News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Kralendijk- Recently the Government of Bonaire started with works at the so called Saliña di Vlijt, a salt flat running roughly from the Yacht Harbour to the Mentor area in Antriol. Local historian Arthur Sealy, in a communication to local media today, … [Read more] about Questions Marks about Saliña di Vlijt Project
As a result of a growing skepticism over the functioning of Zorgverzekeringskantoor Caribisch Nederland (ZVK), the island council members of Saba travelled to Bonaire to discuss their concerns with officials of the BES healthcare insurer. This came almost … [Read more] about Koos Sneek: Time to Evaluate ZVK
Oranjestad, May 22nd, 2019Dear Editor, I have taken note of the announcement by the usurping puppet Government installed by the Dutch colonizer on Sint Eustatius, that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dutch company Woonlinie and … [Read more] about Van Putten: “Residents Will Not Benefit from Woonlinie Deal”
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