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EDITORIAL
INDEPENDENTNEWSLETTER
MARCH 15, 2010VOLUME 2 ISSUE 2
STATIA NEWS
De vrolijkheid ishardaanhet verdwijnen in
Nederland.ThisiswhatJandeBouvriesaidin
Pauw en Witteman Thursday night. That
meansliterally:Thecheerfullness(orfun)is
disappearing ina fastpace. InHolland ina
bigcity,whereallthe fun issupposedtobe,
youcantparkyourcar.Thereisnosunshine
intheNetherlands.Everybodyisalwaysbusy
intheNetherlands.Therearetoomanynega
tivevibescoming toyou intheNetherlands.
Alotofpeoplewanttogetaway!
Anyway,
Jan
de
Bouvries
and
those
kind
of
peoplewilldiscoverStatia.This canhelpus.
Letthefreemarketdecidewhattheywantto
About the Social
Economic Develop-
ment plan Page 2
Congratulations to
Gerald Berkel
Page 3
Statia welcomes Mr.
Langebaerd
Page 4
Sababank, Page 4
Statia in Shape,
Page 5
Statia in Shape,
Page 6
The Good Samari-
tan, Page 6
Mazinga on the
Bay, Page 7
Ziggi, Page 8
Letters to the editor,
Page 9
Meanwhile in the
Netherlands,Page 10
Referendum on Sa-
ba, Page 11
Announcement,
Page 12
doonStatia.Aslongasweconsiderourtaxicomes
andhowwespendthatmoney.
Tonight townhallmeetingabout spatialplanning,
interestinglettertotheeditoraboutthatonpage
9.
Pleasemailmeat:[email protected],andyou
canalsocallme.
Enjoythenews,
Annemieke
AsyoucanseealongthebayinLowerTown,peoplealreadyreservedtheirspotsfor
theEasterCelebration.CelebratingEasterisoneofthebiggestcelebrationsonSta
tia.WhatIveheardaboutit,itwasevenbiggerinthepast.Thepeoplethatreser
vedtheirspotswillbecampinginLowerTownovertheweekendandSundayafter
church,thcelebrations willstart.EasterMonday(April5)willbethebiggestcelebra
tionday.
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Whatsurprisesmethemostis:Nohousesonthe
AtlanticsideoftheQuill.Thisentireareaisdesti
nedforcattle.
Tome,thatveryspotwouldbemyfavoritespotto
livehereonStatia.Ifthecattleisroaming,butfen
cedin,whyshouldnttherebehousesrightthere?
Themapisnotprecise.
WhatdoesthisstripedareameanattheAtlantic
sidenexttotheairport?Cattleandresidential?
Whydonttheyputsmallscalefarminginthe
residentialarea.Itisnotgoingtohappenthatall
thepresentfarmerswillmovetoManoWarto
farm,theywillcontinuetofarmintheresidential
area.
Annemiek
ThisisthemaptheRBOIfromRotterdamcameup
with.Therehavebeentalkswithlocalentrepeneurs,
therehasbeenatownhallmeeting,therehave
beentalkswiththeexecutivecouncilandwithmore
officialsandthisistheresult.
Averyconservativemap.
TourismtobedevelopedonlyatLowerTownandat
Zeelandia.NotourismonWhitewall.
Nonewharborunderthehill.Iseeanewroadthe
re,butnoharbor.
NohousesattheroadtoWhitewallonthewayto
FortdeWindt.
Onlyonespotforhorticulture.(Ithoughtaprison
wasgoingtobebuiltrightthere)
March 15 2010
ABOUTTHE SOCIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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wasagainstMr.BerkelasaLt.Governor,hehas
alwayssaidhewasopposingthewaytheisland
councilwasputasideintheprocedure.
Arecommendationfromtheislandcouncilfortwo
candidateswasnevertakenintoaccountbyMr.
