Dear Editor,
Please allow me some space in your newspaper to address all little children, youths, adults, middle aged and elderly.
Since we are living under the laws of the Dutch crown, I hereby want to explain you some more things.
The people living in country St. Maarten are owners of the assets in country St. Maarten. Tangible assets are GEBE, Telem, Cable TV, other public assets such as library, schools, community centres, ballparks, etc.
Under the Dutch laws, parliamentary democracy, people can be prosecuted for breaking or mismanaging these laws and assets.
A distinction can be made for Dutch passport holders and non-Dutch citizens, but in practice there is not much difference, only in voting.
I have suggested school meals, but for children who are too poor to “give themselves” a cooked meal in the weekends, you can go to the community centres closest to you.
That is why it is so important to take good care of your community centres.
If you feel, as a group of people, that the organisation is not taking good care or are mismanaging your community centre, make complaints on TV, newspaper, radio or public prosecutor.
Make sure have evidence by taking pictures or having two to three eyewitnesses.
I hereby recommend for the Chinese supermarkets in combination with the Chinese restaurants to give cooked meals to those in need via the community centres.
These meals can be an option of four different meals.
1. Vegetarian meals.
2. Chicken with rice or potatoes with vegetables, etc.
3. Fish with rice or potatoes with vegetables, etc.
4. Pork with rice or potatoes with vegetables, etc.
The Chinese supermarkets and restaurants will therefore own their buildings they will be exempted from paying rent and taxes. This is a means of helping you, especially you poor people.
The community centres should be owned by country St. Maarten, in other words, no politician or person is owner of these buildings. The community centres can be run by an organisation.
Even though the community centres are run by certain organisations, I am asking especially the youths to do regular checks and balances on their GEBE bill, current, water and telephone if there is any, or internet if there is any. Also do checks and balances on any necessary repairs or replacement of contents of buildings such as tables, chairs, cable TV, air condition and fans, fridges and stoves, microwave, etc.
Mother Earth or Mother Nature plays a vital role in feeding us, clothing us and giving us to drink. The earth or ground, the rain, the sunshine, the trees, the oxygen that we breathe all is necessary to feed us.
I gather clothing, especially school uniforms is “given” taxpayer by the Indians. Same policy concerning taxes and rent is applicable here.
Do not forget, we need people to do the work “sinners,” so we have to pray daily to God and thank Him also. We always need people, if we do not behave ourselves, then we cannot get along with people. Then we will not be able to live with Jesus in eternity with people.
Food taken from the ground is then processed in the factory and from there it is transported to supermarkets. In our case it has to be shipped overseas and transported via the harbour in Pointe Blanche and then to the supermarkets, before we can eat it as food.
In my thesis “Petition country St. Maarten” when talking about doctors that are needed in hospital, I forgot to mention paediatricians, children, how can I forget you!
Philippians 4: 11-13. Verse 11: not that I speak in respect of want; for I have learned in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
Verse 12: I know both how to be abased and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry both to abound and to suffer need.
Verse 13: I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Since people in government are not “God” or gods we can only do so much “good” for a limited number of people.
Therefore proper immigration control is essential for whatever service is being offered to the people. Proper immigration laws and controls are needed!
In these modern days family planning is also very important!
Faith without works is dead!
Dr. Angelica Arrindell-Villous
