Vme3 Traduccibn Adenlr___ol) J.ly ,

THE V EQUES T MESF-I+3 E,+peranza Beach Vieqtles, Puerto Rico 007()S

WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE ISLA NENA

Poisonous Problemat Pr dco

P.R. Environmental Qmlity Board (EQB) director Samos R:dctm icwan emerge,cy mission to Vieques wilh a crew of lcchnicians on

15 July 1o check rcpolS of potential" d,mgcr’’ from toxic aml’or cxpk)>;i vemaIedals abadoned in, and stolen t)’om, a bankmpl herb farm’s

and office buildings in L@m. Wba he saw them prompted himorganize an emergency iask force with City lail, Civil l)elkm;e, Palld Municipal Gmrcls to posI : perimeter picket and tt warn ncighbtrs

who tlla2f have betel exposed to (oxic chemicals.fie (dcrcd" an immediate inventory of toxic

tlbgl;mces. Amolg the most dangerous were

V}d, luL, tra ,t,svt.rllargelr.ss ct ks(l

methyl, bromide and various Ittlcs I,dt,llcd’"unkown" by Pridco invcsligalors who hadspooled he premises in March.Rohena called PrMco "irresponsible" but added

the Dept. of Agriculture and dc owner, SOlllhIlr(.mx (]rccnhous;es I the blame’ lisl. lie deniedlle csenc {,1 ex Io., e..s t)ul did admit thalfertilizer Potassium Nitrate (some 6() Ibs.is tsed in the marmfaclre of fireworks, TheTimeslearned that it is in fact fle mare ingredwn incommon gtmpowder (75%).

EQII was cleaning tq the lge,I at press rune butour mvesligalions indicate thai a large per cenlageof Ihe original stmk has linen stolen and no oneknew how many sacks of feilizer or cans, N)ttles

and tanks of insecticides and herbicides have linenremoved, h was obvious tha [x*th tmildings hadl:eeen severely vandalid to the extent that onefoRner company execalive eslJmaled some$250,f1 in damages and stolen property includ-ing of (.e equipmem, air condilioners, punps,traclors ald other vehicles.

Any person who finds any fertilizer or herbFcidc is urg(:d to return il to de premises where it

(Com. on p. 3 ) >>>

Sanl( Rohcna directs chemicals aluad al SIIG

/xal l)iSt)lt rigli cerller. Sc p. 6

7"Fy

\ clumc 2 ’IIF ’ If.()I]FF, HMES July 198

Murder on Cop’s Day OffA 17 year-old boy turned hims,:lf in for the

stabbing murder of Carlos Rubeil Cruz Maldoado, 20, which took place on tNc street m thecenter of the Esperanza :trp a aNt 3:) PM.Jnly 10.

The minor, hose face showed evidence of aecent kating, appeared en:totionally distressedut told police and bystanders "What else could IdoT’

Witnesses said the event resulted from a seriesof roughhouse "games" during which the minorhad been hit on the nose hv a c,conut on one

occasion and later knocked off his moviug bike.He said he went Io the Esperanza mini-stations.k" .olice protectiou but fbund n"’),*c

n: s when. ne ckmned, he decided to arm !Hrn-self.

Mayor Nant, g( and Insular ?olk:e L.*. *avflaagree that the Esperanza s:atio i5; lcf unslaffedSundays and Mondays aue u) tDe lack ofnel.

Thoughlful Thieves...replaced the jalousies by which they gaied en-

trance before splhfing with some $600 i cash and

a load of appliances and furnishings from (..ro s

Nest efficlencies complex in broad daylight.

{809) 74!-8274

BoxRay McNamara vleques, PRBroker OOTS

Where’s the Rest of the Coke ?7" , sa. ,, n untoe kilos of cocaine wilh

a retail slr..t- v;due of Sa0-million_ were foundaboard an abar(toned wm engine speedboat atMedia Luna Beach after a sech involving air-plane, helicopt:’r and Nal: chases by units of

t .re{. (FURA). NoRapid Action ’]Task :owere rllade.

Later another 26-.kilo sack tnrned up titocean along qth some matching bnt emptyproof sacks. Streetwi )urces say the islabuzzing with und,::rcover agents who believe thatmuch of fix: odgi:al sh:pmcnt has found its wayimo private h:m&;. BuL they add, nol all ofconspwuousb, ri m-residen inquirers withconcealed wc;F,ons, e policemen.

