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POSITIVE VIBRATIONS
INDEPENDENTNEWSLETTER
APRIL 14, 2010VOLUME 2 ISSUE 4
STATIA NEWS
Lastweek,
one
night,
all
the
dogs
in
my
neighborhoodwerehowling.
Ithinktheyfeltthemistralcoming.
Themistralisthewindthatblowsallthe
wayfromAfricatotheCaribbeanoverthe
AtlanticOcean.
Unlikeahurricane,themistraldoesnot
havetoscareus.
ItsometimescarriessandfromtheSahara
desert,it
also
gives
us
rain.
About the SocialEconomic Develop-ment plan,Page 2, 3
Mr. Reginald Zaan-
dam, Page 4
Mr. Gerald Berkel,Page 5,6
Antillean Ministers
installed, Dollari-zation, Opening
Centre for Youthand Family, Page 7
Education Elemen-
tary Schools,Page 8
Meeting with theDomestic Commit-tee Page 9
Opinion: Language
of InstructionPage 9
Music, Page 10, 11,12
Voting for the
Dutch SecondChamber, Page 13
Letters to the Edi-tor, Opinion,
Page 14,15,16
Invitation, Advertis-ments,Page 17
Isit
the
mistral
that
gives
us
positive
vibrations?
KeepinformingStatianews,allkindofinforma
tionisappreciated,invitations,announce
ments,localnews,ideas,complaints,advertise
ments,anything.
emailStatianewsat:[email protected]
Enjoythenews,
Annemiek
Tunein
on
Channel
7tonight
7.30
to
see
Stati
asnewLt.Gov.Mr.BerkelonYoutalkwith
FranklinBrownandGlennSchmidt.
IguessMr.Berkeljustwonthegamehere.ThispictureismadebyNatasjaVuikatLt.
Gov.Mr.GeraldBerkelsfirstworkingdaywhenhevisitedtheauxilaryhometoge
therwithhiswife,FirstLadyCamillaBerkelDembrook.Moreonpage5and6
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ThecontinuingstoryaboutStatiasstrategicdevelopment
planandthespatialplan.
Togiveanupdate:March25therewasanalternative
townhallmeetingaboutthestrategicdevelopmentplan.
Whydidthatmeetingtakeplace?
Becausethestrategicdevelopmentplan,madeasadraft
byRBOIwasnotsatisfactorytoalotofcitizensfromStatia.
RBOI
is
a
spatial
planning
bureau
from
Rotterdam.
They
wereappointedbytheexecutivecounciltomakeastrate
gicaldevelopmentplanandaspatialplan.
Explanation:Statianeedsspatialplanning.Everybody
agreeswiththat,becausewithoutaspatialplanthatgives
destinationstopartsoftheisland,thereisnocontrolover
buildingactivities.
Statianeedstoworkoninfrastructure.Thisisalocalaffair.
Tomakeaspatialplanisalsoalocalaffair.
Now,youcantmakeaspatialplanoutoftheblue.You
havetohaveknowledgeaboutthewayyourislandisgoing
todevelop.
Sobeforeyoumakeaspatialplan,therehastobeastrate
gicdevelopmentplanorastheyalsocallit:asocialeco
nomicdevelopmentplan.
PAGE 2 LOCAL NEWS STATIA NEWS
RBOIandtheplanningbureaupresentedtheirworkintwo
townhallmeetings.OneinDecemberandoneinMarch.In
DecembertheycameupwiththreescenariosforStatias
socialeconomicdevelopment;AtouristicStatia,aninno
vativeStatiaandaStatiafortheStatians.Thecomments
andinputthatcamefromthatmeetingwereusedto
makeafinalstrategicdevelopmentplan.
TheypresentedthatplaninMarch,andtheexecutive
councildidnotapprovewiththisplan.Theydecidedto
continuestill
and
they
did
have
atownhallmeeting
about
thisplan.Atthatmeetingitwasclearthatthisplanisnot
whatthepeopleofStatiaexpected.