GoedgedragandMr.VanPuttenwasangryabout
that,especiallybecausesuchathingwouldnever
happenonSt.MaartenorCuracao.
Heishappythatallofthatisbehindusnowandwe
canmoveon.
StatianewswantstocongratulateMr.Berkelwith
hisnewjob,andwishhimmuchsuccessinhelping
buildingupStatiatobecomeanevenbetterplace
tolive.
TheCouncilofMinistersoftheKingdomhasconsen
ted,ontherecommendationofStateSecretaryMrs.
BijleveldSchouten,toproposeMr.G.Berkelfor
appointmentasLieutenantGovernorofSt.Eustati
us.TheGovernmentoftheNetherlandsAntilleshas
madearecommendationtothatend.Theappointe
mentwilltakeeffectasofApril1,2010.Mr.Berkel
isatpresentActingLieutenantGovernorofSt.Eus
tatius.
FinallyStatiaknowswhoisgoingtobethenextLt.
Governor.LastweekintheDailyHeraldtherewas
anarticleaboutthat.
Mr.ClydevanPuttenwasmentionedinthisarticle
asbeingagainsthisappointment.
StatianewscalledhimupandMr.VanPuttenwas
happytogivesomeclarification.Henever saidhe
March 15 2010
CONGRATULATIONSTO GERALD BERKEL
SinceIdont
have
agood
picture
of
Gerald
Berkel
(next
time),
here
is
apicture
of
the
rainbow
over
Oranje
stadlastweek.Justforgoodluck.
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(fromtheRSCpressrelease)
EffectiveApril1st,2010,QuartermasterforTrans
port,PublicWorks&WaterManagement,Mr.
PieterLangebaerd,willrelocatetoSt.Eustatius.
Withthedevelopmentandimplementationprocess
oncourseforalmostoneyear,progresshasalready
beenmadeinseveralareassuchasaninventoryon
thetransportofhazardousgoodsonStatiaand
Saba,marketresearchonairtransportintheWind
wardIslands,
the
start
of
arecruitment
process
for
theMaritimeInspectionBESandcooperationinthe
areaofmasterplanningfortheairportsofSabaen
St.Eustatius.
Inadditiontoexecutingtheaforementionedfuture
responsibilitiesoftheDutchMinistry,Mr.Lange
baerdiswillingtoprovide,uponrequestandwhere
feasible,technicalsupporttotheislandgovern
mentsoftheBESislandsinrelationtofurtherdevel
opmentofongoingtransportation,publicworksand
watermanagementprojectssuchasairportand
harbourprojects.
In
response
to
arequest
from
the
St.MaartengovernmenttotheNetherlands,Mr.
Langebaerdwillinvestigatethepossibilitiesofassist
ingthatislandontransportationandwatermanage
mentmattersasthatislandpreparesforcountry
statuswithintheDutchkingdom.
March 15 2010
MR . LANGEBAERD
SABABANKTheSababankisanatoll,thatmeansanunderwater
coralisland.
It
is
2200
square
kilometres.
95%
of
the
fishandlobstercaughtonSabacomesfromtheSa
babank.ThelittlespeconthemapbetweenSabaand
St.KittsisStatia.PartofSababank(thePoisonBank)
isnotusedforfishing,becauseofciguaterainthe
naturalfoodchain.Theconcentrationofthistoxic
ciguateraishigherinbiggerfish.
Inthepast,attemptshavebeenmadetodrillforoil
intheSababank.Theseattemptshavenotbeensuc
cesfull.
(sourcewikipedia)
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PAGE 5 SPORTS STATIA NEWSMarch 15 2010
STATIAIN SHAPE
KidsPlayingpingpongattheStatiainShapeeventThursdayMarch4
Pingpong
table
brought
to
Charleys
place,
Theres
another
one
at
the
Police
Station,
Ifyou
want
to
be
avolunteer
watching
the
kids
whentheyplaypingpong,callBonzo.