Vieques GasNOw offering: 741-2551

Oxygen elylene SuppliesRoof SaRng Service

y tonemo:

C,TLENOy OXlGENO

S=lies- Efficienciti[809) 741-4661

TIlE VIEQUES: THE z%IEQ.UES-’ TIMES__su !p_TLO_N_8_L__AN__g___K

24 SSUE SPECIAL $3912 ISSUES $20

NameddressCity S,at ZvOther

Dablished by ’gieques News-lnfo153 Hamboyan S. Esperanza Beacl

Vieques P.R. 765

e. (8) 741-8508Editor Chortle C nnellv

Ad <:p.: i’aN ConneHy Pggfin

]lIE VtF,QUILS MES

Navy Anmmnces Army CotHrac!St)a:lck has bee awarded l $1,6 million defense con

Army.

"., wc wil hic an addilioal 2 poplo ibr each millim

Friczo fold ihc ’Fhilos he has received considcrabl help

from the May(" and that Admiral John A. M(iriafly weal

"alboll" Io help land e exlra wtk ibf’[’h Ibm, here since 192, aow employs me45

and suppiic wire harnes and circuluy m dm aicrafl

induIry. Sparatck hi received l[p privale lind dclen

Prided hnilding m Barrio Florida bat Friezn says moe space

would l’ dcsirtdle ii lhe company N to reach ihll produc-1o1 cap icily with lhe hiring of a&titional help.

will I eceived will no questions asked.

Neighbors have mi)rled harding rares {m IEcl and

ankles. [mding ski n on halldg and arms. respiratory ailments

and dizziness. Several limner employees slmkefamdands passing oul while woking with lhe "ngw

rides" which were :quiral m cui weeding costs. ’lltey alv

told of same 25 employe,:s owed baek wages of from $3fg)

1o $3,1Rt3 eidL parlial payments with Imm;ing cheg ks and

Nmeliis funds.Rohe[m eallal for medical examiaations Ibr rely Ixt

bcliccd 1ol ave s fterhoxic exit)sure hul condemned c.thcIl a.J vandllism oven if commilt by imrms who

believe they have a claim againsl theOne certified priva eXlXtrl wilh pkst c}mpany lies said

thai all explosives licen is realuir{al for the ptmhasePotassium Nit, ale, lhal Ihe company had no such

fl;al lhe mat{:rials in qnestion we" smnggled in illegally

from a deh]l’l I0 miltian lsra:li t)nn ia I:%c R icu and

flial flu: Navy provkled transport ) Vieques.

STE N’S

Ft Elmalaa

Abogado Nolarlo

REBECCA SANTIAGO MENDEZCoullselior lt Law

Ave. Clmpo RIc= (IQ-14

Tel. 741-8327 Td. 750,3325

Protest Groups Announce General Strike

Teachers, c..llbies, ho.pilal arid )I e

lalxn-ors and large numbers of ou of-wrk

every secar h,lve ,1 .reed t a ma "c "mhon August i6dcsigned to shut down [hc iskmd

simalion in Vieques,he acl v ty is 1o include a parade of placa-

pcdcstn,i/, accornpanicd by a caravanwaving " s)no group plans a flmoralcommercial vehicles, f

pression carrying a line of coffin: each m:rked

wilh the name of a failed prQiecl or b:mkmpt

factory operalion.It is expected that the march will I’{,rce lhe

dl St:rltt.el.d in the lc opch t(. hal

Navy Mum on Latest Land "Rescue

i,, a massive mov,n,.nl Io ’,ene" avy hehl ,a,,d’,

toward al’flucnl villadom ia El Pil61 and l.a II ,ave,

R the ktoWll ([IO1 imaginary) limh of (?amp

prisely ia lhc c(*stal m:a tormcfly used hy the

for machine-grin praeli:.

general a Ihe el’lt lhat "..,the Vieqtes hm: lands are

ahsolulely essential R) national defend,..."

