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Feed the children first!

OPINION_BANNERDear Editor,

In the hierarchy of human needs, the basic physiological needs (for food, water, and so on) take precedence over all other needs. As a rule, people invest the most energy in satisfying those physiological needs. For instance, oxygen and liquid: a person cannot live without air and a person would surely die for the lack of those two elements. Next are food, warmth and sex.

Once...

Who is fooling who?

Dear Editor,

I read the synopsis of DP-Statia's radio programme on Sunday, September 5. When I reached the last full...

Reclaim the magic

Dear Editor,

Please allow me a dig-in among the many political commentators of late, before 10-10-10 comes and I am...

David Richardson resigns, criticises President Gumbs

Editor's Note: The following is the text of an "open letter" to President Frantz Gumbs of French St. Martin written...

History is about to repeat itself in St. Maarten

Dear Editor,

I want to very clearly state that I am neither an astrologist, nor an obeah man, nor a seer. The fact...

Twisting the facts

Dear Editor,

A socialist leader requires a socialist state - in Marxist-Leninist terms, a state that has abolished...

Going ‘UP’ and down

Dear Editor,

For 28 years I have attended "political" campaigns. Always funny and always the same thing: big words...

Company St. Maarten N.V.

Dear Editor,

Let's call Future Country St. Maarten, Company St. Maarten!

We are looking for a whole bunch of...

Do not allow others to blur your vision

Dear Editor,

The smoke machine of the Democratic Party (DP) has really taken off!

The blame game which they master...

Let’s paint the sky blue

Dear Editor,

We've seen and heard the usual politicians' promises. Some are proposing very big and fancy projects to...

What is a foreigner, what is a naturalized citizen?

Dear Editor,
Of course our St. Maarten politicians are not ignorant. But I couldn't help thinking so when I read of...

‘Message above messenger’

Dear Editor,
While outwardly the so-called 'razor-thin' CPA support is not affecting the leadership of the NA, DP and...

Fighting for the right cause

Dear Editor,

I have no doubt that most people living in St. Maarten and most politicians have no idea that Country...

National Alliance Goes Red!

Dear Editor,

At least they should be red in the face with embarrassment. How much more nonsense can we be expected...

Do not let your vision be blurred

Dear Editor,

Wauuuw, the smoke machine of the DP has really taken off!

The blame game which they master better than...

Cheap talk

Dear Editor,

As the electorate become so familiar during election time, many promises are made by eager candidates...

St. Maarten should opt for dollarization

Dear Editor,

Already the Antillean guilder is a monopoly Mickey Mouse currency, since it must piggy back on, and be...

The dominant political ideology in St. Maarten

Dear Editor,

For anyone who is really interested in the quality of life in the country he is visiting, the main...

What does it take?

Dear Editor,

My name is Neville Hyacinth de Weever Labega. I am a medical doctor, specialized in family practice. I...

Time for honest politicians

Dear Editor,

Recently the government has made a series of appalling decisions which we, the people of St. Maarten...

A suggestion for GEBE

Dear Editor,

We have all gone again through the ordeal of long hours and even days without electricity. I would like...

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Feed the children first!
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Dear Editor, In the hierarchy of human needs, the basic physiological needs (for food, water, and... Read more...
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