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IntheGospelofLuke,JesustellstheparableoftheGood
Samaritan.Init,aJewishtravelerisbeaten,robbed,and
lefthalfdeadalongtheroad.Firstapriestandthena
Levitecomeby,butbothavoidtheman.Finally,aSamari
tancomesby.SamaritansandJewsgenerallydespised
eachother,buttheSamaritanhelpstheinjuredJew.Jesus
tellsthe
parable
in
response
to
the
question
of
who
one's
"neighbor"is.
(source:wikipedia)
NowwhatwouldyouthinktheSamaritanhimselfwould
havethoughtaboutthis?TheSamaritanprobablycouldnt
carelesswhetherhewasbetterthanthepriestandthe
Levite.Nobodyactuallyhavetotellhimhesgood,hejust
isgoingonhisownbusiness,notbotheringanybody.Hes
gotsomegoodinhim,hesgotsomebadinhim,justlike
anybodyelse.
Haveyoueverconsideredthat?
March 15 2010
STATIAIN SHAPE (PICSBY MARCO COENENAND ROB DE WAAL)
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
Rembrandt:ThegoodSamaritan
maintainsthewounded(Museum
BoymansvanBeuningenRotter
dam)
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MAZINGAONTHE BAY WORKIN PROGRESS
Onenewwindow,handmadeintheUShasbeenputin.Inthebackground
the
Caribbean
Sea.
Apeekinsidethebuilding.Belowyoucanseetheotherwindowsthatwill
beputin.
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ZIGGI
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comesfromEuropeintheformofmonthlypension
checksanddividendsandinterestontheirinvest
ments. Andresidentsofthistypewouldbeleast
likelytoimportcrimeanddrugusage. Tourism
doestheopposite.Andtourismbringspeopleto
yourcommunitywhooftendonotcaretheslightest
forthewellbeingofresidents.
Onefurtheradvantageisthatretireesandsecond
homeresidents
often
do
not
wish
to
get
deeply
involvedinlocalpolitics. Andiftheyarenotfull
timeresidentstheydonothavethevote.
Thepointisthatthistypeofdevelopmentwouldbe
farhealthierforStatiansthantourismwould
be. Thistypeofdevelopmentwouldbefarmore
stableandlessvulnerabletotheupsanddownsof
tourism. Toomanycommunitieshaveplunged
blindlyintotourismdevelopmentandhaveruined
manyaspectsoftheirlivesbecausetheydid. Be
causesomuchofStatia'seconomyisnontourism
(The
terminals,
medical
schools,
etc)
it
does
not
needtobuildabigtourismindustryinordertosur
viveeconomically. Theislandwouldbewiseto
avoidbigcommittmentstowardtourismandcon
centrateinsteadonencouragingDutchtoretireon
theisland.
Justacommentregardingtheproposal. (Weowna
houseonStatiabutareunabletoattendthemeet
ing.)
Wequestiontheemphasisplacedondeveloping
tourism. Weallcanseehowtourismhasdestroyed
theculturethatoncewasSt.Maarten's. Itcando
thesametoStatia'swithinafewyearsbecausethe
islandissosmall.
Abetterencouragementforeconomicgrowth
wouldberetirementandsecondhomesforthe
Dutch. Unliketourists,theywouldhavevestedin
terestsinbetteringthecommunity. Theywouldbe
keenlyinterestedinhealthcare. Betterhealthcare
wouldserveallresidentsofStatia. Theywouldex
pandtheeconomybythebuildingoftheir
homes. Theywouldexpandtheeconomybyin
creasingthedemandforvariousservices,from
plumbingtocleaningtopaintingtolandscaping
etc. Theywouldalsoincreasethedemandforcon
sumergoods
thereby
encouraging
stores
to
carry
morevariety,etc. ThiswouldbenefitallStatianresi
dents. Theywouldalsoincreasethedemandfor
restaurantmeals therebyencouragingthedevel
opmentofmorerestaurants. Again thisissome
thingthatwouldbenefitallresidents. Meanwhile,
theincomethesepeoplewouldbringtotheisland
March 15 2010
PENSIONERS
GoodMorning
Annemieke,
I'mcuriousifyouhaveheardanydiscussionontheisland
aboutthenewarrival,amuslimwomanwhowearsafull
burkawithcompletelycoveredface. Giventheconcern
inHollandamongstsomeoftheIslamizationofEurope,
I'mwonderingifitisbecominganewsitemhere.