COLMADO LAS 1 RI.S C

Comes Fresca kq lqmd

REAl.,

ESTAMPADOS VIEQUEST=SHIRT T-SHIRT

Camlsotas, Gorras, SudaderasVanlaa par mayor y ai dntal

Jos M. EmeticCalla 65 de Infsnteda

Vtoquea, PR 741-8474

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Vieques to Proceed with HUD Monie for "Mod Rehab"[CODEFIN director AIaka .,’!Ua:::u" voe ed vehement

objections to a news briqfpuldi./le.t i* .’De L ;t i ,m,’

Vieques Timer on p. 5 under the hectdh "llUD 5<mda[Robbing IIUD’. While wefirmly re[h’e u,{/gunded allegtionsof"evilintentions" and "maliciou:;m&-upsg:,{yct" wedo, however, apologizefor any ,’eal or imaginedo{en ’e tenerated by what, in view ofthe mgoirG, ra rh fllUD scan,Adreports, we considered rather an innocuous squib, tlere,verbatim, is Ms. Salazar’s wri!ten ctar{/cation <s&he issu,,

Ed.]Quo

The Municipal Administrafon olhe I:dand Municipiode Vieqnes was awwded a "moderale rehabilitation" pro-gram by Ihe U.S. Depmqmem of HonsiG and irban Devel-opment (IIUD) during the month el’ April, I988.

The Honorable Manucla Santiago Collazo, MaDrVicques signed the Annual Con{ribulons contact in theamonntofS421,2(R)drannmn,q July 1, 1988. Sinccthcprogram has a duralion of 5 yc;s, the tlal grml awardof S6,318,000..

The moderate rehabilitation pr,gmm is designedassisl private developers in c reh3hiiitflion o de,orientatedhousing units thai do not mtthe honsing qualityas established by HUD.

The Municipal Adminisgalio has requested pmpo .alsfrom intereslconcemsand has received lwo (2) proposals:

1- from MORA ve]opnnmt Corp. to rchabfli*amLucila France and

1- flora CODEFIN to rehahilila[e c old AivarczHotel building.

During e month of May, 198% a Slx:ial review teamfrom HUD’s Washington office conducted a monitoringvisit md field review of the Vieques program.

Befe ey lea the island, e review tm lift hehold stus, which all progrs had N:en hekl since April

NUTRION & IIEA’L3’I

Diet and ExerciseMaintenance Program

by appoinlment

LIGHPHOUSE 741-8926

ROMERO REAL ESTATESales Rentals Vacation Villas

.jProperty Ma:agement

COOKIE ROMF_RO "Bilingual Licensed Broker

Box 1519Vieques, PR 00765

C,ffice (809) 741-2201Home (809} 741-8735

(l, 1989, ,’}ending r;: ww

ND QL OTfl.

Times Vol 30 wilt:,ou[ eritk:ism. CODEFIN is a non-profitcoqmratio which handles federally-fun{ e( mun cipal pro-

units and the klv:tez Hotel would converted into 21

aptmms plus CODEFIN office space. After "re-hab"HUD st,bs ze r,::nts: averaging some $460r month for

qualified levant Iar:aibe<Mayor Santiao lo]d the Times that CODEFIN had

prnjcct but Ihat g:ir Jtlail nidlionaire Cleofc Rubi L%4ORADevelop?is) bud fnvcdlcd since he held an option onpolicrtv liom ,I;]’I;’,UV (PR Ub;m Rene>ul & Housing

Ed.j itus rtn plcI,cd up Ihc option hut, CODEFIN

previous esion e;ding Yunc 30, CRUV has given himanother (1O days and hig against e express orders of theGovernor himseN"

She cplained that ahor Rnbi missed the June 30 dead-

awarded Io CODEFIN. "the Mayor’s worries e not oaly

kilo very real sdhilib lhat funds might have to" retumalif [.ucila Dmco fails to fh into Fcdcmt fial 5me fres.

The BEACH COMBAUGUST SPECIALItAIR CUTS

FAMILY STYLE3 or more persons

25% Discount with this Ad

’[) Professiona! ltair Styling11’7’ Mufioz RiveraUps,airs 9 3

LA C:ASA DE-L FRANCESHOTEL

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..! a ..37.,11’,80.) ":’"" "

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I]ilcieiicies flit real: weekly or nionlhly

(]c-lluhlr plione # 1-J83-3.103(: art. 201 Be. Fhlrlda

Dinner 6:30 9:_?0

Open .11 Ag,.lSutda!!Brum:h BG7;: t 11 2,

4rLAI I lO00 ’bllS & ’[Tmosas

Sundy Dinne 6:30 9:30

Closed: Monday, and Tuesday

i__all (,liar{Is Strike Navy Base

g, r, (*riisky-J’aj[irdo O[ hi; I’hiello Rico Resealc’h hlslhlileOf Waghlllllofl DC, t’f]{Xll ]y v sited Vieques

puhlicized al a Miami Cib[in lasilimlnary I’CSeafch showed lhe Navys PA, iimil;e i}5 hc

failuim lnglihlte information is vaila le

d.P LO BOBEA

Will be in Vleflues on lhe second Smday of every monlh lge olNeelit, ,1o k (;onzfile Areh) al lmh:i del baneo Al)lmllltmenis 741

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Volume 32 TIlE VIEQUES TIMES July 1989

[-THE LAY OF THE LANDThe bare facts on excessed Navy1.)

