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Prime Minister Wescot-Williams Reacts to Letter sent by Schotte on Central Bank --- Says St. Maarten shall not buckle under intimidation.

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The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot- Williams made it abundantly clear in an initial reaction to a letter received from the Prime Minister of Curacao on April 19th indicating his Government's wish to annul the St. Maarten Harbor Bond Issue, that her government or persons representing the Government and the people of St. Maarten shall not buckle under any type of intimidation.
In the letter to Prime Minister Wescot-Williams, her colleague the Prime Minister of Curacao Mr. Schotte, indicated his government's intention to annul or seek annulment of the St. Maarten Harbor bond issue and added that he will "tolerate no resistance to his government's plans to do so". The letter also went on to contain a hardly veiled threat of criminal prosecution in the matter.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Wescot-Williams stated that she has already made it very clear that none of the two countries could "unilaterally interfere in Central Bank matters without taking the Bank's Charter into consideration". The Prime Minister went on to say that the Government of Curacao has never countered the arguments of the Central Bank regarding its role in the issuance of the bond for the Harbor of St. Maarten; principal in the bank's considerations for guaranteeing the bond issue is St. Maarten's economy and the need for economic activities benefiting St. Maarten to continue to develop.
In her statement on Sunday, the Prime Minister also made it clear that this is not the way two governments should deal with each other and she was also very adamant that the Government of St. Maarten could no longer sit back and accept the damage that the debacle surrounding the Central Bank is causing the image of. St. Maarten.
What she lamented most however, was the intimidation levied against the St. Maarten nominees on the board of the Central Bank; "It should be noted that both the Governments of Curacao and that of St. Maarten have appointed these members", commented the Prime Minister. "Acts of protest are part of any democracy, however when representatives of the people not only take part, but use intimidation tactics to drive their message home, and incite citizens against one another, it is a sad day for the same democratic principles," continued the Prime Minister in reaction to the protest on Curacao on Saturday morning in front of the building of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten.
The government of St. Maarten has already sought legal counsel on the letter received from Prime Minister Schotte and will be handling this matter in the early part of this week.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 24 April 2012 23:23 )  
Comments (11)
  • schotte
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    Schotte government is acting like chickens without heads!

    They need to grow up and stop this pathetic 'korsou soap' show!

  • gadda
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    we're still in the same rocky boat with curcow,when will we learn fhat mi dushi curcow is still the same as before the status aparte(selfish)? are our leaders that scared to captain the ship themselves?

  • Craker
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    The last string that is keeping these two new countries together politically and economically is the Central Bank. It will always be our biggest setback in reaching our ultimate economic goal

    The people voted for separate status and yet that central bank string is still intact after 18 months

    Come this Oct 10, 2012 we will like to see the dollarization of our currency.

    Hence the NAF will worth less than the paper it is printed on.

    There could be no NA without St.Maarten and likewise there will be no NAF without St.Maarten.

  • Smart Craker
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    It's not the first person you are in sxm that always say sxm can go on their own, so why not show it, you craker.
    sxm can only make noise and can't handle their own affairs yet.
    Proof one thing that sxm can do good, raise taxes, MP talking chunk, Ministers travelling with our tax monies, not one but a whole office, advisors and everything always was good.
    Get a life and stop nagging about others, see what sxm can do first.

  • Dollarize
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    Just dollarize already, then we won't need to have a shared central bank.

    The NA did not work out for SXM, neither will a shared Central Bank.

  • WISE OR WACKY
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    BEFORE JUMPING TO CONCLUSION WE SHOULD FIRST FIND OUT WHERE SARAH'S AND THEO'S BANDWAGON INTEND TO TAKE FOR A RIDE BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THEIR HIDDEN AGENDAS AS OUR CORPORATE CROOKS IN GOVERNMENT.

    OBSERVATIONS:

    A) SUDDENLY SARAH AWOKE FROM HER LONG AND DEEP SLEEP AND WE REQUEST HER MAJESTY TO THROW HER WEIGHT BEHIND THE UNFORTUNATE SAGA PLAGUING THE PELICAN WORKERS AS TO FINALLY BRING A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM, YOU WEASEL.

    B) SARAH, THE PENSIONERS ARE CREAMING TO YOU FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW TO PLEASE INCREASE THEIR MEASLY AND RIDICULOUS OLD AGE PENSION, YOU WIMP.

    C) THE CIVIL SERVANTS ARE FIGHTING TOOTH AND NAIL TO GET THEIR LONG OVER DUE ADJUSTED COST OF LIVING FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW AND YOU CHOOSE TO CONVENIENTLY IGNORE THEIR PLIGHT, YOU SCAMP.

    D) THE PEOPLE ARE SCREAMING FOR RELIEFS IN THESE HARD TIMES BUT YOU SEEMINGLY DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT THEIR PLIGHTS, YOU CROOK.

    E) MR.10% OR BETTER KNOWN AS THEO HAS FOUND ANOTHER PERSON TO TAKE THE CHESTNUTS OUT OF THE FIRE FOR HIM BECAUSE SEEMINGLY JUDAS JAMES HAS BURNT OFF ALL HIS FINGERS FOR DOING MR.10% DIRTY JOB, YOU HYPOCRITE.

