, and she notes that
the evening of July 13
was a triumph, thanks
in part to the numerous
sponsors that helped
make it possible.
SNSM: A Nighttime Rescue
Of Three People At Sea
O
n July 14, three men of
about 30 years old set
sail on a Prindle 19
sport catamaran from the beach
in Saint Jean. They were forced
to call for help when they lost
their mast while out at sea. At
approximately 6pm, the
CROSS Antilles-Guyana called
the Saint Barth SNSM rescue
station and told its president, Ingénu
Magras, that a small motorboat was
towing a light catamaran with three
men aboard. But night was falling
and there were children aboard the
motorboat, which had to return to
port. The help of the SNSM was
requested and Magras immediately
organized the rescue mission along
with Yvan Garnier and Frantz Questel. They just had to find the small
catamaran, which was not equipped
with lights. The men aboard the
Prindle had a mobile phone and esti-
mated their position to be northeast of
the small island of Bonhomme. The
SNSM rescue boat searched that zone
for 30 minutes but to no avail. One of
the rescue party asked the men
aboard the catamaran to try and locate
the lights of their boat. “We see your
white light,” said one of the men. So
the rescue boat made a U-turn as the
catamaran was actually north of the
little island of Boulanger. The rescue
boat, Contre Amiral Noël, successfully towed the damaged catamaran to
the beach in Public where the rescue
mission concluded at 9:20pm.
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SUMMER EVENTS SCHEDULE
Anse des Cayes Fair
SATURDAY, JULY 21
Anse des Cayes Beach,
❑ 7:30am : Mass
❑ 8:30am : Bélote tournament,
Pétanque tournament
❑ 9 am : Various games for children
❑ 10 am : Beach volleyball
tournament
❑ 11 am : Cocktail reception
Lunch and drinks available on-site
or for take-out
❑ 2 pm : Various games
❑ 5:30 pm : Jam string session
❑ 9 pm : The Rhythm Boys live
Northern Neighborhoods Fair
SATURDAY, JULY 28
Ascco, Colombier
❑ 8:30 am: Inscriptions for Domino
tournament
❑ 12 pm : Snack bar open for lunch,
cocktail reception
❑ 1 pm : Beginning of pétanque
(boules) on the municipal court
in Flamands
❑ 3 pm : Various games for all ages
❑ 6 pm : Free comedy performance
in Creole
❑ 7 pm : Dance performances
❑ 9:30pm: Dancing to music
by a local band.
SUNDAY, JULY 29
❑ 6:45am: Mass at the chapel
in Colombier
Windward Neighborhoods Fair
SATURDAY, AUGUST 11
Ajoe, Lorient
❑ 9 am : Table tennis tournament,
Baby Foot tournament
❑ 2 pm : Bélote and pétanque competitions, mini soccer tournament
❑ 9 pm : Dancing at Ajoe
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12
❑ 8:30am: Mass, procession, blessing
of the sea, release of balloons on
the beach in Lorient
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Morning events: Regatta, games
on the beach, prize ceremony,
arrival of fishing tournament,
cocktail reception
❑ 4 pm : At Ajoe: various games,
competitions, dances, awards
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18
❑ 7pm : DJ BAD (St Martin)
❑ 8:30 pm : BAMBOOLAZ (Martinique)
❑ 9 pm : PANIK with PANOL,
NARA, BIRMAM (Guadeloupe)
❑ 11 pm : CARIMI (Haïti)
Piteâ Day
TUESDAY, AUGUST 14
Beach in Public
❑ 5:30pm: Fishing on the dock in
Public for children under 15. One
line and hook per child (must be
accompanied by a parent)
❑ Hike along historic Swedish
itinerary
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15
Festival of Gustavia
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19
❑ 9 am : Belotte tournament
❑ 10 am : Traditional regatta
❑ 12:30 : Champagne toast
Saint-Barthélemy Day
❑ 5 am : Fishing tournament. Return
and weighing of fish between noon
THURSDAY, AUGUST 24
and 1 pm on the beach in Public.
Gustavia
❑ 7:30am: Pétanque tournament.
Program TBA
Domino competition,
Beginning of musical presentation.
❑ 8:30am: Games on the beach.
Saint Louis Feast Day
Beach volleyball.