Anonymous
ISLAMIZATIONOF STATIA? GVP ON YOUTUBE
ThereisayoutubefilmWildeFridaythatshows
howthekidsbehavedatthelittlepartyfollowing
themotivationalspeechtheyhadFridaybeforethe
break.Someconcernedteachersaskedmetoputa
linkinthestatianews.Theywonderedwhynoone
waswatchingthesekids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yc_GxE9JrE
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Whatthatactuallymeans,andHansvanMierlocould
havegivenahistoricallectureaboutthis,isthatthe
wetgevendemacht(thepowerthatmakesthelaws)
andtheuitvoerendemacht(thepowerthatcarriesout
thatlaw,thatistheexecutivecouncil,butalsopeoplein
jobslikepolicemen,civilservants,teachersandother
communityservicegivers)arenotseparated!
ItalkedtoMr.Kampandhesaidthatthislawalready
passedtheSecondChamber.HowcouldMr.Pechtoldlet
thathappen!
Mr.Kampalsosaidthathavingdualismhelpskeeping
thelawmakingpowerandexecutivepowerseparated.
Mr.KampexplainedthatinasmallcommunitylikeStatia
orSaba,therearejustnotenoughpeoplethatcangointo
politics.Thebetterjobs,whereyouneedtobeeducated
for,arethegovernmentjobs,sowhereelsedowegetour
politiciansfrom?
Inmyopinion,itisthisveryrulethatstartsall
vriendjespolitiekandconflictsofinterestHollandso
gladlywantstogetridoff.
Tohaveasolidandtransparentgovernmentusedtobe
oneofthepillarsforD66.Governmentmustnotbetoo
big,governmentmustnothavetoomuchbureaucracy,
andofcoursegovernmentmustbetransparent.
VanMierlosideasareverymuchalive,D66hasbeen
strongintheoppositionandwonvotesatthelocalelecti
ons.
IreallywouldliketoknowwhatPechtoldthinksabout
theseexceptionsthataremadeforStatiaandSaba.
Annemiek
HansvanMierlodiedThursday.Hewasfrom1966until
2010theprominentinspiratorandbytimesactingpolitici
anofthepoliticalpartyD66.Hestartedthispartybecau
sehewantedtochangethesystemintheNetherlands.He
wantedmoredirectdemocracy,achosenmayor,achosen
primeministerandhewantedtoendmonarchy.Hewan
tedalotmore,becausehisinterestdidnotbeginandend
withDutchpolitics.Hewasconcernedaboutinternational
politicalpowerplayandbeingliterarytalentedaswell,his
visionsandobservationsalwayshadtheSecondChamber
speechless.D66
was
the
party
that
fought
for
gay
marria
gesandeuthanasiaandthelegalizationofsoftdrugs.
AlexanderPechtold,thepresentleaderofD66,ispartof
theNAAZ.HehasbeenstatesecretaryofKingdomaffairs
inthepast.Ineverheardhimsayanythingaboutthedis
mantlingoftheNetherlandsAntilles.
NowwhatdoyouthinkHansvanMierlowouldhave
thoughtaboutthis:OnStatiaandSaba,thereisthispossi
bilitytohaveagovernmentjobANDtobeintheisland
council.Yourjobwillbeputonhold,youwillgobackto
thatjobwhenyoustepoutofpolitics,oryoustilldoyour
governmentjob
by
the
side.
