Dear Editor,
“Evil takes root when good men fail to act.” This is one of the many quotes from the legendary freedom fighter Mr. Nelson Mandela and it’s with this burden that I have chosen to speak up about our current issues.
My question to the people of this young country named St. Maarten is, what have DP and UP party done for St. Maarten and its people for the last 50 years?
There is no reason why the former coalition government should fall, because the DP leader has always been updated on the developments when it comes to financial aid from the Netherlands to St. Maarten. So, there are no grounds for the DP leader to want to form a new government with the opposition, for DP and UP to go back to their old practices by filling their pockets by cutting deals and keep St. Maarten people suffering.
Why should DP split with its coalition partner when in 2015 it was the DP and UP government that went to Holland and signed for the Integrity Chamber to come to St. Maarten, but NA was never part of that coalition. Furthermore, why should DP want to form a new government with UP when the main two vote-getters of UP cannot pass the screening to be ministers? This says it all.
DP and UP have been fooling the people of St. Maarten for many years and never supported the middle class or poor people of this island.
The people of this country have to realize that the UP leader doesn’t have this island at heart, it’s all about enriching himself, his family and friends.
And the DP leader always speaks of “Country First” when, under DP and UP, St. Maarten never had an approved budget.
The only party that got things done for St. Maarten is NA, which brought home separate status to St. Maarten, finished the new government building and approved budget for the last two years and more to mention.
I fully agree that Parliament should be dissolved and new elections called, or the island would be placed under higher supervision by the Netherlands before end of the year.
Concerned citizen
Name withheld at author’s request.