According to a letter headed t-’ommander,

U.S. Naval Forces, Cariban", dated 20 Nov.

1979 and signed by the then Pttblic Affairs Officer

The Navy acquired its hokfing on Vieques

between 1941 and 1950.The total purchase pdce for the 25,000 acres

was $1,562,0).10,000 acres were ptrchased from Juan Tio.

8,000 acres were purchased from Eastern Sng:Associates. The remaining kind was prchasedfi’om ius over 200 property ow*mrs, representiu g

less than 2 percent of theThe totfl economic impact (f the Navy

Vieques, taking into accoum: wage:: of tea-a! citi-

zens and money spent by mihlary persounel, is

$821, annually."2.)

By means of a Quit Claim I)eed dated 7 Feb.

1980, the U.S. General Services Administralion

( to which ecesse Navy land in Vieques had

been ansfeed) sold to the P.R. I,and Admini-

safio 2,626.9 acres for$1,018,6 These lands

were called:Pcel A (.683 Ac) The Santa MaKa

Grazing AreaPcel B (1,146 Ac) Martineau Trac

Pcel C (281Ac Santa MaNaResettlement Trac

Pm-cel D 516.9) Monte SantoReSettlement Tract

is congact caies a clause protecting the "...

Rights, ify, ofpmies in possession." and covers797.9 arms of "resettlement" which was space mr

the people evict from the other 22,) acres of

ba ld.3.)On 11 Sept. 1980e Land Administration sold

Pwcels A, C & D, totalling 1A80.9 acres to

CRUV, the Urban Renewal branch of the P.R.

Housing Dept. for the pce of $3,546.40.

This conct contains a clau (#8) obligatingCRUV m "...ansfer to the Municipality of

Vieques, flee of charge: and liens, the south-east

1 acres of Parcel A for use as a dumpsite."[is 1 acre lot had already bee seegated

on e Navy’s "Real Estate Disposad Map" prior to

any sale. Ed.l

Ch rlie Tri, l h,:,!,i; forth on the feeding ’,abi’.s of the

icq!i; Black W,,b> spidi:r rop c}oicc i:} a ire wpsp

mobilize, kdl au] dr::n the ,hble s!io>:[kii:t2:, lOm nhcl,

r,rovided :,)lg:;gil admirfi:.aator Ju.an Ris. Most

Event accepting le ahomimahle nature of statis-

tical analysis there is til some food for thought.In Seclm I.) le Navy pays an aw:rage price of

$62.48 per ac,: and everyone is pieced off except

the 98% of the pptdaion headed fnr the resettle-

ment areas.2.1 U.S. setls o the. P.R Govt. lbr $387.70 per

arm 6.2 times its mowy back leaving the

Navy with 2,2373. acres at ap average cos uow

of $24.29 @.3.) CRUV a:quires @ $209 but flint leaves:

Ld Adm. ,i,:} Marlineau where it rents fas

from i to 25( acres each where cot}ring seems

plamo.l.And former Mayor Radames Tirado says he

(Vieqnes) paid $450 each for the 100 free acres far

which title has never en received. So the same

old dump continues to make fife miserable

Sta }afa residents while destroying one ofemost unusual aces on the island.CRUV, meanwhile, gs aku the business of

evicting ttlers ned selling reseUlement act lots

ranging from $ achfront for non-residem mil-

lionaires m a marke price ofovm$4(R@ acre m

the onginai{y ,:lispo;ses.,ed and sfili memp!oye&e agecies, h fact, em v} engaged v

