Dear Editor,
On many occasions I have written that we give the Dutch ammunition for them use on us. There are also others who are watching our way of doing things, and are probably lay waiting their opportunity to react. They dare flex their muscles and say things for which they later apologize, using “in the heat of the moment" as an excuse.
According to a report in The Daily Herald of Friday, August 25, Sky Beach’s owner is furious about the false claim... etc., and further in the article Goldman said, "There are a few good businesses on the island, and I would hope that Sky Beach is one of them"
And my reaction to that is, "Wow, what a generalization". I do not remember the exact date, but I can remember many years ago a businessman also publicly made a similar remark, and within short he closed his business and left the island.
I know that the spate of load shedding that we were obliged to go through in the past months was very frustrating and brought forth some revealing remarks, but any self-respecting government should not accept anyone or any establishment to publicly make such a generalization about the country, without retaliation from government.
There is a saying in Dutch: "Wie zwijgt stemt toe”. In English, "Silence is consent".
On page 4 of the same paper I read that Louis Brown will be released of the bulk of his responsibilities, and immediately I wondered if what Brown did to release him of those responsibilities is more damaging to the island than what Goldman said.
Russell A. Simmons