Thatswhyanalternativetownhallmeetingwashelda
fewdayslater,initiatedbyagroupofconcernedciti
zens. Thepeoplethatattendedthatmeeting(77per
sons)gaveamandatetothisgroupofconcernedcitizens.
Itwassuggestedthattheyusetheresultsfromthework
shopthatwasheldin2007aboutthemattertomakean
alternativeplan.
Thesamegroupofconcernedcitizensspokewiththe
domesticcommittee(seepage9)andnowtheplanning
bureauand
the
island
council
agree
upon
this
delay
in
the
process.
ThecitizensofStatiahavebeengivenextratimetowork
onabetterstrategicdevelopmentplanthatcanbeasolid
foundationforthemakingofaspatialplan.
April 14 2010
STATIA IS GIVEN EXTRA TIME
Atthealternativetownhallmeetingalotofpeopleshowedupthatnevercometotownhallmeetings.Island
councilmember
Clyde
van
Putten
was
also
there
and
so
was
Mr.
Gerald
Berkel
(then
still
acting
Lt.
Gov.)
whocametoseewhatwasgoingon. PicturebyNatasjaVuik
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PAGE 3 LOCAL NEWS STATIA NEWS
Arestrictionofnomoreroomsthan30/40/50perhotelonthe
island.
Nogolfresort.
AgolfresortwithSpaandsoonatVenusBayorEnglishQuarters.
AnewharborforfreightbySignalHill.
ReopeningofthecampingspaceatthebottomofSignalHill.
Use
Venus
Bay
for
some
kind
of
tourist
attraction
(a
waterparc
withslidesandsoon,thepossibilitytohaveabighouseparty
podiumortohaveinternationalmusicfestivals)
PreserveeverythingthathastodowithStatiashistory.
MakeabettertrailonGilboaHillgoingtothehistoricareaup
there.Makeatouristattractionofthatoldplantationruins.
ExpansionofbeachspacefromSmokeAlleytoSignalHill.
AroadtoSignalHillfromSmokeAlleyalongthecoast.
Usetheareanorthoftheairport,forgrowinggoodgrassfor
foodforthecowsandpigs(takes5years)
Forgoats,
you
need
acacia
where
they
can
nibble
on.
Allowthebuildingofhouses,shopsandhotelsinthearoundthe
mountainareatoo,evenifitisalsoananimalhusbandryarea.
Investigateifitisreallysothatanyspotonthisislandisgoodfor
agriculture.
UseCrooksCastleandthesmallbeachinbetweentheharbor
andCrooksCastlefortourismtoo.
MakearoadfromtheharbortoRosemaryLane,togetthetraffic
comingandgoingtoWhitewallanduptheQuillviaRosemary
Lane.
Acamping
at
the
outskirts
of
Oranjestad.
AparkinglotattheoutskirtsofOranjestad.
BiggerbeachesinLowerTown.
Importanimalslikeowlsandmonkeys.
Bringsandtobuildanewbeach.
Createparkingareasandroundaboutswhereneeded.
Movethewaterinstallationtoanontouristicspot.
Youthinkofsomethingelse?
April 14 2010
SUGGESTIONS STATIANEWS HEARD OFTheseareafewsuggestionsaboutthespatialplanningofStatia
thatwereheardonthetelevisionandinmeetingsthelastweeks
andthatIpersonallyheardinthestreet.
Ashoppingmalloutsidetheresidentialarea.
Villageswiththeirownshops,hotels,farms.
Anecolodgeinanaturalparc.
Bedandbreakfastintheresidentialarea.
Socialhousing
with
space
for
individual
farming
per
house
at
the
AtlanticsideofSt.Eustatius.
Moreadultentertainmentfortheguysfromtheoiltankers.
PreserveallthebigtreesatLowerTownandinOranjestad.
