Political terrorism unleashed on former Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel
Dear Editor, I never thought I would live to see this day when politics on St. Maarten would reach to such a low and nasty level. Our political history on this island has always been known to be amicable. Persons More...
Colonialism On Some Caribbean Islands
Dear Editor, The winds of colonialism still tend to pose a threat to life on some Caribbean territories. Who will stand for them if they will not stand for themselves. In September 2017, Hurricane Irma displaced More...
Former Minister Christopher Emmanuel gave out land on the ring road to LOCALS
… and gave work to a LOCAL company. SO WHAT!! This is OUR country!!! So Emmanuel gave out land on the ring road. So what! I will say it again, so what! Didn’t Claret Connor give out 10.000 square meters More...
The day after
by Koos Sneek Slowly also by me it sinks in that Statia does not have an elected island council and an executive council anymore. This ultimate measure, which was taken last in The Netherlands in 1951 whereby the More...
PM and Ferrier to Brussels soon to seek dump funding. Are they serious???
Dear Editor, I read in astonishment that the current Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and the Finance Minister Michael Ferrier will be travelling to Brussels to seek funding for a joint Dutch-side/French-side solution More...
Direct Rule: Teaching the Naughty Islanders a Lesson
Dear editor, St. Eustatius, a Public Entity of the Netherlands was recently placed under direct Dutch rule after the ‘Committee of Wise Men’ concluded in its report that there is a “gross neglect of duties” More...
Test for evaluating candidates
Dear Editor, My test for evaluating candidates for the upcoming election is to question them on how easy it is to make things better on Sint Maarten. If they claim it is easy then they drop on my ratings. Much of More...
Dump fires are the new norm on St. Maarten
Dear Editor, On the night of Sunday February 4, the people of St. Maarten were again reminded of the deadly, living giant which has now become more of a landmark than our salt pond or any of the other national monuments. More...
Koos Sneek: “Very unfortunate, but unavoidable”
Dear Editor, This morning early, I have taken notice of the news that the National Government has taken the decision to sideline the government of St. Eustatius and to appoint a special commissioner who will take More...
Why we are called Civil Servants
Dear Editor, The main motivation when postulating one’s self to political party is to serve the people. It’s why we are called Civil Servants. Unfortunately, however; not every postulated candidate shares More...
