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WELCOME!

The St. BarthWeekly is happy tobe back for its fourthseason. The Weeklyis designed to helpyou put your fingeron the pulse of thelocal community.Featuring anEnglish résumé ofthe top stories in ourFrench newspaper,Le Journal de SaintBarth, as well as ori-ginal articles inEnglish, The St.Barth Weekly is theonly completelyEnglish-languagenewspaper on theisland. It is distribu-ted on the islandevery week fromNovember throughthe end of July. Ourmost exciting newsis that each Friday,The Weekly is alsoavailable online atSaint Barth Online(www.st-barths.com), thewonderful web sitelaunched in 1996,and now run by ourfriends Bruno andGéraldine Colletas.Thanks to them, youcan download everyedition of The St.Barth Weekly, sothat no matterwhere you are in theworld, you can stayin touch with yourfavorite island.

The ‘Week ofC a r i b b e a nC u i s i n e ’

organized by theSaint Barth Restau-rant Associationbegan on Monday,February 19, in 15local restaurants.Intended to promotethe creativity of theisland’s chefs andattract clients whomight be moreinclined to hire a pri-vate chef for their villa than eat out, this culi-nary experiment runs through Monday, Febru-ary 26. The idea is simple: using exclusivelyregional products, the chefs create a recipe—appetizer, main dish, or dessert— which isadded to the regular menu during this week-long event. The list of ingredients is specifiedand in certain restaurants the recipe is alsoavailable for diners. At the Carl Gustaf, chef Emmanuel Motte tookup the challenge and created a different recipefor each evening: in addition to his usual menuhe has added a dish with the flavor, spices, andingredients of the Caribbean. A Tarte Tatin withcorossol sorbet treated the diners on the firstnight of the event. On the evening of Carnivalhe made Chicken Colombo with “small” veg-etables, followed the next evening by GrilledLobster accompanied by sweet potato puree,then a Chicken Breast marinated in honey andcoconut milk with Creole rice. Friday night fea-tures a West Indian-style Crab with spinach,Saturday another Chicken Colombo with veg-etables, and on Sunday evening, a hot/coldWest Indian lobster salad. Then he’ll finishwith a flourish on Monday with a Banana TartTatin with corossol sorbet. All of the recipes areavailable if requestedTaïno, the restaurant at the Hotel Christopher,was just about full on the first evening: ChefPhilippe had prepared Mahi-Mahi marinated inginger, lime, and mango juice, with papayachutney, and stuffed Cristophine squash, as thespecial of the week. “People really liked theidea,” said a spokesperson for the hotel. At DoBrazil, the same train of thought: enthusiasticabout the idea, chef Mohamed Irain preparedTuna layered with Mango with an infusion ofginger, lime, and coconut juice, with plantains,

and a puree of sweetpotato and gratedcoconut. On themenu at this ShellBeach restaurant, thedish was declared asuccess. At François Planta-tion, chef consultantChristophe Langréeconcocted a newdessert: Grilled slicesof pineapple marinat-ed with spices andserved with rum mint

sorbet and crispy cookies. And to encourageyou to try it at home, the dessert comes withthe recipe… in French and English! At La Route des Boucaniers, already a special-ist in Creole cuisine, Francis Delage decided topromote his “Creole Platter,” complete withcod fritters, stuffed crab, Creole blood sausage,cod fish salad, sliced tuna, conch gratin, lobsterspring roll. And who does this appeal to: “theNorth American clientel doesn’t really go forthe Caribbean connotation,” Delage says, “Themost receptive to this type of event are theEuropeans.” At the Wall House, Frank Math-evet had an interesting idea, which is to add aCaribbean accent to the dished already on themenu. For example a pumpkin crumble, forwhich he is happy to share the recipe. Jean-Luc Grabowski, the chef at the Sereno,

