4th Open International Draughts Tournament of Curaçao

Hanco Elenbaas · Post by **Hanco Elenbaas** » Mon Feb 23, 2004 11:21

Dear Friends,
The 4th Open International Draughts Tournament of Curaçao will be played from 0ctober 3 until October 10, 2004.
More details about the tournament will be published at the end of next month.
greetings, Raoul Alias.

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Tue Feb 24, 2004 23:49

And Panamerican federation has released his competitions schedule :

http://www.fqjr.qc.ca/dames/calendrier.html

Hanco Elenbaas · Post by **Hanco Elenbaas** » Thu Mar 25, 2004 19:29

4th International Open Draughts Tournament in Curaçao
october 3 Ã¢â‚¬â€œ october 10, 2004

We invite you to particpate in our 4th international open draughts

tournament in Curaçao that will be played from

Sunday, October 3 untill Sunday, October 10, 2004.

The tournament will be played in the Swiss System with 9 rounds.

The participation fee for this tournament is $ 80 .

The money-prices for this tournament are:
$ 1.000 - $ 700 - $ 500 - $ 300 and $200.

Accomodation possibility from the organization is:
$ 20 per night per person (incl. breakfast).
Here you will be staying in a modern air-conditioned sports-accomodation where they have a bedroom with 15 beds and only
3 bedrooms with 2 beds. From this place you can take a public transport that will take you to the playing-room in 10 minutes.

The Cheapest Hotel possibility in Willemstad is :
San Marco Hotel & Casino
Columbusstraat/Passaatstraat-Willemstad Curaçao N.A.
Single-rooms :$ 56 per night (incl. Continental Breakfast)
Double-rooms:$ 67 per night/per room(incl. Continental Breakfast)
Triple-rooms :$ 87 per night/per room(incl. Continental Breakfast)

Contact person: Raoul Alias: email: serasi@interneeds.net
Tel: 005999-7375724 / 4614233

Hanco Elenbaas · Post by **Hanco Elenbaas** » Tue Jul 13, 2004 11:23

News from Raoul:

During the tournament there is a special arrangement in the Pelikaan Hotel & Casino in Willemstad-Otrobanda.
$ 45 per persoon per day including breakfast, lunch and dinner.
When I'm back from Montreal-Canada (I will be there between July 19th and July 26th)
I will send a list with competitors.
So far next players are interested: Jean Marc N'Djofang, N'Diaga Samb, Kees Thijssen and his Russian girlfriend,
Lou Pietershove and his wife, Bé Eggens, Richard Mooser and Glenn Dumfries.

Hanco Elenbaas · Post by **Hanco Elenbaas** » Tue Aug 17, 2004 15:42

From Raoul Alias:

Dear Friends, this is the list with the names of the players
who are planning to play in the 4th Open Curaçao
greetings, Raoul Alias

Participants
4th Open International Draughts Tournament of Curaçao
October 3 Ã¢â‚¬â€œ october 10, 2004.

Name: Country:
Louis Pietershove Holland
Glenn Dumfries Holland
Kees Thijssen Holland
Richard Mooser Holland
Bé Eggens Holland
Anco Baksoellah Holland
Tatiana Faikova Russia
Marc NÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Djofang Cameroun
Léopold Sekongo Ivory Coast
NÃ¢â‚¬â„¢Diaga Samb Senegal
Abdoulaye Der Senegal
Anthony Alexandre Haiti
Louiceus Shang Wong Haiti
Iser Kouperman USA
Stanley Moetoer Suriname
Guno Burleson Suriname
Raymond Sonor Guadeloupe
Frantz Forbin Guadeloupe
Norwin Lau Bonaire
Serapio Pop Bonaire
Adam Andall Grenada
Bernard Willock Antigua
Suky King Barbados
Rigaud Canada
Paulvin Simon Canada
Henry Bernadina Curaçao
Nelsen Angela Curaçao
Siegfried Panneflek Curaçao
Gabriel White Curaçao
Carlos Lorevil Curaçao
Clifton Agata Curaçao
Raoul Alias Curaçao
Anton Busropan Curaçao
Randy Leuteria Curaçao
Franklin Maduro Curaçao
Vladimir Neuman Curaçao
Glenn Monk Curaçao
Raimy Willems Curaçao
Hermano Henriquez Curaçao
Mario Wilson Curaçao
Modesto Cordilia Curaçao
Lionel Cordilia Curaçao

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 20:50

Hurricane YVAN threatens DUTCH-speaking caribean now (CURACAO, BONNAIRE, ARUBA....).

