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N°419 - January 9, 2020
St-Barth
EEKLY Published by Le Journal de Saint-Barth
stbarthweekly@wanadoo.fr
© Ed Gudenas
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New Year’s Eve Parade:
A Win For Island Water
World
M usic is in the air as St Barth
Music Festival celebrates its
36th anniversary. Quite a
S ome years the wind is
wild, the seas are
rough, it might be
raining with large squalls,
and the last day of the year
milestone: one that represents untold hours is quite a challenge for the
of work behind the scenes to present a boats that set out to sail
seamless experience for the audience. And around the island in the New
many of those hours are put in by volun- Year’s Eve Parade, an infor-
teers who offer their services to the festi- mal regatta organized in
val, a non-profit association in the US and support of the sailing school
in France, and open to donations in euros at the Saint Barth Yacht
and dollars to help meet their expenses. Frits Benoit, Olivier Bernaz,
Club. This year, December and Frits Bus’ daughter Bir-
31 saw so little wind that the rit Bus. “Frits has participat-
Many of the festivals on the island are organizers were obliged to
non-profit and run by volunteers. The ed in the New Year’s Eve
change the course, adapting Regatta for at least 20 years,
Book and Jazz Festival, St Barth Film Fes- it to start in Gustavia, then
tival, and others exist thanks to the support and it’s the first time that
sail around Coco, and back Team Island Water World
of the Collectivity and private donors, as to Gustavia. But the lack of
well as the great helping hands of the vol- will have its name on the
wind meant that of the 13 trophy.
unteers. So perhaps you can pick your sailboats on the starting line,
favorite festival and make a donation or “We would like to thank
only six crossed the finish Annelisa Gee and Mark Del
lend a hand, everyone would be grateful line between Baleine and
for the gesture. It’s this panoply of special Guidice for their valuable
Pain de Sucre. help with the organization of
events that makes Saint Barth a special “The 24-foot Island Water
place, a tiny island with a big appetite for this event,” says Bérénice
World Melges24 was the Diveu of the SBYC, “as
art and culture. fastest to finish the race, and well as all the participants,
as the wind fell even more including Maelia, a boat that
Another thing that’s special about Saint after our start, it did not help
Barth is the large number of international did not sail but maintained
the boats that left after we its registration, for their con-
property owners, so many that in fact there did, such as Phaedo,”
is a non-profit association, Saint Barthéle- tinued support of the young-
explains Benoit Meese- sters in the sailing school.”
my Property Owners Association, which maecker, president of the
holds four annual meetings: this year’s For information about
SBYC, who sailed with becoming a member of the
dates are January 23, February 20, March Island Water World skipper
19, and April 9. Plus a special fundraising Saint Barth Yacht Club:
Frits Bus of Saint Martin, sbyc@wanadoo.fr
luncheon at Tamarin on February 28, a and a crew consisting of
wonderful opportunity to donate to a wor-
thy island charity and see the fabulous gar-
dens at Tamarin during the day, as they
open especially for this lunchtime event. If
you are on island then, it is definitely
worth attending.
I hope to see you at some of the festivals
and the fundraiser luncheon as the season
progresses!
Ellen Lampert-Gréaux © SBYC
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Saint Barth Music Festival Dances
Into The New Year By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux
W hat better
event for the
first weekend
in 2020 than two
evenings of ballet per-
super-talented artists.
Next week the festival
continues with the Car-
men+ opera evening, a
formed by a group of documentary film about
excellent dancers from opera singer Maria
the Paris Opera Ballet? Callas, and the final per-
And as festival director formance featuring the
Frances DeBroff noted, John Ellis Jazz Quartet,
the Paris Opera has been with Ellis back for his
on strike in recent weeks 10th festival season!