added an appetizer: a carpaccio of fish per-fumed with lime and coconut. At the Marine,(closed on Monday), chef Christophe Cesarooffered as of Tuesday, a thick cut of YellowSnapper sautéed in its skin with a hot/coldcombination of marinated peppers and pump-kin with lime juice and Creole rice. At Ti Saint-Barth, also beginning on Tuesday, PascalGiglio created a complete menu for the occa-sion: an appetizer of Tomato Gazpacho withlarge shrimp and melon mousse, followed byTournedos of Mahi-Mahi with pineapplecaramelized with rum and ginger, and to com-plete the meal, warm chocolate cake with a“heart” of coconut or corossol ice cream. At theTamarin, Maxime Deschamps, who reigns inthe kitchen there, opted for the hot appetizer ofConch Ravioli in garlic cream. Au Port, The Strand, Grain de Sel, NikkiBeach, and La Mandala are also participatingin the Caribbean Cuisine Week.

A WEEK OF NEW CARIBBEAN CUISINEIN ISLAND RESTAURANTS

Mahi-Mahi marinated in ginger, lime, and mango juice,with papaya chutney, and stuffed Cristophine squash,

at Taïno, the restaurant at the Hotel Christopher.

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Maxime Desouches is a city councilman fromthe opposition slate. Hisposition is that foreignerswho own property in SaintBarth should not besubject to French nationaltaxes when the islandevolves into a moreautonomous OverseasCollectivity. He explainshis position below:

“I would like to respond to theletter from the mayor to ‘resi-dents and non-residents,French or foreign, of SaintBarthélemy’ published in thelast edition of the Saint BarthWeekly, and which states hisinterpretation of the specificlaws concerning the creation ofan Overseas Collectivity inSaint Barth in terms of fiscalresidency. If everyone is awarethat a waiting period of five years isnecessary to become a fiscal residentof Saint Barth, in order to avoid anuncontrollable influx of people orbusinesses seeking financial advan-tages, it may still be necessary to takeanother look at the interpretation ofthe tax policy that will be put intoplace, no matter the nationality of thepersons concerned, especially thosewhose fiscal residence is not inFrance, or in Saint Barthélemy, butwho own property or businesses onthe island. According to article L.O. 6214-4. –Iof the law, “moral or physical personsthat do not meet the residency condi-tions stated above (i.e. a minimum offive years living on the island) areconsidered as having their fiscal resi-dence in France.” This can be meantto mean that all people who are notfiscal residents of Saint Barth regard-less of their nationality or the lengthof their residency on the island, besubject to French national taxation

and especially the wealth tax thatwould be applied to their propertyand revenue generated by these peo-ple. If that is the case for French citi-zens living in metropolitan France orthose who cannot justify five years ofliving in Saint Barth as of the datewhen the law creating the OverseasCollectivity goes into effect, it isunthinkable that that ruling also applyto foreigners or even French citizenswho have never lived in France. It is contrary to the spirit of article6214-4 –I- 3° of the same law whichstates that a fiscal agreement will beestablished “to prevent tax evasionand double taxation.” In addition, fis-cal agreements established in July1983 between New Caledonia andFrance, and in May 1988 betweenSaint Pierre and Miquelon, andFrance, make it clear that “the presentagreement applies to persons who areresidents of a territory or the two ter-ritories;” the agreements cover thosepersons who live in these territories,

excluding those whose fiscaldomicile is elsewhere in theworld. The goal of the future fiscalagreements that will be workedout between the future electedofficials of Saint Barth’s Over-seas Collectivity and theFrench Finance Minister is topreserve the level of tax pay-ments currently made to Franceby residents who are subject tonational taxes, but not to taxthose persons who do not livein France and have property inSaint Barth. It seems clear thatforeigners, or even French citi-zens who live abroad and cometo live in Saint Barth, shouldnot be concerned by this fiscalagreement since they are not“evading” French taxes. On the other hand, it is com-pletely logical that they shouldbe subject to local taxes that

the future collectivity might decide toenact. Yet it is not logical that a per-son who has never set foot in France,and comes to live in Saint Barthéle-my should find himself subject toFrench taxes that would be paid toFrance, rather than local taxes thatwould be paid to the collectivity. Let us not forget that our foreignfriends with their investments andexpenditures on the island help drivethe local economy. They should notbecome victims of an unjust decisionin their regard. Our role, as electedofficials, is to be concerned about ourconstituents but we should not forgetthe others who do not have the rightto vote, and we should assure themrepresentation as well. We must then be extremely attentive tothe editing of the fiscal agreements inorder to avoid that these contradictionssap the very substance of the law, andeventually deprive us of eventual taxrevenues that would be, above all,beneficial to the collectivity.