NomarinainLowerTown.
AsmallmarinaattheendofWhitewall,forthatyoumustcreatea
quietbayanddigoutthecliff.
Houseswithalotofspaceforfarmingandbeautifulgardensalong
theRoadtoWhitewall.
Afishrestaurant
by
the
harbor.
NottoomuchhotelsinLowerTown.
Statianeedsamovietheatre.
Statianeedstrafficlights.
Oranjestadmustbecarfree.
Focusonpensionersratherthanontourism.
GovernmentofficestogetherinonebuildingoutsideOranjestad.
Statianeedspublicparks.
OnBonairetheyaremakingmoreeffortstoinvol
vethepublicinthespatialplanning(websiteRBOI)
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PAGE 4 INTERNATIONAL STATIA NEWS
nyNicolaashavebeengoingonaboutthisfromthevery
beginning.
Thisisallaboutlawsandfrankly,Statianewsisjustnot
goodenoughtoexplainallofthat.
Mr.Woodley,Statiascommissionerofconstitutional
affairsonceexplainedtoStatianewsitsalljustwords.
Whetheryoucallitdirecttie,freeassociation,country
withinthe
Kingdom
or
something
else
doesnt
matter,
youhavetolookatthebenefitsofanyconstruction.
Iunderstandhispoint.Hethinksitsbetterjusttolookat
whatanyconstructionoranytieorlinkwithHollandwill
meanforthepeoplepractically.
IfweweretobeamunicipalityoftheNetherlands,just
liketheothermunicipalitystheNetherlandshas,we
wouldtrulybepartoftheNetherlandsandhaveexactly
thesamerightsandobligations.
Wethenwouldhavetobecomepartofaprovinceinthe
Netherlandsandthatprovincewouldhavetomakerules
andregulations
like
it
does
for
its
other
municipalities.
Butnowwearegoingtobeapublicentityandwewont
havethesamerulesandregulationsasamunicipality.
Ifitistruewhattheysayandthiswholeconstructionis
actuallyagainstsomehigherinternationallaws,the
Netherlandswouldhavetochangeherconstitutiontofit
usin.
Thatwouldmeanwehavetowaitfortheelectionsand
66%oftheSecondChambermustapproveofthatchan
ge.
Apartfromareferendumnow,Mr.Zaandamisaskingif
thereisawayout:After10 10 10,canwevoteforso
methingelseapartfromBESorindependence,ordowe
reallylooseourrightforselfdetermination?
ThatsaboutalltheexplanationStatianewscangiveyou.
PersonalStatianewscomment:UncleZaandam,most
peopleofStatiaareproudofyou,theDailyHeralddidnot
writeagoodreport,comebacktotheislandandletyour
voicebeheardasacouncilmember.Ibettherearealot
ofguysandgirlsthatreallyneedtoplaydominoswith
you.HeZaandam,wemissyou!Comeback,youhear!
A.
April 14 2010
MR . ZAANDAM DID NOT SHOCK THE SECOND CHAMBER !Mr.ZaandammayhaveshockedMrs.BijleveldandMr.
Kamp,Mr.Zaandammayhaveshockedsomepeopleofhis
ownDemocraticParty,buthedidNOTshocktheSecond
Chamber,liketheDailyHeraldsaidonthefrontpagelast
week.
Onthecontrary,hisstorywaswelcomedbythemembers
oftheSecondChamber.AlotofmembersoftheNAAZ
(NederlandsAntilliaanseenArubaanseZaken)wantmore
timetochecktheBeslaws,soadelayiswelcomeforthem.
Mr.Zaandamdidnotaskforadelay.Hejustwantsarefe
rendumsincethepopulationofStatianevervotedforbe
comingpartoftheNetherlands.ListentoZaandaminthe
SecondChamber:http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/
dperzaandampleitvoorreferendumstatia,therealsoisa
forumonthatwebsite.