❑ 10 am : Regatta for traditional
wooden sailboats
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25
❑ 11 am : Placing of wreaths and
in Corossol
❑ 6 am : Start of the fishing
commemorative ceremony at the
tournament (sign up on the beach
Swedish Cemetery.
in Corossol)
❑ 11:30 am : Champagne toast
❑ 8 am : Mass at the foot of the Rock
sponsored by the COM and
Saint Louis
BBQ on the beach in Public
❑ 9:30 am: Belote (cards), football,
❑ 4 pm : Awards ceremony
and beach volley ball (sign up at
8:30am)
❑ 10 am : Start of various sailing
SB Jam Music Festival
races; Children's games
- Regatta for traditional wooden
sailboats
Festival of Contemporary
❑ 12:30am: Champagne toast
Caribbean Music with three free
organized by the municipality
concerts on the dock in Gustavia
❑ 2 pm : Various games; The Saint
THURDAY, AUGUST 16
Louis Quiz
Gustavia
❑ 5:30pm: Awards ceremony
❑ 7 pm : DJ Bad Boy (St Martin)
❑ 6:30pm: Dance performance
❑ 8:30 pm : SOFT Band (Guadepresented by the dancers
loupe)
from ALC
❑ 11pm : 3 Cylinder’s (Antigua)
❑ 7:30pm : Saint Louis 2006 raffle
❑ 8 pm : Saint Louis program of
FRIDAY, AUGUST 17
traditional dances and skits in
❑ 7pm : DJ Bad Boy (St Martin)
patois
❑ 8:30 pm : ATMOSPHERE
❑ 9 pm : Fireworks and public dance
❑ 11pm : MARCE ET TOUM PAK
on the streets of Corossol
(Martinique)
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Rising Star of Gypsy Jazz: Richard
At The Carl Gustaf For The Summer
J
Odile Duquenoy, New President of
Rotary Club St Barthélemy
ust 20 years old and
already proving the
incredible talent he
inherited from his father
("jazz manouche" guitar
player Romane Manetti),
Richard Manetti will appear
at the Carl Gustaf every
Thursday and Friday
evening from July 19 to
August 21. This exceptional
guitarist has made “jazz
manouche” or gypsy jazz his
specialty, and his music is
heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt, the “father” of
this musical style. Even at
his young age, Richard
Manetti has already been
seen on the stages of major
international jazz festivals,
and played with top contemporary jazzmen such as
Didier Lockwood, Stochelo
Rosenberg, Mike Stern, and
Christian Escoudé. Richard,
who started to play the guitar at the age of 10, spent his
childhood surrounded by
“manouche” musicians, and
soaked up the magic of
Django. In fact, he grew up
alongside Django’s son
David and today they often
perform together. A musical
event not to miss!
Richard Manetti Duo, with
Christophe Lagane or Natacha Lockwood at the Carl
Gustaf, every Thursday and
Friday, from July 19 through
August 17 at sunset.
New Rotary Club Board Members
O
n a recent Saturday
evening at Zanzibarth restaurant in
Saint Jean, Laurent de Fabrique, the outgoing president of the Rotary Club,
gave a report on the past
year’s activities to a group
of sixty guests. He then presented the club’s presidential necklace to Odile
Duquenoy, who will be the
club’s president for 20072008. Duquenoy also introduced the board members
who will work with her
during her term. She then
revealed the theme of the
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Rotary’s activities for the
year to come: Rotary
Shares. Odile Duquenoy
hopes to reinstate the tradition of family stays in
Sables d’Olonnes that
would allow students from
Saint Barth to continue
their education in France
in a safe family environment, and she would like
to establish a return program in which families in
Saint Barth would welcome 15 to 18-year-old
students from France during school vacations.
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ROUND-ABOUT AT LA TOURMENTE
The traffic circle at La
Tourmente (the top of the
hill near the airport) has
altered the traffic patterns
for who has the right-ofway. Now, vehicles
already engaged in the
traffic circle have priority.
Below is a small diagram
to help you figure out
what to do.
FOR
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YIELD :
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have the
right of way
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a Thunderstorm
High: 89° F / 32° C.
Wind ESE 17 mph / 28 km/h
Night : Chance of Rain
Low: 80° F. / 27° C.
Wind East 15 mph / 25 km/h
Scattered Clouds
High: 89° F. / 32° C
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