and we were really lucky
to have these dancers in
Saint Barth. The festival SCHEDULE:
manages, against great
odds, to produce dance w Tuesday, Jan. 14:
on an island where there Chamber Music, 7pm,
is no theatre suited to Catholic Church,
such an endeavor. So Gustavia
they build their own. The w Wednesday, Jan. 15:
tennis court/cinema at © Christian Hardelay • Children’s Concert,
5pm, Catholic
AJOE in Lorient became
will experience the musi- Church, Lorient
the local dance theatre • Orchestra Concert,
for two nights, complete cal portion of the pro-
gram, with a mix of clas- 7pm, Catholic
with a sprung stage that Church, Lorient
suits the dancers’ needs sical, chamber music,
opera, and jazz. A lot of w Thursday, Jan. 16 :
and lovely lighting using Chamber Music, 7pm
automated fixtures to add festival favorites are
back, including Alex Catholic Church,
visual texture to the Gustavia
movement. In a series of Klein on oboe, Philip
solos and ‘pas de deux’ Bush on piano, Jon Man- For additional infor-
by choreographers rang- asse on clarinet, Robert ty of it all, and the excel- mation and the online
ing from the classical Langevin on flute, Jen- lence of the musicians, Festival program:
Marius Petitpa to the nifer Frautschi, Sandy referred to as the world’s www.stbartsmusicfes-
contemporary Benjamin Yamamoto, Brian Lewis, best pick up band… but tival.org/
Millepied, the dancers and Eugene Drucker on really an orchestra of
from the Paris Opera violin, Timothy Cobb on
Ballet put on quite a bass, and Francis Gouton
show, as they pirouetted on cello, among others. MASTHEAD
their way into the hearts What keeps them coming
back to Saint Barth for a Published by "Le Journal de Saint-Barth"
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nice crowd each night to music festival that takes
applaud their prowess. place in churches? Les Mangliers, St-Jean - BP 602 - 97133 St Barth
Beyond the obvious of Phone. : 0590.27 65 19 • Fax : 0590 27 91 60
the great tropical setting stbarthweekly.com • stbarthweekly@wanadoo.fr
What else can one say Director: Avigaël Haddad
about this festival, now in and the beaches, not to
mention the food, there is Editor: Valentine Autruffe
its 36th season, that English texts & Translations : Ellen Lampert Greaux
an undeniable pull to
hasn’t already been said? Print Worker : Prim Services
From January 14-19, we play here, the conviviali-
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News Briefs life in St. Barth, but are not French residents. “We pro-
vide an opportunity for international owners to meet at
Saint Barthelemy International least four times a year to exchange accurate informa-
tion about the island and to become more constructive-
Property Owners Association ly involved in the community,” says association presi-
dent Sue O’Donnell.
SBIPOA holds monthly meetings in January, Febru-
ary, March, and April. These meetings feature guest
speakers from the island who provide current informa-
tion and an opportunity for members to ask questions.
The January 2020 meeting will be held on Thursday,
January 23, at 5:00pm at the Hotel de la Collectivité in
Gustavia, with guest speaker Bruno Magras, president
of the Collectivité. During the months when no meet-
ings are held, a newsletter containing updated island
information is created for members. In addition, the
Association holds a fundraising luncheon with pro-
SBIPOA president Sue O’Donnell addresses the guests at ceeds going to a local charity. The 2020 fundraiser will
the Febraury 2019 Fund Raising Luncheon at Tamarin. be a luncheon at Tamarin on Friday, February 28, 2020
at the cost of 150€ per person.The organization wel-
In 2007, a group of St. Barth property owners formal- comes all individuals who own property in St. Barth
ized a French non-profit organization, Saint Barthéle- and who are not French citizens, or able to vote. Year-
my International Property Owners Association round renters are also eligable to join. SBIPOA is run
(SBIPOA), for the community of international home- by an all-volunteer, elected group of owners who serve
owners. Its purpose was simply to provide a forum for as board members and officers.
discussion, bringing together those who share a com- If you are interested in becoming a member or would
mon interest in preserving and protecting the quality of like additional information please contact the associa-
tion via email: SBIPOA@outlook.com
Time To Pay Your CFAE
It’s time to declare your business or corporation,
including an SCI, and pay the CFAE (Annual Fixed-
Fee Contribution For Businesses) for 2020. This can be
done online, on the website for the Collectivity
(www.comstbarth.fr), or directly at the CFAE office,
which is located upstairs at the treasury building in
Gustavia. If you got to the office, please present the
declaration you received in the mail (you can fill it out
once you get there), and pay via credit card, check, or
cash. If you pay online via credit card, it is important to
note your N° SIRET on the bank transfer information
and submit your declaration by mail so that your pay-
ment is processed properly. Online payment is open to
all businesses and corporations already registered;
those recently created cannot pay online the first year.