Political Evolution

For Maxime Desouches, foreigners should not be subject

to French national taxes

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There may be fewer bigprojects than in recentyears, but municipalconstruction is ongoingin a variety of areas.Here is an overview ofcurrent projects as outli-ned by Sylvain Michelet,director of the municipaltechnical services office.

Tennis Courts WithinFour Months

Part of the master plan forthe sports zone in SaintJean, the construction offour municipal tenniscourts began ten days ago,close to the archery range,on land previously used bya stone crushing company.They will be hard courtswith a drain to evacuate

rainwater. It is estimatedthat it will take fourmonths to complete theconstruction. There is noclubhouse planned at themoment.

Walkway on Barnes Quay

While the restoration ofthe Atwater Quay isalmost at its end, the workon Barnes Quay is alsomoving along nicely. Thesteel piling to hold up thefuture dock is in place andthe contractor is currentlypouring the concrete for apedestrian esplanade thatwill run from the AtwaterQuay to the Wall House byway of the Barnes Quay,whose owners haveallowed for a public pas-sageway. Part of the landfill that cre-

ated the former dock wascarted away but someremains in the harbor andwill be removed as part ofa dragging operation inMay. The municipality hadpurchased part of theBarnes Quay and demol-ished it for two reasons:facilitate the maneuveringof mega yachts and createa harmonious perimeter tothe port.

Security Booth At The Commercial

Dock

In keeping with The Inter-national Ship and PortFacility Security Code(ISPS), access to the com-mercial dock in public willnow be controlled. A secu-rity booth is under con-struction and will allow forthe verification of thoseentering and exiting thearea. The system should beoperational by early March.

Second ReverseOsmosis Plant Open

The island’s secondreverse osmosis desalina-tion plant opened on Janu-ary 25, 2006. Analysis of

AN ISLAND AT WORK

Security Booth At The Commercial Dock

Playground in Anse des Cayes

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the water by local healthofficials were good andwater from this new plant,capable of producing 1500cubic meters of water perday, is flowing into thesystem. Yet there wereseveral hiccups in the dis-tribution of city water lastweek, especially on hill-tops and at the end of thenetwork. Naturally the fault lies inthe production process butnot with the reverse osmo-sis system: the incineratorthat should produce steamvapor needed to operateone of the desalinationplants was out of order atthe same time that therewas a technical problemwith one of the two motorsat the water plant, causinga decrease in the daily pro-duction to less than 1200cubic meters while thedemand—which only con-tinues to increase— iscloser to 2600 cubicmeters per day. All shouldsoon be restored to normalaccording to the technicalservices director.

Cleanliness AtThe Trash Center

After improvements suchas paved surfaces and sixnew metal bins with atruck to lift them, theisland’s trash collectioncenter also got a new trashtruck at the end of theyear, as well as a mechani-cal shovel to help sort thetrash before it is crushed.Speaking of crushing, themetal-crushing machine,out of service for manymonths, can now berepaired as the necessaryparts have finally arrived.One hopes it will be back

in operation during themonth of March, with anew site closer to theincinerator.

Work Slow OnFormer Fire Station

Its use is yet to be deter-mined even if the mayorhas brought up the idea ofusing the building that hasreplaced the former firestation as a tax office.Whatever it becomes,work is not completed onthe building due to con-tainers that have notarrived with the materialsrequired to finish the con-struction. The materialsshould arrive in the nextfew days and the projectshould be completed with-in the next few months.

