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GRASS ROOT SUPPORT FOR SARAH WESCOTT-WILLIAMS'S CALL. 'Time to include outstanding issues in the constitution'.
SMNN - While the expected delay of '10-10-10' may frustrate many, if not most politicians, it certainly does not result in any 'popular uprising'- or 'revolt' withing our community.
We daresay, that there will be not even a 'ripple' of popular-protest against such possible delay
On the contrary, many citizens have uttered a deep sigh of relief at the 'Divine intervention' which completely shows up arrogant statements like 'etched in stone' and 'sealed and delivered...'.
Now, whether the good lady genuinely meant it or not, to us is irrelevant at this point.
While most of the time, we have been critical of the council-lady in the past, based on principles, this time around, we reserve the rights to credit her.
OPEN LETTER TO Dear Mrs BIJLEVELDT-SCHOUTEN, State Secretary Kingdom-and Internal Affairs
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Although it came as no surprise to us that the Dutch Government of which you are part, fell on Saturday last, February 20, 2010, we also expect you will remain in 'demissionary' capacity in office. Therefore, we assume that you still will continue to function as Minister of Kingdom and Internal Affairs very much involved with the constitutional changes taking place within the Kingdom, as they relate to the Netherlands-Antilles. In this regards, we kindly, but urgently request your attention for statements made to the media made Mrs. Sarah WESCOT-WILLIAMS, Island council lady on St. Maarten and leader of the DP-party. We hereby for your kind perusal, attach these statements in this mail.[More....]
SARAH, IF YOU MEAN THE 'INDIGENOUS THING', YOU CAN COUNT ON OUR SUPPORT
SMNN - Did you also read what the former Leader of Government, and current Island-Council Lady, and DP-leader, Sarah WESCOTT-WILLIAMS reportedly said to the press on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 ?
Here is a very interesting quote of the news-paper clipping hereby attached.
'Outstanding issues to the constitution are safeguarding the rights of the indigenous St. Maarteners to guarantee that they won't be marginalised'.
MORE POLITICIANS '/JOCKYING'/ FOR THE COVETED ENDORSEMENT BY THE NATION BUILDERS*.
SMNN - Already now and even before the elections for the Island-council of St.
Maarten expected to be held in June 2010, which are supposed in fact to result in the formation of the very first Parliament for* 'Country St.
Maarten'*, many politicians are*/ 'jockying'/* themselves, in terms of getting an endorsement by the grass root St. Martin nation building- & unification movement.
During the last Federal elections of January 22, 2010, candidates from both parties had private meetings with *Mr. Leopold JAMES*, president of the movement in which they solicited his advice and coaching.
Now again, with the resignation of a candidate from the DP-list and the with the */'buzz'/* of possible new parties and of possible switching from one to the other party, all indications are that the grass root movement of *Leopold JAMES* will become one of the most powerful factors in the elections and in politics in general on both sides of the island.
LET THE CHILDREN SPEAK OUT, BEFORE JUDGING WHAT IS 'WRONG' WITH THEM
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It takes a village to raise a kid..... Fighting crime is everybody's business.... These, and other similar phrases essentially emphasize the same message. No-one has the only answer, or the one-and-only 'magic bullet' to resolve all forms of crime. Consequently, with the rising level of violent crimes on the island, we also witness an increase in the initiatives intended to contribute towards fighting violent in general and violent juvenile crime in particular. These range from from increasing the effectiveness of the police force, to establishment of the Unified Crime Task Force, school initiatives, community councils and neighborhood activities etc. etc.[More....]
A very urgent request to:
SMNN - All radio- and tv. talk-show hosts and stations.
Re; Promoting free speech of public on how best to help Haiti.
2. Our http://ipetition.stmartinnation.org, which as a far more comprehensive approach (A 'MARSHALL PLAN' for Haitians) aimed at contributing towards a sustainable-, long term solution for Haiti and its people in Haiti.without adding more burdens the the region and its people.
Since this adding even more immigrants to our already very dire and explosive mix will have very far reaching consequences, not only for (French)Saint Martin, but also for (Dutch) St.Maarten, Saba, St. Eustatius and the rest of the Caribbean region, it is time to allow for the public to give its feelings on this subject via your respective radio and tv-programs in order to bring 'balance' and reasoning in this discussion.
For the love of Haiti and its People.
SMNN - An I-petition 'For the love of Haiti and its People', has just been launched online via this website (http://ipetition.stmartinnation.org).
This I-petition is the initiative of the well known St. Martin nation building grass root movement on the island of St.Martin/Sint Maarten.
While this grass root St. Martin movement has already committed itself financially and otherwise to helping the victims of the January 12, Haiti's earthquake, it remains committed to continuing helping the people of Haiti deal with their immediate and short term needs and it strongly encourages others to do the same as well.
Leopold JAMES honored with donation during India Republic Day.
SMNN - To his great surprise, Leopold JAMES was honored along with Frits PANTOPHLET and the Philipsburg Community and Culture Centre with a donation by the president, Dayal ALWANI of the local St. Maarten Indian Merchants Association (IMA) on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 on the occasion of India Republic Day
Although Mr. JAMES had been invited to attend this very important functions, due to other engagements he was not able to attend.
Nevertheless, after learning via the Daily Herald of Thursday, January 28, 2010 that he had been one of three recipients of a donation by the IMA, Mr. JAMES this morning contacted Mr. ALWANI, president of the IMA. While expressing his thanks and appreciation to Mr. ALWANI for the donation, Mr. JAMES also asked the reason why he merited this public donation.
A NEW ANTILLEANS FIRST POLITICAL PARTY TO CONTEST THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN 2009.
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Philipsburg: ---Information from a very reliable source indicated to us, that there are a number of prominent Antilleans on the island, who are mulling the idea of setting up a new political party to contest the Federal elections for the last parliament of the Netherlands Antilles in 2009. The source, who prefers for now to remain anonymous, told us that candidates are being sought for this new party. Also, according to the source, if the party is actually set up and participates in the elections, it will mean that the voters will have a real choice, because both the DP and the NA are the same, in the sense that both parties have betrayed the Antillean people on each island of the Antilles in their effort to appease the large numbers of immigrants at the expense of the native St. Martiners and other Antilleans.[More....]
Government Showed No Interest in Nation Building Presentation--- Idea is to bridge the ills of Society.
SMNN - Philipsburg: -- The St. Maarten Nation Building Foundation/ L'Esprit de Concordia presented a draft- proposal for a joint public and private partnership between this grass-root St. Martin movement and the government of both sides of the island. The power point presentation was made at the UTS-Training & Development Center by members of the movement, which are legally established on both sides of the island.
President of the foundation Leopold James said while this first presentation was intended for government officials and representatives of the private sector from both sides of the island, notices were received from a number of officials that they were not able to attend.