You can view satellite card of this phenomena here :

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Let's hope that all caribean will be spared by this big hurricane.

Hanco Elenbaas · Post by **Hanco Elenbaas** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 21:29

Jacques PERMAL wrote:Hurricane YVAN threatens DUTCH-speaking caribean now (CURACAO, BONNAIRE, ARUBA....).

You can view satellite card of this phenomena here :

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

Let's hope that all caribean will be spared by this big hurricane.

Hi Jacques, only the Dutch Windward Caribbean Islands, Saba, St. Maarten and St. Eustatius must fear for hurricanes.
Never the southern Caribbeans like Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire!

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 21:55

Hello Hanco !

Please read this page of National weather center of MIAMI. You will have all informations about HURRICANE IVAN.

Specialist previewed first arrival of YVAN in MARTINIQUE (french island). But this tropical phenomena is curbing toward south of MARTINIQUE.

First : Grenada, Saint-Vincent and Grenadines are now threatened.

Second : Curaçao, Bonnaire, Aruba... will be soon threatened.

See :

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MI ... 1820.shtml?

and :

Satellite Images of same site.

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 07:29

Hurricane YVAN destroyed GRENADA yesterday and left died and damages.

GRENADA is the island of KELVIN A. ANDALL, the DRAUGHT PLAYER.

More here :

http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/2004/grenada.shtml

Hanco Elenbaas · Post by **Hanco Elenbaas** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 15:42

Jacques PERMAL wrote:Hurricane YVAN destroyed GRENADA yesterday and left died and damages.

GRENADA is the island of KELVIN A. ANDALL, the DRAUGHT PLAYER.

More here :

http://www.stormcarib.com/reports/2004/grenada.shtml

Grenada is not only the island of Adam Kelvin Andall but also from lots of other draughtsplayers we met in Curaçao, like Kenrick Charles and Edgar Anslem.
A big tragedy, also because it's a very poor island!
But if Grenada is hit, then St. Vincent also must be in trouble!?

On St. Vincent live draughtsplayers like Vincent Prescott, Selwyn Samuel, David Findley, Joseph Forbes and Julian Jack.

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 17:22

Hello Hanco,

ST-VINCENT has not been so damaged than GRENADA. But Dependencies (GRENADINES) of ST-VINCENT knew a lot of gusts. A lot of damages has been registered.

More here :

http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/stvincent.shtml

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 18:01

For "ABC" news see :

http://stormcarib.com/reports/2004/bonaire.shtml

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 21:16

I sent a mail to RAOUL ALIAS this afternoon :

Hurricane YVAN destroyed GRENADA and some islands of GRENADINES.
Now it pass near "ABC" archipelago.

Let's hope that you will be lucky.

See-you later.

He wrote me back :

I do not think it will be so serious here as it was on Grenada.
greetings, Raoul.

Hanco Elenbaas · Post by **Hanco Elenbaas** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 13:13

How come Jacques, you're involved in the weather that much, you're a meteorologist?
You know Jacques, there is a Dutch saying:
Only trust meteorologists when they predict yesterday's weather.

Jacques PERMAL · Post by **Jacques PERMAL** » Fri Sep 10, 2004 00:49

I was born in Guadeloupe in 1969.
Hurricane HUGO destroyed my island in September 1989. I know how can be damaged a country because of an hurricane.

In GUADELOUPE after HUGO devastated 75 % of houses where I lived, I organized the food and clothes rescues. It was a difficult moment.

I know how badly when you have no informations because no radios can broadcast.

IT WAS DIFFICULT MOMENTS FOR CITIZENS OF GUADELOUPE in 1989.
But we were lucky because my island is a french caribbean dependency.
FRANCE brought any help we need.

I am usually pray for all caribbeans victims of hurricanes.