Playground in Anse des Cayes

The municipality is current-ly completing a playgroundin Anse des Cayes. On Sat-urday, the contractorinstalled the equipmentacquired by the local associ-ation, Lézard des Cayes,and will now pave the area.A concrete slab will be

poured and cover with ashock-absorbent surface toensure the safety of childrenwho play there. In the nextthree weeks, work shouldalso begin on a building foruse by the association.

Vacation ‘Homework’At The Elementary

School

Taking advantage of theFebruary vacation period,the municipality is current-ly paving the interiorcourtyards at the elemen-tary school in Gustavia,using the same concreteslabs as used in the play-grounds. This is then cov-ered with a shock-absorbent surface. Theschool’s cistern will alsobe restored so that theschool can use cisternwater if there are problemswith city water.

AN ISLAND AT WORK

Tennis Courts Within Four Months

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In June 2006, during the58th Annual Meeting ofthe International Whal-

ing Commission, Franceannounced its intention tocreate a whale sanctuary inthe waters of theCaribbean. After an initialmeeting held in Guade-loupe to form a steeringcommittee for the project,a second meeting was heldlast week in Martiniqueand the project was pre-sented to various regionalpartners. In order to bestensure the protection of thehabitats for the 30 differentspecies of whales andmarine mammals in thearea, the date of 2009 hasbeen set as the deadline for

the creation of the sanctu-ary. At this time, onlywaters controlled byFrance are included, butthe goal is to extend thesize of the zone, said FrankMazeas, the head of themarine ecology project inGuadeloupe, as quoted inan article by AssociatedPress: “The Dutch WestIndies, and other zoneslike Montserrat and theVirgin Islands would liketo join this initiative. Theidea to increase the zonelittle by little, so that thesanctuary extends beyondFrench territorial waters.The marine mammals donot understand the conceptof frontiers.”

WHY IS THE OCEANSALTY?

At the time whendinosaurs were but simplecells and the earth was stillin its infancy, man wouldnot have been able tobreathe the air on our plan-et. Volcanic activityspewed forth a mix of tox-ic gases and steam. Oncein the atmosphere, this mixfell back to earth in theform of rain that washedthe earth, cleansing it ofthe elements needed tomake salt. A hundred mil-lion years of this cycle wasenough to definitively addsalt to our seas and oceans.

WHY ARETHERE OCEAN TIDES?

Celestial objects, such asplanets and stars, exert agravitational attractiontoward other objects intheir path. The earth andthe moon are not exemptfrom this phenomenon.The moon tries to pull ourplanet towards it. But themoon's small size onlyallows it to influence thewater of our oceans. At thesame time, Planet Earth,exerting its own force,pulls the water back in theother direction. This warof the Titans results in ris-ing water levels in theplaces on the earth closestto the moon, causing hightides. But the earth pullsback just as stronglyresulting in a similar waveon the other side of theplanet. The orbit of themoon and the rotation ofthe earth on its own axiscause the movement of

these waves on the globe'ssurface. The coastlinestops the movement of thewater. At that moment, anobserver standing on thecoast would confirm anelevation in the water lev-el. Several hours later,when the moon continueson its journey, the seareturns to its original level.The time of day that thishappens depends on whenthe moon passes overhead,thus the time varies fromday to day.

WHAT IS A TRANSECT?A transect is straight line

placed on the ground alongwhich ecological measure-ments are taken. If ecolo-gists wanted to sample thediversity of organisms inthe marine park, for exam-ple, they would place anumber of transects per-pendicular to the shore andtake samples at predeter-mined interval lengths.The ecologists then movealong the line with a yard-stick to take their measure-ments. Thus they cancount the number of organ-isms (coral, shells,sponges, etc.) found in anygiven area. In SaintBarthélemy, two transects200 feet long are installedpermanently, near theislands of Pain de Sucreand Coco. Other tempo-rary transects have beenput in place as well tocount the conch populationin sea grass beds. Theresults are compared fromone year to another, allow-ing an ongoing survey oflife along the reefs.