All corporations that are legally located in Saint
Barthélemy or conduct ongoing business activity on
the island, no matter their corporate structure, must pay
the CFAE, before the deadline of March 31, 2020. The
amount of the CFAE is a fixed fee of 350€ plus a con-
tribution for each employee of the business as of
December 31 of last year. As of April 1, 2020, a penalty
of 80% is applied.
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Debris In Saint Jean: Patience Required
Building has started on a second incinerator at the trash collection center in Public, and is
expected to open in September 2021. Yet there is still a huge pile of debris in Saint Jean and
it’s only getting bigger.
I t’s like a thorn in the side of
the Collectivity and Dalkia
Wastenergy: tons and tons of
trash that has been shredded and
piled up behind La Savane shop-
ping center (where Marché U is
located…). There seems to be no
other solution than this open-air
eyesore, as the trash collection
site in Public gets more debris
than it can handle on a daily
basis. “We thought that the huge
volume of debris was a post-Irma
reality, but two years later there
is every bit as much,” admits
Sophie Durand-Olivaud, director
of the Collectivity’s technical
services. The pile of shredded
trash in Saint Jean contains pri- first has to be cleared of the around January 20.” That will
marily construction debris, pack- activities there now (treatment nowhere near empty the terrain in
ing materials, and pallets: it’s and crushing of cars and tires, Saint Jean, but will help reduce
such bulky objects that seem to etc…). Once these things are the pile. “Maritime shipping is
keep multiplying. moved, the pilings in the former complicated in the Caribbean,”
pond where the incinerator will adds the technical services direc-
Since Irma, at least 10 barges be located need to be reinforced tor. The barges are not numerous
have been filled with such debris, in order to build next to the cur- on the high seas, and even less so
and evacuated to Guadeloupe, at rent incinerator. This is a com- since one sank full of gravel
the cost of a half a million euros plex project in a limited amount close to Saint Martin, a few
per barge. But that option no of space, and must be completed months ago. In addition, there is
longer really exists as Guade- without interrupting ongoing the loading of the barge in Saint
loupe is drastically trying to cut services. The new incinerator, Barth, unloading it in Guade-
back on its level of such debris, which will be better adapted to loupe, etc. “We hope to have a
which was used as landfill. Their the kind of trash that is burned final barge in early 2021, then
new policy is not to accept trash there— shredded debris, dried keep what’s left to burn at the
from its neighbors, except in the sargassum seaweed, and sludge new incinerator.” There is no
case of massive hurricanes. “In from the wastewater treatment miracle solution, and the new U
any case, we didn’t consider that plants at the hotels—should be in store, which is expected to open
to be a very satisfying solution, service by 2021, if no delays are on March 3, will have to confront
in terms of sending the trash as encountered. the mountain of debris that
landfill to Guadeloupe,” adds So do we have to wait until 2021 remains. Then there is the next
Sophie Durand Olivaud. for the mountain of debris in hurricane season. “This situation
In Public, excavation work has Saint Jean to disappear? “Dalkia cannot continue. But we have no
begun on several pieces of land Wastenergy has had an ultimatum choice but to be patient,” con-
near the site of the new incinera- since November,” notes Sophie cludes Sophie Durand Olivaud.
tor, which represents an overall Durand Olivaud. “We still have a Or, better yet, reduce the intake
investment of 15.5 million euros. small window for evacuations by of items that cause such debris in
The site of the future incinerator barge, and should have one the first place.