March 15 2010
MEANWHILE INTHE NETHERLANDS
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TheballisnowinthehandsoftheIslandCoun
cilmemberstorunwithinthegeneralinterest
ofthepeopleofSaba.Samesexmarriages,
abortionandeuthanasiaarenotpartofour
Caribbeanculture.
Levenstonesaidthatheisalsocallingonthe
clergyandtheChristianCounciltoalsomakea
stand
on
this
issue
in
the
interest
of
the
Saban
community.
DaveLevenstone,
PoliticalLeaderoftheDemocraticPartyof
Saba.
Saba, March 12th
2010.
TheBottom,Saba:LeaderoftheDemocratic
PartyofSaba,Mr.DaveLevenstoneonFriday
eveningsaidthatinrespondingtothecallof
manypersonswithinthecommunityofSabahe
isnowcallingontheIslandCouncilofSabato
starttheprocessinholdingareferendumto
hearfrom
the
people
of
Saba
if
they
are
in
agreementorindisagreementwiththedeci
sionoftheDutchSecondChambertointroduce
samesexmarriages,abortionandeuthanasia
ontheBESislandsandinparticulartheisland
ofSaba asofOctober10th
2010.
Levenstonesaidthatinaccordancewithwhat
heisbeingtoldontheislandtheincoming
MemberofParliamentfortheWindwardIs
landsPeoplesMovementMr.WillJohnsonis
sayingthat
these
laws
will
not
be
part
of
the
newsituationthattheislandwillbeentering
intoon101010andweneedtohaveclarity
onthismatter.ThepeopleofSabadidnotvote
tointegrateintoHollandeitherbutyetthatis
thecaseandaccordingtohimwhateverthe
DutchSecondChamberhasagreeduponispart
andparcelofwhathasbeennegotiatedbe
tweenSabaandtheDutchGovernment.
Levenstonesaidthatseeingthetimespanthat
willbe
needed
to
organize
agood
referendum
ontheissuehewouldadviseandrecommend
totheIslandCounciltosetJune9th
2010asthe
datetoholdthereferendumonSaba.
Thequestioncanbeverysimplyputtothepeo
pleofSaba.
Yes.Iagreewiththeintroductionofsamesex
marriages,abortionandeuthanasia.
No,Idonotagreetointroducesamesexmar
riages,abortionandeuthanasia.
March 15 2010
A REFERENDUMON SABA
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OnFridayMarch19th
andSaturdayMarch20th
upcomingtheArubaAssociationBringamosawillbehaving2daysof
festivitiesincelebrationofArubaDay.ThefestivitieswillbeginonFridayMarch19th
withanArubaDayCelebrationParty
attheLionsDenwheremusicwillbeprovidedbynoneotherthanSt.Maartens#1partybandCONTROLfeaturingRei
nierLijfrock,andStatiasveryownDJSense.TicketsareonsaleforUS$10.00orNaf.18, andareavailableatMazingaGift
Shop,Superburger,FrankysPlaceandBringamosamembers.PriceatthedoorwillbeNaf.20,.
OnSaturdayMarch20th
thefestivitiescontinuewithamotorcadebeginningattheFDRAirportat5:30PM,andendingat
theBringamosaClubhouseonSpannerCorner,whereablockpartywillbeheld.Uponarrivalafreeglassofchampagne/
winewillbeserved,alongwithsnacks.EntertainmentwillbeprovidedbytheRebelsBand,RunnThingz,andalltheway
fromChocolateCityAruba,the2010CalypsoQueenLadyV.
Forfurtherinformationyoucancall:Mr.AlBrownat3181742.SodontmissthisGrandArubaDayCelebrationWeekend.
Comeoutandenjoyyourself.ThatsFridayMarch19th
andSaturdayMarch20th.Bethere!!!
March 15 2010
NEWS FROM BRINGAMOSA
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