Caribbean Whale SanctuaryIn 2009

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Popeye, the eight year-old Belgian sheepdog, and his master

Olivier—one of the canineteams from the NorthernIslands State Police —found 50 grams of marijua-na in a trashcan on the Voy-

ager ferry. Acting on adirective from the Frenchgovernment, the nauticalbrigade from Saint Martinactivated a dozen officersfrom Saint Barth and SaintMartin to run an anti-drugcontrol operation when the

last boat arrivedon Fridayevening. Themarijuana waso s t e n s i b l ythrown away byone of the pas-sengers oncethe controlbegan. Thistype of opera-tion will berepeated in thefuture.

Four young sailorsfrom the Saint BarthYacht Club partici-

pated in the first Optimistregatta of the season inAnguilla, where theircoach, Greg, accompaniedthem. Seventeen competi-tors from Sint Maarten,Saint Barth, and Anguillatook park in a series of sev-en races on Saturday, Feb-ruary 10. César Hardelay ofSaint-Barth came out ahead

of the other 16 young rac-ers, taking first place hon-ors, while second and thirdplace went to members ofthe Sint Maarten YachtClub who are “old hands”at racing Optimists. Justbehind them, in fourth andfifth place, were MickaëlEckelier and Dylan Ramierfrom Saint-Barth. JeanDumont, the fourth sailorfrom Saint Barth, was in15th place.

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1. (from left) Arlene Gross, Frank Stevens, and ElaineGilbert at Maya's2. Having fun on the dance floor at La Plage3. A "giraffe" and his mate get in the mood for Carnival4. Sexy ladies at the Venetian Carnival party at La Plage!5. Trinette Weselley-Wesley (left) and Mady Rimbaud(right) with Jennifer May at the opening of her art exhibitat Porta 34 6. Sylvie Terree (left) and Veronique VanderNoot (right)with Eve Ducharme at her home-gallery in Toiny

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From February 23 toMarch 1st, the workof Illya Kagan can be

seen in the exhibit, Visionof the Island, at Porta 34Gallery in Gustavia. Basedin Nantucket, this painter(with roots in the Ukraine)has been coming to Saint-Barth for 35 years, since hewas just six years old. Onething that is special aboutthese oil-on-linen paintingsis the wonderful uselight— or lack thereof forthose painted after the sunhas set– that emanates fromthem. There is nothing sur-prising about that; whenasked what inspired him inSaint Barth, Kagananswered, “the variationsin the light, and the colorsof the water. Compared tothe monochromatic green,or white in the winter, ofNantucket, to come here,

even for a visiting painterlike myself, is like a newawakening.” Between hisvisits to Saint Barth, IllyaKagan splits his timebetween his home base inNantucket, and all “thegreat spots” in the worldwhere he is inspired topaint. His work is “alive”and he always works “inthe fresh air,” looking atthe landscape he is paint-ing. He has also paintedextensively in Nantucket,New York, Aspen, Tuscany,and the South of France,where he followed the trailof the great Fauvistpainters, Van Gogh andCezanne, whose stronginfluence can be felt inKagan’s work. Vision of theIsland is Kagan’s sixthexhibit in Saint Barth, witha reception on Friday, Feb-ruary 23 from 6:00-9:00pm.

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Friday Scattered Clouds.High: 80° F / 27° C.Wind East 15 mph / 25 km/h Night : Partly CloudyLow: 73° F. / 23° C. Wind East 13 mph / 21 km/h

Saturday Partly CloudyHigh: 82° F. / 28° CWind East 8 mph. / 14 km/h. Night : Scattered Clouds.Low: 75° F. / 24° C. Wind ENE 15 mph / 25 km/h

SundayScattered Clouds. High: 82° F. / 28° C. Wind ENE 17 mph/ 28km/hNight : Scattered Clouds.Low: 75° F. / 24° C. Wind ENE 20 mph/32km/h

MondayScattered Clouds.High: 82° F. / 28° CWind East 20 mph /32km/hNight : Scattered CloudsLow: 75° F. / 24° C. Wind East 20mph/32 km/h

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■ Local Weather

The traffic circle at LaTourmente (the top of thehill near the airport) hasaltered the traffic patternsfor who has the right-of-way. Now, vehiclesalready engaged in thetraffic circle have priority.Below is a small diagramto help you figure outwhat to do.