Inthequestionround,theparliamentariersgothimtosay
morethanhewasplanningtosay.Thisiswhathesays:If
wegettheopportunitytohaveareferendum Iwantthat.
Iftherewillbeadelayintheprocessofconstitutional
change,sobeit.
Onwww.statianews.comyoucanreadZaandamsspeech.
Nowwhathappenedafterthisspeech?Asyoucanimagine,
oppositionrushedtothemicrophone.FirstMr.VanRaak
hadtheword.Heisfromthesocialistparty.Hesuggested
thatmaybenowitstimetodotworeferendums:onStatia
andonBonaire,sincebothoftheislandswantareferen
dum.
LateronMr.Brinkmancametothemicrophone.Heisalso
fromtheopposition,thePVV,Wildersparty.Mr.Brinkman
saidthis:IamafanofZaandam.
Ofcourse
he
says
that,
because
he
wants
to
stop
the
pro
cessandhenotonlywantsareferendumforthepeopleon
theislands,butalsoforthepeopleintheNetherlands.
Allofthepeoplethatcametothemicrophoneaskedthis
question:Onwhosebehalfareyoutalking?
Zaandamansweredthathespeaksinthecapacityofisland
councilmemberofSt.Eustatiusandthathisideaofarefe
rendumisanideaalotofpeopleonStatiahave.
Theargumentabouttheunequaltreatmentofpeopleon
theBESislandscomparedtothepeopleinHollandisvalid.
Mr.MichielBijkerk,sollicitorfromBonaireandMr.Antho
http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.statianews.com/http://www.statianews.com/http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statiahttp://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/dper-zaandam-pleit-voor-referendum-statia8/9/2019 Public a Tie 4 Volume 2
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KITE COMPETITION
Firstprizeandsecondprizebestmadecatchkiteand
biggestandmostbeautifullcatchkite:FaithSuares
Acathkiteismadewithacacia,calledcochaon
Statia.
You
can
make
a
catch
kite
with
any
kind
of
paperyoulike,youhavetostickthepaperstogether
withcocha.
ThirdpricebestdesignedbullkiteKevinWoodley.
Abullkiteisalargekite,madewithwoodenstrips.
Highestkite:ZevenPandt
Biggestkiteadults:CharleneParres.
(Info:CultureladyMarcellaGibbs.)
PAGE 5 LOCAL NEWS STATIA NEWS
http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/berkelbe%
C3%ABdigdalsnieuwegezaghebbervanstatia
April 14 2010
HereyoucanheartheinterviewReneeRoodheuvel
fromRadioNetherlandsWorldwidehadwithMr.
GeraldBerkelinCuracaoaftertheinauguration.Itis
inDutch.
Thepictureofthisdoveonanacaciatreeismade
inAfrica,butcouldhavebeenmadehereonSta
tia.Thethornsareusedtoassembleacatchkite.
INAUGARATIONOF MR . GERALD BERKEL
Mr.Bakker,headoftheboardoftheauxilaryho
me,Mrs.RenettaMercurius,directoroftheauxila
ryhome,
with
the
First
Couple
of
Statia,
on
Lt.
Gov.Berkelsfirstdayofwork,whenhevisitedthe
auxilaryhome. PicturebyNatasjaVuik.
Mr.GeraldBerkel,hiswifeCamillaBerkel Dem
brookandtheprimeministeroftheDutchAntilles
Mrs.Emily
de
Jongh
Elhage
right
after
the
inaugu
ration. Nervous,proudandhappy..
PicturebyNormanSerphos.
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And:Ihaveallconfidencethatyouwilldoagreat
job.
GreatestStory:
OnenicepreludewasMr.IshmaelBerkelsspeech.
EverybodyonStatiaknowsIshmael.Heisoneofthe
godfathersoftheBerkelfamilyandanimportant
carrierofStatiasculture.Heisalsothebrotherof
Geraldsgrandfather.Hegaveahistoricallecture
aboutthe
Berkel
family.
