Dear Editor,
The mind-set of our people is still that everything coming from the other side of the Pond is needed, just and must be seen as an opportunity to change and do things better; that mind-set does not have room for questioning with what we are showered with. The few times, some of these decisions were questioned it was seen as a disservice to the people.
Dear Editor,
As reported in the media, the perception that “amending the Constitution” is the only solution to stop “ship-jumping” and the further continuing demise of Government on St. Maarten (4 times in just about 5 years) is utterly absurd and uninformed.
Dear Editor,
It isn’t really a festive celebration, the anniversary of the new countries Curaçao and St. Maarten, which became autonomous countries within the Kingdom on October 10, 2010. Poverty has increased enormously, as well as the crime rate. The world of organised crime seems to have taken over the government by buying votes and bribing politicians. In a very short period, the governments of Curaçao and St. Maarten have fallen and nobody exactly knows why.
Dear Editor,
The changing of political affiliations by parliamentarians and the instability of the government and the consequences to the society is a matter getting much attention and so it should. Let me throw out some ideas about this phenomenon as it exists in our young parliament and country.
Dear Editor,
First a few Questions:
1. Is it a coincidence that a fall in government happened 10 days before the anniversary of 10-10-10?
2. Were the brewing rumours of a fall in government true?
3. How is it that this came as a surprise and rocked the boat?
