Pirates of Caribbean politics

The situation in Curacao is going from bad to worse after the election blooper of the interim cabinet led by Gerrit Schotte’s puppet Gilmar Pisas. Now the already convicted MFK-leader himself is once again in the crosshairs of the justice system with an investigation into the bribery of members of parliament.

This does not make Curacao look good and the bad odor is that is rising up from politics over there threatens to rub off on St. Maarten.

All this has little to do with neocolonialism or with a perceived Dutch hidden agenda to bring the islands on their knees.

This is all the doing of corrupt politicians who consider their island as their caliphate and who think that they are free to do whatever tickles their fancy.

But those days are over and the pirates of Caribbean politics will have to get back in line or face the consequences.

Prime Minister Marlin will do well to send a strong message to The Hague that he is really serious about bringing integrity back to politics in St. Maarten. Otherwise The Hague will stuff our country in the same bag with Curacao – if we are not already in there.