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St Barth Weekly n°419 9
2020 St Barth
Music Festival
TIME OUT
Stop by and you’ll be Where to go dancing? See an art exhibit? Listen to live music?
amazed at the quality of Time Out keeps you up to date on local happenings. Let’s party !
the musicians …
w January 14 : 7pm
Chamber Music night /
(show at 10pm) DJ after
dinner party and fancy
dress room. @ Ti St Barth
Night Club Arnold, Agua Vida
- The Spirit of St Barth,
photography by Sebastien
@ Modjo St-Jean
Catholic Church, - Bikini Day - Grab you @ Casa Night Club Martinon by Space Gallery
Gustavia best Bikini and join the @ Ti St Barth at Barnes International.
w January 15: 7pm Party - DJ set and Fashion - Bronze Sculptures at The
Orchestra Night /
Catholic Church, Lorient
show by Pop St Barth
@ Pearl Beach, St-Jean Fashion Show
w Every lunch
Collectivity Garden
- Philippe Savary @
w January 16: 7 pm - Sunset Beach Parties Christopher
Chamber Music / from 6pm - 10pm with DJ @ Pearl Beach w Artist’s Collection
Catholic Church, Yana at Shellona @ Nikki Beach - Hannah Moser,
Gustavia w Sunday January 12 @ Le Barthelemy - Kay Quattrocchi, Salines
For additional informa- - Amazing Sundays. Music w Every Tuesday
tion and complete pro- by Jerome Barthelemy, Pa- - 6:30 pm at La Cabane, w Through March 4
grams: tris Gero and Al Sax Cheval Blanc An Island Floating
stbartsmusicfestival.org @ Nikki Beach - Every night (Closed on Between The Sea
w Monday January 13 Sunday & Monday) @ Ti And The Sky
- Live Music by Soley from St Barth The exhibition traces
Live Music 12pm – 2pm @ Lil’Rock the epic of St. Barts at
w Every Day
- DJ set @ Bonito St Barth.
- Martin Luther King
Week : Adam Falcon & Exhibitions
- Space Gallery St Barth :
sea and in the air, from
1493 to the present day.
- DJ Set for lunch @ Pearl Pat Jones starts at 9pm @ at the Wall House
Beach Baz Bar, Gustavia Solo Exhibition: Hugh Museum.
- Italian Evening, Cucina E
w Thursday January 9 Vino from 7pm with Live
- Bagabuzz, big music quiz music@ Christopher Hotel
@ Bagatelle, Gustavia - Live Music with Soley for
- Le Ti 54! Tribute to Stu- dinner @ Le Sereno
dio 54 by the resident DJ w Tuesday January 14
Franck N. Performer show - Gypsy Evening with
at 10pm during dinner. Soley @ La Casa, Gustavia
Fancy dress room. DJ after - Martin Luther King
dinner party @ Ti St Barth Week : Adam Falcon &
- Sunset Lounge with DJ Pat Jones starts at 9pm
Set @ Christopher Hotel. @ Baz Bar, Gustavia Michel and his staff are happy to welcome you
- Live Music by Soley from - "The traditional cabaret
12pm – 2pm @ Lil’Rock show of Le Ti St Barth" to their pool-side restaurant for lunch & dinner.
w Friday January 10 Dinner-Cabaret Show DJ Holiday special, in addition to our regular menu.
- "Crazy Ti!" Dinner and after dinner party and
clubbing-style dance show. fancy-dress room Lobsters Fresh From The Tank
DJ after dinner party and @ Ti St Barth 100 g for 8,00 euros
fancy-dress room - Live Music by Soley from
@ Ti St Barth 12pm – 2pm @ Lil’Rock
- “Rose Fridays” Music w Wednesday January 15
Patris Gero and Al Sax, 12 - Martin Luther King
pm -7pm @ Nikki Beach Week : Adam Falcon &
- Nuit Blanche Party. Pat Jones starts at 9pm
champagne for Ladies @ Baz Bar, Gustavia
@ Bagatelle - "The traditional cabaret
- Friday Friendly After- show of Le Ti St Barth"
work - Dj Set from 5pm Dinner-Cabaret Show. DJ
@ Pearl Beach after dinner party and
w Saturday January 11 fancy-dress room
- Live Music by Soley from @ Ti St Barth
12pm– 2pm @ Lil’Rock - "Live Music by Carbo"
- Crazy Ti! Dinner and from 7 :30 pm @ Villa
clubbing-style dance show Marie, Colombier Hôtel Baie des Anges • Flamands • 0590 27 63 61
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