    SO HISTORY REVEALS AND REMINDS US THAT YOU ARE CERTAINLY NOT THE LEGITIMATE PERSON OR QUALIFIED CANDIDATE TO EVER SPEAK OF INTIMIDATION, YOU THUG.

    YOU ARE NOT THE ABUSED BUT RATHER THE ABUSER, YOU CORPORATE CROOK.

    CURACAO CORRECTLY DENIES YOU THAT WHOPPING $150 MILLION DOLLAR BOND BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF COLE BAY AND SIMPSON BAY ARE AGAINST THAT CAUSE WAY TO NO WHERE, YOU CRONY.

    WOW MR.10% NEEDS MONEY FOR HIS HARBOUR PROJECT HE IS GOING TO BUILD IN THE BAHAMAS FOR HIS OWN BENEFIT AND NOT THE PEOPLE OF ST.MAARTEN, YOU TRAMP.

    CURACAO CORRECTLY POINTED OUT TO YOU THAT YOUR LITTLE KINGDOM CALLED "COUNTRY ST.MAARTEN" DOES NOT PAY:

    A) IMPORT DUTY TAX,

    B) LIQUOR TAX,

    C) LAND TAX.

    BUT YOU AND MR.10% WANT TO ROB THE CENTRAL BANK OF 150,-- MILLION DOLLARS FOR ALL YOU PET PROJECTS WHILE THE PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING RIGHT UNDER ALL YOU EYES, YOU WIZARD.

  • guest2
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    Food for thought: It's not Sarah or Theo who wants the shared Central Bank.....It's a requirement from the Dutch Government...we wanted remission from the loans from Holland...they required certain things in place as well.

  • what a joke
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    When Curacao put out the aqualectra bind of Naf 300 million they can't sell ONE million yet. St. Maarten sold it's whole 120 million dollar loan in 3 HOURS. so you see the people believe in the SXM economy but are scare of the arabic influence in the curacao economy. Look out who telling us in SXM what we can do. A bunch of curacao based arabic crooks.

  • WISE OR WACKY
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    WITH THE SXM SO CALLED BOOMING ECONOMY WISE OR WACKY IS ASKING THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

    A) WHERE DO THE LITTLE MAN FITS INTO THIS BOOMING ECONOMY OR DEVELOPMENT??????????????????????

    B) WHAT BENEFIT HAS THE ONE AND A HALF MILLION CRUISE Pa**ENGERS OFFERED THE LITTLE MAN?????????????

    C) SO WHERE DO WE THEN FIND THE LITTLE MAN IN "COUNTRY SXM??????????????????????????????????

    LETS GUESS THEN WHERE WE WILL FIND THE ABUSED:

    A) ON THE JOBLESS MARKET.

    B) IN THE SOCIAL WELFARE LINE.

    C) OR DOING ODD JOBS JUST TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

    WOW WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THIS CREATURE CALLED UNITY GOVERNMENT OF DP/UP REALLY OFFERS OUR PEOPLE IN THIS BOOMING ECONOMY.

    AND NOW LETS SEE WHERE WE FIND THE ABUSERS:

    A) OWNERS OF GAS STATIONS AND SETTING THE GAS PRICES,

    B) OWNERS OF GOTTWALD CRANES AT THE HARBOUR CHARGING GOVERNMENT $400,--/HR

    C) OWNERS OF LARGE CLEANING COMPANIES THAT "HELP KEEP SXM CLEAN.

    D) SHARE HOLDERS OF HOTEL RESORTS

    E) OWNERS OF BIG BUSINESSES ON THE WATHEY BOARD WALK.

    F) RECIPIENTS OF 10% KICK BACKS IN MANY ROAD CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ETC ETC ETC.

    NOW DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE LITTLE MAN WILL GET ANYTHING FROM THEO'S RAIN FOREST PROJECT.

    NO.

    DO YOU THINK THAT THE CAUSE WAY TO NO WHERE WILL OFFER YOU ANY PERMANENT JOB.

    NO.

    SO OUR PROBLEM IS NOT CURACAO.

    OUR PROBLEM IS OUR GOVERNMENT OOPS GANGSTERS.

  • A True Sint Maartener
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    Please !!!!!!!!! give Sarah our Prime Minister a chance......she is finally awake. She finally knows something. Sarah beware that SCHOTTE don't burst you, Mr. 10% and the team bubble. SARAH beware of who you point fingers at.

    Congrats SARAH...........you've awaken from out of the coma.....

  • WISE OR WACKY
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    MAY BE SHE IS NOT FULLY AWAKEN AND JUST WALKING AND WANDERING AROUND IN HER SLEEP.

    IN THIS CASE WE SHOULD ADMINISTER SHOCK TREATMENT IN GETTING HER ATTENTION TO START ADDRESSING THE MANY PROBLEMS AFFECTING THE MUCH NEEDY PEOPLE.

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