Dear Editor,
Whenever someone is being cornered, the nature of the ego is to retaliate, especially when the defeat becomes inevitable. It was expected that Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten woukd take a moment to digest the requests to relinquish her position and respond with care. Instead, she lashed out at Member of Parliament Francisco Lacroes to challenge his demands on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
Oh I love it when the politicians talk, because they spill all the melee and incriminate themselves without even being conscious of their behaviour. Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten is nervous as the threat of a vote of non-confidence looms. No minister who is faced with such a challenging situation would have responded in that manner, as if she has the authority to fire MP Lacroes.
The minister boldly announced that she was elected by the people to serve and was also duly appointed, and that she would continue to do so with integrity. Ha! Integrity? Minister Heyliger-Marten, when have you served this country with integrity? It is because you haven’t done so, are the reasons why you are caught up in this dilemma. You have never been straight with the public, in reference to the Market Place and Soul Beach.
Since integrity is your watchword, I challenged you to speak off the cuff with the MPs and stop giving us these Nancy stories and useless speeches that are prepared by your writer. Look how you twisted the arms of Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs to side with you to compensate the market vendors (I’m not against the compensation) after you made a mess of the project, because you were not truthful to the vendors and the public.
Do you remember that phone call to the program by Minister Marinka Gumbs, when one of the vendors was expressing her frustration with the market? The minister was very clear that you did not discuss the matter with her. But you gave the vendors the assurance that this was the case. The same thing occurred with Soul Beach. And don’t forget this merry-go-round with Minister Patrice Gumbs pertaining to the matter of soil testing, etc.
Do these situations reflect a minister who serves with integrity, Grisha Heyliger-Marten? But you want to get rid of Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs because she is not dancing to your tune anymore. Just last week in parliament, the same MP Francisco Lacroes and MP Ardwell Irion made it known that the call for a vote of non-confidence came from within the Council of Ministers. Madame Integrity, it is no secret that you asked MP Ardwell Irion to fire the finance minister.
Because you know that there are 6 opposition members and the 2 stooges who “support” the Democratic Party that you have wrapped around your finger, you were confident that they would dismiss the finance minister. Be very careful, Madame Integrity! Pay keen attention to the title of this article which states, “One day for the slave, one day for the master.” This does not need any further explanation because Theo Heyliger was also elected by the people and was duly appointed to serve.
Minister Heyliger-Marten, since you will continue to serve with integrity, tell us why you didn’t want the lawyer to take up the position at the joint central bank? Is the Syrian bank still on schedule to flood our market – another almost useless entity that is here to serve itself and not the people of this land? Now it is clear why you wanted MP Viren Kotai to be the finance minister, from the very beginning of this administration.
Minister Grisha Heyliger- Marten, now that your integrity has come into question, the game is on! Let’s hope that parliament will do the honorable thing and send you packing, so that you would always rememeber, “one day for the slave, one day for the master.”
Joslyn Morton