[’age 6

Vohimo 32 T111:] 7’11(

T6xicos Pcligrosos iAlenci6n! iAlenci6n!IAI Jtlllla tie Calidad Ambienial ha esla.-b!ecidc qm: en el lllfllaCl] de la GI2EFa rnis... S i-IO, S ou th I} ro n x(,reenhouse..Aocalizada fre le al 3oi

fcrtiiizames ), hcrbicldas { lie ptledeil preseni rtin serlo pr{}b/ema para la sahd de la COll’lllllidldSe exhoria a las pelEOllaS que hayan llevado

so p de hi devouc 6n de los nlaler air’s. FiiVOl dei:t)sita{ l{s illlSilR)s eli el higar del ’orRSn de

[meblo ell pelgm eniregi.ie cllalquier saco o:i’. e st p;’esi6nl

Fideicomiso de Omservaci6n e tlisloda deVieques pot la prolecci6n de Iluestm pueblo.

SEMI]LLA

I0Yabureibo divis6 desde

hombres pcua pcscar jaroas en ella ), cc ordo cl ca-

ospritu de Tabu6 esprritu caril de I:ts agtlas y

lento de Yod un queo asenlamiculo quc procga

ella le bahia dicho que el esprim proton:tot de la

laguna los bahia bendecido con la pl6lom de pcsca

nbi6n rord6 la duke voz de la anckma ene la

isladeBelue ode Yama

dir lsla Pequca) aun en su divagm Yahueibo

msb6 dcsde la chna las

Llave y el Pil6n) y susurr6 su v:m hasla k} pumaorienql has la Playa Cateca

ha vesaoes---m:ia ide Fatealfilos dos -__rco.

(Cayo Blaco) a [o lejos

Sarei (Culebra) apwecht rojia ba}o del sol

Hameante brillando lx}r los pafiuelos de las olas dd

mar Pala6 (Ocdmo Allfintko) rfipidamen’ Yahu

{ la noticia a Cacima quien habia quedo

asenlamiento de Cam6 a} sur de la isla Yaburei

alin6 orde el cor inmedia de muco

Csp{a de cinco hombres

por el enemigo y su orden pa-a Cachnw era

coyote "... de prepae la ptida de guea y ta envie

reds de fen Dam el sur..." habla dicho a

desde aquel momento Bieque se

ll.

Zo (Esperanto) cnando vicroa a Zotai lie,gay

como una jutla agila de espantos n?turnos al

asentiento con otms dos : dir{gid a Camald

donde Cacim senba siempre Guma mtuy6

Ileg6 a Cnald Cacmmr hacga prcparavos de ar-

todo el litoral y la colina dc Carnal6 (Tacimar

llega uno de los cils ya

entrorda Ic dijo "El caciquc Yahureie te sahMa

vireos cakmdo al ,:rV’ dc Ftle a16.. on breve llcgaran a

flccha lendid la l]o:ha hacia !a m:g para tcmdna

dicicndo "’Pov cl i.>pir ilu de Yaina que los vencere-

mos..." tueg<t- mirando a Cal:m6- dijo

"...pmpara la eomtiva gueNera que defendemi Yahua..

ve con ellos al re:redo., y td Yapai, com’e al conuco de

Ira- el mafz di a I(,s guardias que vengan a Camald

Guara que vuclva, qttlcro vcrla...’" emdn6 tajante el

12

Biequd con ;u c:klle]o sefiaiando como im dodo

enormo "l.c<ntcm ta vela dcl centp3, 1 mktl grufie

de sado..." di,jo a tim} de :.u l,4 plac;6n con voz

agimda on la borda uex eafiones holhml 3cia el

blanquisimo ya csmmos cema, dig a Don

Pedro prepare a dcsembarcar en tma hora..Y .dijo

el barco (llltillitiglba abriendo brecha )r sobr los

pafiueks de la

E el oo gNc:6l los hombres, acentuakn sus

aabfizes bn: de ta rda mienu ogos

enge bas{os y agun:3 bida-- canlaban copl:ks ha.-

oro?.." dijo uno de los hombres-- a cualquiera

cco ptegunlando a los rares Hermosa ta islilN"

dijo uno ease la algarab[a del 4fa "...asf la ilam6

et Gmn Ahnimnte:, sla Hermosa..." rist6 el capk

dcl navfo un espaol de cssa barba bajo

rencia dl g31dad<} ".- dicen no y oro, 1o que hay

mn los casis que venimos a comba6r y son bravos

voz 1 contramaesu’e le calld dc sfibito "Selor, los

indios dicen de 3eguro ya nos vieron.., y tiencn que esu"

