News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Dear Editor,The front man for the opposition party of Statia, Mr. Sneek, must have been so obsessed with fighting for Statia’s representation with 0 seats in the Dutch Senate, that he misunderstood what I meant with the title of my previous article “Be careful … [Read more] about Van Putten (PLP): Koos Sneek’s Proxy Vote Contradiction
Oranjestad, March 21st, 2019 Be careful what you wish forThe front man for the opposition party of Statia, Mr. Sneek, confidently stated that the elections for the electoral council yesterday were a test to see where his party stands, leading up to the next … [Read more] about Clyde van Putten: Voter is Always Right
People of Statia, Roland van Raak admitted that voting for the so-called electoral college (Provinciale Staten) makes no sense. Not in those exact words, but he pointed out that the total number of voters on Saba will count for 0,01 of a seat in the Dutch … [Read more] about Letter to the Editor (Statia): “Why are we voting for 0 seats”?
Oranjestad, March 3rd, 2019 Dear Editor,With reference to my letter to you which was published on January 21st, 2019, I would like to state the following. Since 2015, both the Dutch Senate (“Eerste Kamer”) and Parliament (“Tweede Kamer”) have received a … [Read more] about Letter by Van Putten: Correcting the Kingdom
Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, December 20th, 2018 Dear Editor, I have taken note of the media reports about State Secretary Knops’ admission to the Dutch Parliament that the government which he himself unlawfully appointed, broke the Dutch law it was … [Read more] about Clyde van Putten Reacts on Awarding of Contracts to Companies Owned by Civil Servants
By Harald Linkels The two deposed commissioners on St Eustatius for the PLP/Merkman Coaltion, Charles Woodley and Derrick Simmons have lost the appeal sought by former acting Island Governor Julian Woodley against an earlier verdict, which stated that the … [Read more] about Opinion: An Unequal Battle
Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, August 19th, 2018 Dear editor, I would hereby like to call on the current Dutch puppet regime on Sint Eustatius to give full disclosure about the recent out-of-court settlement between the Sint Eustatius Housing Foundation … [Read more] about Letter to the editor: Koos Sneek’s questionable housing deal
Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, June 12th, 2018 I have taken note of the statements made by Mr. Mike Franco and published in The Daily Herald on June 1st, 2018, and would like to point out the following in response. First of all, by initially and publicly … [Read more] about Clyde van Putten Responds to Franco’s Letter
By René Zwart As agile as minister Eric Wiebes (Economic Affairs and Climate) proved to be this week in the 'memo debate' in the Second Chamber to navigate the truth, just so awkwardly clumsy has he been dealing with the blunder that his predecessor Henk … [Read more] about OPINION: Condescending
By Harald Linkels Editorial Although it is first and foremost the current Executive Council of Bonaire which should be blamed for creating a totally unnecessary administrative crisis at the airport in Bonaire; the way in which State Secretary Knops has … [Read more] about Knops’ Handling of Appointments to BOD at Flamingo Airport Unfortunate