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Head of Permits Resign--- Says he Wants Back Old Position Back.

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Philipsburg: --- With the reports from SOAB now in the open SMN News has learnt that the head of the permits department at ROB Mr. Guy Gumbs has submitted his resignation from that department. Sources say that the department head has claimed that he has health conditions and as such, he can no longer hold the position (head of permits) thus he resigns with immediate effect.
Gumbs submitted his letter to general affairs on January 25th 2010. He also requested that the executive council reinstate him to his former position as project manager at the department of New Projects and Beheerdienst with the same legal position prior to his departure in April 2009.
The letter was sent to the executive council and copied to Commissioner Theo Heyliger.
SMN News managed to retrieve a copy of a memo Gumbs sent to the director of ROB Mr. Joseph Dollison on August 31 2009 informing him that he would not be signing the permits for Olzina N.V. belonging to Samir Andreos. According to the memo, Gumbs said he would not sign the advice and suggested, "All departments shall sign this advice including inspections since they are so aware of the circumstances surrounding the project. The person who was head of VROM or who now represented at the time shall be the one to sign this advice."
SMN News also learnt that Gumbs was under constant pressure from the director of ROB to sign off advices that did not meet the legal requirements and as such, he has decided to remove himself now that an official investigation has started at ROB.
SMN News also learnt that the director of ROB Mr. Joseph Dollison has submitted a letter saying he is currently ill and would not be reporting to work, while his subordinate Claudius Buncamper is currently off island. For the sake of clarity we at SMN News have decided to publish the memo Gumbs sent to Dollison pertaining Olzina N.V.
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'Good Buy
February, 02, 2010, 00:57
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Good for Guy Gumbs. I have worked with him and find him to be an upstanding person who works hard at his job, takes his job seriously, and is "above board" on things. I wish him well and hope he can get his old position back if that is what he desires!

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compaq
February, 02, 2010, 01:39
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Mr. Gumbs, I applaud you. Do not tarnish your good name, and hamper your health for posistion sake. Leave the bosses sign the advice. I even understand that there is another building permit request for the same person for same area and for 6 floors, if did not resign now you might ahve been forced to sign that one also. Let's see now who they will put in that position!! Be good- hope that you will get your old job back!!

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whistleblower
February, 02, 2010, 03:02
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Nice to see that a whistleblower comes out to bring us up to speed on all the wrong doings in the department. Mr Gumbs, we commend you for exposing this one and I'm sure you have more to tell. Mr Samir obviously had to get his permits signed one way or the other. Your superiors who should have know better try to push this permit knowing full well that the permits where not in order and didn't follow procedures.
You did the right thing Guy, wish you the best

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Hidden memos
February, 02, 2010, 08:01
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I can not say it any better bloggers. Mr Gumbs you came out of the closet and signal that your not quilty of any wrong doing at the ROB department. "good job " . Do not let them shame you nor piont fingers at you. Let the world know who you are and what your years of service stands for. Mr Dollison should be remove from his position. Their are locals who do not get a permit to build a second floor on their home. If you have anymore hidden documents that you would like to bring to light, bring them forward. Let the investigators know what all been going on at the ROB department. Dollison is no good, i know that for a fact. Some five years back Dollison tried to steal my mothers property. He and his partners in crime change her documents to suit their needs, to sell to investers.They had her running around like a chicken without a head, but there is a god,,she won the court case,,
I bet you docters will never find a cure for his recent illness.
The kadaster also needs to be checked out for wrong doings and abuse of the land owners documents. And for Buncamper fire him, fire them all,
Do not even pay them out for their years of service, their bank accounts keep growing bigger every year.
Mr Gumbs i wish you continuous success in the future.

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hurricane or no hurricane
February, 02, 2010, 11:14
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dollison deserves every thing that is coming to him he is not a nice person at all to deal with!!greed has him where he is right now.i hope they pluck off all his feathers and leave his A** naked like a chicken!!!dunn NO!!!!!

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anonymous
February, 03, 2010, 02:11
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Thank you Mr. Gumbs for showing us that we have decent people who know the difference between right and wrong. There is a high road and a low road in life to live by and the choice is ours.

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anon
February, 03, 2010, 09:47
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fiinally someone has the guts to stand up to all this corruption.
Bravo Mr. Gumbs

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concerned
February, 03, 2010, 12:57
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Mr. Gumbs, you are a hard worker and a no nonsence person. I do hope that all goes well for you. Keep up your good work. God Bless You.

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old times civel servant
February, 05, 2010, 03:36
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A lot of the so called new civil servant forget or were not sworn in.When you do this at the beginning of your possition as a civil servant you make an oath infront of the governor and witnisses to a comly correctly to the rules and rgulatio stipulated for your job.No bribary,etc etc.
These people forget what honesty means.I'm glad that among the existing garbage you can still find people you can stand up and tell the truth.There is still hope that we might come out of thehole ctrated by those who sat to comfartable on there seat for to long and because of their attitude bombarded those working with them.If they are not guilty why cannot they face what is going on and come up face the music

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