espiSndonos.. "Dgales, que no so prcocupou., per algo

mundo .Y dido <! al)i[rl ’"Fiencn micd(}, sefior, cn

Espato! 2

Volume 32, TI tl VII{QIII!,% ’|’i MES ,hlly I1,%

ai .."- y hu’4o como dirigidndose a Iodou diio

doadas los c:iqucs dc Ilicqud era’gnu m gu:mfn tic

rando a io lejos hacia In costa de la isla djo"l): que

to:; con un brilto de rabia at (leci h dhimas pala-bm y Don Diego Alvamz-- Capiln de

ctmndo siti6 la paima de In mano de Ehm Diego calcn-tafJc la rncjil izquicnfa

la ngre ya (llatl)il {kr la her}da on;redo cn el piso

al caph.l y a sl partida "...el esphltu dc

"Tircnlo iuw la fila._ mcnoside comida aIo tiburones, al igtml que

indfgcna quc Ic acomimlban k,s del yayetlUe

m:,caba k} madcm dcl navio. ConL p6xima edicidn)

VIEQUES ICE CREAM GARDEN"El Rey de los Polhs"

Pollns dcl as 1Cocinados al Vapor

Ilanfl)urgers al (mrh( nTODA CLASE DE MANTECADOS

liarrio FIoida 74-376

L:stinl;ido St. BuilmgO

cl lrJ6dico cJ Nucvo I)a, dcl s?,b:do, dc jl}( dc

LI)r q& el gt)hietno Cal-)mpi6 a la (aMcronc linesb,’in(d-)a el servicio? I’orclue era dcfici,’,tc y adcnMs c+

O.qmc si cslivh’a cl scrvich) et nmn< )S l)rivadas cl pa;jc.

ViccDcs, tIitc ya de pot sf If)

Vieques y Culcbm

Comilg.

Vieqcs-Faj;rdo -Cuh.:hra[ ;sle comitd sc una a la,v otrv ort,anizacionesq

im:luya a rcha l;r el peblo que centa co

pestato. El t,.emp/eo en Vicques e.v el motvo peD(:it>a/Ed.]

Colmado Bar’EL CANAPE’

y EIecIos para el Hogari?renle al Par(lue de Sanla Maria

Abh’)+lo l)in)+iamenie H AM l(I PM

Tolumc . FI If, % ll:{)l.]f-iS TIMES, /ul5 P:,8’)

Desde el F.’, ’critori’o

[Este comunicado ,9or x,:rig dc:;de ha

construccidn de un hospital 5i’lwrclogra concluir una compra de

Isabel I1. La Alcaldesa nos d@)

informacidn disponible paq:t

edicidn. Ed.]Recientemente, a travds de

de Culebra, se infoma6 que el l)epartamemo dc

Salud habfa descongelado la pr<d]bici6n que

habfa irnpuesto al St. JOIHHysolar, aledafio al Cenuo de: Sa?:ud

la construcci6n de la Sala de I2r v::rgcnci:’,Durante el cualricnio

lzquierdo Mora "invemo" :aa rmeva

emcrgencias para lo cual se pid

Vieques, tonorable Manuela Sardago Colla7, c

local aledafio al del Sr. Johnny Crespo para

constmccidn de la sala.

Pot la urgencia que habfa.

fucra registrada en el Registro

hombre del Depamento de Salud, los cual se

hizo inmediatamente. SahJd a lravds del lngenierose harfi conGahndez, mfomo que 1o mtsmo

solael Sr. Crespo.Se realizaron los planos y se celebrd la

subasta, pero no se adjuctic6licitador ms bajo doblaba la caatidad de que se

disponfa. Ademds debido al ddficit en

Administraci6n de Facilidades y Sedcios de

de Let A&’ Hd, ,,a

Salud). dicha ,:antidad. selscienh)!; rail

(;rn c<te D.c la >;orpre sa al ,fir la noticia de quc

se devolvfa ai <;r (’respo >;u :,lar. L F.s que paracste solar no r; m?c,2Na io ’./ob!igacidn registrarlo

en el lZegistro de h l’ropicdad’? LCotr*o es que se

celebra tma std3aeta, cuado ain no hay nada

escrito sobre ei s, ar a utilizarse? gDevolverelDepartament,) ,:le Sa]ud al Municipio de Vieques

el sol: clue estt. ccdi6?