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YIELD : You do nothave the

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■ Driving in St BarthsROUND-ABOUT AT LA TOURMENTE

■ Ashtrays on beachesFounded in 1996,SubProtect is anon-profit organza-tion dedicated tothe protection of theenvironment andthe underwater seabeds. Last year,they provide “Ash-trays on the Beach-es.” The idea is toprovide the installa-tion of cans-as-ash-trays at the entranceto the beaches sothat smokers canuse the cans to col-lect their cigarettebutts. 14 of theisland’s 22 beacheswill be outfitted.Feel free to use them to help us keeping Saint-Barth clean!

■ Classified adsRentalExchange beautiful villa nearAix en Provence (5/10 min) forJanuary (or February) andAugust : 2 bedroom 2 bathroomand 2 single bed , 1 spa and gar-den. Call for appointment 05 9029 22 82 or mail tomarc.lacotte@free.fr

Studio with ocean view, kit-chen, shower room, terrace.Available March 28th– Dec.15th, for extended term offeredfurnished for maximum of 2persons. No children No pets2300 Euros per month inclusiveof EDF, EDU. Contact:villala-belleaurore@earthlink.netPhone Owner NYC, USA 1-646-495-1686 - Concierge onSt. Barth (0) 690 227 435

Real EstateFor sale, a brand new 2 bed-room and 1 bath villa set in thepeaceful valley of Saline andwithin 10 mn walk to the SalineBeach. The lush tropical sur-roundings offer a delightful set-ting for true island living. Con-tact St. Barth Property/ Sothe-by’s International Realty : 059029 75 05

To sell of exclusiveness : Prop-erty in St Jean Land 0,75 acre,villa with pool, living-kitchenfull equiped, terrace, 3beds, 3bath, Fitness room ContactCMI at 05 90 27 80 88 or claudine.mora@wanadoo.fr

For sale, 3 bedroom, 4 bath vil-la tucked into the hillside ofFlamands with wonderful view.This property offer an excep-tional rental history. Beautifulfurnished and meticulous main-tain. Contact St. Barth Proper-ty/Sotheby’s International Real-ty : 0590 29 75 05

For sale, 2 bedroom, 2 bath,beautiful decorated hillside villais set in the heights of desirablePointe Milou with sensationalwestern views. 2 equal bed-rooms are separated for privacyand each offers an ensuite bath.Contact St. Barth Property/Sotheby’s International Realty :0590 29 75 05

LandLand in Flamand, surface 1/3 ofacre with viability (power,water, tel) 1,050,000 euros. Contact CMI 05 90. 27.80.88

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Shipping rescue 05 96 70 92 92 Gendarmerie 05 90 27 11 70PAF / airport & port police 05 90 29 76 76Hospital 05 90 27 60 35Fire dept. 18 / 05 90 27 66 13Doctor on duty 05 90 27 76 03Pharmacy Aéroport 05 90 27 66 61

Gustavia 05 90 27 61 82Saint Jean 05 90 29 02 12

Tourism office 05 90 27 87 27Harbour 05 90 27 66 97Boat company Voyager 05 90 87 10 68

Rapid Explorer 05 90 27 60 33Airlines company Winair 05 90 27 61 01

St-Barth Commuter 05 90 27 54 54Air Caraïbes 05 90 27 71 90American Airlines 00 599 54 52040

Taxis Gustavia 05 90 27 66 31Saint-Jean 05 90 27 75 81

St Barth Shuttle (Bus Service) 05 90 29 44 19Town Hall 05 90 29 80 40EDF (electricity company office) 05 90 29 80 81Water system 05 90 27 60 33Post office Gustavia 05 90 27 62 00Marine Reserve 06 90 31 70 73Catholic church Sunday 8:30am Gustavia 05 90 27 95 38Anglican church Sunday 9am. 05 90 29 74 63Evangelical church St Barth Beach Hotel Sunday 9am

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