A pesar ,le Mue el mevo Scretario de Salud,

Ion. Etrique Mrde:z, afir’m6 a a Alcaldesa sobre

la construct i0 d,:: un nt evo v entre de 5alud y quecl mismo 3m sl: ba progrm do pot Eciificios

dc ju!io dc i(

(entro 1: Sadu )gr,H7

durantc ei ,’Xo Kisca! 19’90-991. L.a fecha de

inicio esM p:’o:raviado para fcbrcro del I991 y

"lambien el Sccretario de Salud )frec 6 co

dena la deuda de Vieques Air Link, la cual as-

ciende a $100,(N)00 d6l:e:s aproximadamente,al 30 de juni :[ 989 y aim lo se sabe nada.

/ Un dfa dc.gi,}. d- que esce cc,t,mKcddofue com-

plginad,. L,a A IcaJd(va no.s" @rtno que la AEP s[

ha vercado los planes de con:;truccidnpaa

jkc’ha5 citadels ])or el DTgctzic.ro aalfndez

situaci(St cot ll I ’;ec, I"e 4ir [ ink ’e d’be a q e el

xervicio de et :Cencia/)r)tnedia$60,000 cada sets meses mlcnt,ws qt*e el pre-

clI DDIIES g ARNIC;ERIA PUERTO REALCalle Carlos Legrun ; 41-5621 ?-a,tiJ=, :lcz Gltl.cill }a,-; Sffvtrirte

.. _...__...:,.., Z;.; 22=..;.

Vlhme 32 THE VI QLJE$. :I’IMtS July 1914<1Seamsl tess C:oop ,ql ill lomeless Hemm___gway MovleMaker Herg

Cool, Spacious, Oceanfront Pavilion & BarSPECIALIZING IN FRESH NATIVE SEAFOOD AND TYPICAL ISLAND DISFIESThursday, Friday & Saturday Lunct 10 AM 2 PM Dinner 6 Pm 10 PNI

Sunday Kitchen olden from Noon 10 PM BAR OPEN FROM t0 AM ON

V!umc ii1[: V[IQUIS TIMI!S hliy I)8

BD StLEL ,m "anhisloric la|e" bY l,uls F, lid ’,:: I|errera

hshforjarea(mulle0there t}lecaclqaercm,.’lnbered- themany

times when in his childhood escapades aill Cacunar cy

of Paima (La LLave and El Pildn) Iris sight play quietly

jackrabbit hambynmmalsIks--- t{e seUlemcn with

ose from hia1 dlaking up N3 mdo’ tamed

defendYcaar go wi them lea, andym Yapai, r;m

trea.ure..."__ Nl,. The:Carlb chie fs don’t haw: gold guadr’, Str,

mnped l’kk: sad corsair" wi::, gbnt of (ury as ,-he final words

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Vokmm 32

From fhe Mayor’ Desk

Co][oz con(.ernmL, a report lhlI Statcxide de,-e[oper has (g:red w ce&: to the Mtnicipalitysome six to Ien acres fl-.. ho.Tfital groumls andolherpublic servicejhcilitiespemting the success-.rid completion Of a mqior hmdlmrchase in Isabelll. This s what we got but Mayor SantiagopromL’ed to tel us know offitture de’elopments in:irnejb: our net’t i’*’ue Ed I

Recendy tim Culebra Radio Slation vpotedfl*a the I-leahh Departmen had released ils claimagairl;t Johnny Crespo for a Jot next to tile Viequesleahh Cemer which was o have been nsed for the

construction of a new Emergency Ward.l)ucing the pasl administralion Dr. lzquierdo

Mora (filch Heahh Secretary) "invemed" a newemergency ward constniclion flr which he askedVieques Mayor, the lion. M:mucla Santiago Col-lazo, for a site adjacent to Ihal of Johnny Ctspo.

It was urgently requested Ihat said municipalproperty 1 registered a[ the Property Registry inthe name of the Heallh Department, which wasdtmc immediamly. The Department, in fle personof Engineer Galfndez, inflwmed us lhll Ihe samewould be done whh Ihe Crespo

Plans were drawn and bidding annom,ced btl/no btfilding contract was awaited [cause theIowcs bktder asked double th a ount availableBesides, duem tim deficit at file Adrninistratkm o[Health Facilities and Settees, said amount$600,0(L was frozen.

Greal was orsurprise to heal fla St. Cresl’sI,md was released. Coukl h that fiw his lot therewas no need and obligation for filingProperty Regis*w? How could an atclion , heldwhen there was nothing in writing alut ihe landIo Im used? Will lhe Heallh I)eparlmen R’lum tothe Municipalhy of Vieques lhe hind I ceded,

In spite of the annolncemcnl by Ihe newH ’ahh SecrelarY Enrklue M6ndez regardinglhe cmslructon of a new lleallh Center truingprogrammed by tim,Public Buildings Adminism-fio (AEP), said Governmem agency defies anysuch co/slrtlctio plalls.

Nevertheless, the Ileahh Depanmeni’sneer Galfndez infiwmed us cay, il .hdy, 1989,that the btfilding of the new Healfl Center isscheduled for lhe t990-91 fiscal year. Conslmc-tion is t+} n+r+ from I:;ebluary 199 throt+gh Novem.bet+ 1992.

"t’l It7 VIIQI.JI?.’S TIMES Jfly 19’:;9

T|-IE TRA DE WIN

809/7,11.8666

Single w, Ceiling Fan $25 nightlyl)ouble w. A/C & Patio 5 lfighlly

Breakfasl served: R- 10 AMTHE BAR

Overlmking Ihe CarihleanOpen every day from

DINNER FROM 6:30

Chicken an{I

Dining R{:nn closed on

Mondays ;md Tuesdays

Also,, the leahh SctctaT offL’rcd Io lkiuidatethe bill owed to Vieques Ai I.ik which :s o JtlIic30, 1989 amounted to abou[ $100,000, bm s farwe’ve e rd no*bin {

Mvor irmed us thai lJu A I?P has indcvd ve#fled building plant fi;r the dates pecg)’ed byGal&dez. Vieq,es Air Litk pro t,idex mcdi&demergency charterfiights to Fqjardo and/c r ,a,dlt(ltt as required. Budget dllocalio.s, howeverhave *lever kept up with the services rend#red. Asqfoar last report on the situation medivoc IE,@a’amounted to some $10,000 per metth Itt dtettulget onO’ allowed.fir $40,000 eve,T six months,jortning a ra[io tha kt.eps the accomt etermdty in

.Estufas"Televisores.Mierohondas

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Volume 32

Tomfis GonzfilezR.I.P.

El Kid is gone trod with him an era

whicb a person could live free m a

shack on the beach, lie fell victim Itl

progress a few years ago (TVT Vc)l

24) hut for the, last six months, through

the auspices of Cily Hall, he received

clean klging at Gloria Rom:in’s and

pcr’;onal care fi’om volunteers Ginn

French and Gladys Abreu.Adios, Kid. Photo Juan Ibatiez

TIIE VIEQLJES T1MFG July 1989

BORN (: Lr{,{:IFI EI) ADS"Ya:hira Bonano Pdrcz

July 5, I!)89, to teachers/musi

cians Mercedcs Pdre and

Rubdn Bonano. DaughteYashira is the third child for the

Bonanos.

Shark FestivalWinners & LosersThe winners were Moises

Venmra and his family and

crewmen who ’took all the big

shark fishing trophies.The losers were the resi

dents and any bouafide Iourist:

who may have expected a

cent night’s sleep after a relay

ing day (or two or three or fore)

pfpeace and quiet on autift:lEperanza Beach (buiedsomewhere tx:neath the gmbage dunes for ahnost a week.The beer and pigs ear stands

sold out time after time and the

rich kids had fun with their sail

bo:ds and the bands played onbul not a trash can or a polka-

potty was provided for the

meandering :housands who

came to rk around the clock.

INGLES CONVERSACIONAI sin oosto

alguno, manes y jueves po la noche, para

WI1, V Radlo. TcL 741 8717

BUY SELL SWAP PERSONALCLASSIFIED AI) ORDER BLANK

36 Ctmracters per lane (Count: Spaces)

$1.25 per line per insertmn paya__be ,,:it order

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CllE(KS TO: TIlE VIEQIJIgS TIMES, F-153 Espe,’mza, Vieques PR 00765

TVT (The Vieques ’l’imt:;) Call Box Service $2 a:, iorg

Further Informalion 7,11

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Vohime 32 THLa Vll,:Ot ES TIMI}IS

A Viaill,iS Yachlswoma,t Slaks"The Rape of an American Paradise"

among ho m’hcs.

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806 9:45

810 12:45 P.M,

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