He
had
aStatia
flag
in
his
righthandandaSabaflaginhislefthand.His
grandmother,thatisGeraldsgreatgreatgrand
motherwasfromSaba.IshmaelBerkelisaborn
storytellerandlikealways,thepeopleenjoyedhis
speechalot.
.
MostTouchingMoment:
WhenGeraldBerkeltooktheword,heexplained
thatyoudonthavetobebornonStatiatobea
SonorDaughteroftheSoil.Asonoradaughter
ofthesoilissomeonethatlivesonStatia,that
lovesStatia
and
that
contributes
to
Statias
soci
ety.Thiswasanimportantmomentinmyopinion.
Mr.Berkelthenrepeatedthisdefinition,andasked
ifeverybodycouldagreewiththat.Andyes,the
audienceagreed,althoughthehandclapping
soundedalittlehesitant.Thenhesaid:Weallhave
todoourpart.Sotakeyourkidstoschoolintime
andbeonyourjobintime.Heretheaudienceap
plaudedloudly.Thiswasgreattiming,something
happenedintheaudience,theyallcheered.Berkel
hadshownhisauthority.
Mr.
Berkel
thanked
not
only
his
family
and
his
fore
fathersforgettinghimtowhereheisnow,healso
thankedhissupportingfriendsErnieSimmonsand
WinstonFleming.Hethankedallreligionsforhelp
inghimandhealsothankedeverybodywhohas
givenhimsomesignofwelcomeorencouragement
orappreciation.
Bestmusic:
SteeldrumAnthemofSt.EustatiusarrangedbyDen
nisAmajan,StatiaswellappreciatedMusicMaestro
oftheCultureDepartment.
A.
April 14 2010
April6,FortOranje
MostMemorableMoment:
WhenfirstchildrenGervaughnandCamberly,sang
theirsong.AlidaFrancis,masterofceremony,intro
ducedthemasthechildrenshehasseensingingand
performingsincetoddlers.Itwasbeautiful.Isawa
miniCamillaandaminiGeraldstandingthere,sing
inginpurenotessomethinglikethis:Papayouare
myhero,
Mama
you
are
my
hero,
ifnobody
knows
yourname,youaremyheroallthesameandIfollow
youstepbystep. IthinkGervaughnandCamberly
recievedthegreatestapplauseoftheevening.
BestSpeech:
ErnieSimmons,StateSecretaryofJusticeofthe
NetherlandsAntilles,givesanexplanationofwhy
GeraldBerkelisthemanforthisjob.Itsbecausehe
liveshere,hasbeenactingLt.Gov.for7years,he
knowswhatisgoingon.Heendsthispartofhis
speechbysaying:Itisatremendousunderstate
mentifIsay
you
are
familiar
with
the
job.
ThenhesaysthatMr.Berkelhastobeabletotakea
blow:toillustratethisheaddstheDutchexpression
Hogebomenvangenveelwind.
Thenitgetsserious.TheLt.Gov.hastosafeguard
integrityoflocalgovernment,hehastosafeguard
goodgovernance,andaveryimportanttaskforhim
istoupholdlawandorder,inthis,allstakeholders
havetodotheirpart.
Hesaysthatitwouldbegoodifpeoplewouldre
memberGeraldBerkelasaLt.Governorthatwas
trulyimpartial.Youhavetostandabovepartypoli
tics,
you
cant
treat
people
different
because
of
the
coloroftheirskin,theirreligionortheirpoliticalaf
filiation.Mr.Simmonssays.
Heendshisspeechwiththesewords: Pleaseallow
metogiveyouapieceofadvice.Webothusedto
playbasketball.WerepresentedStatiaplayingbas
ketball.Inabasketballgametherealwaysisarefe
ree.Imagineplayingthecompletegameandthe
refereeneverblowsthewhistle.Ithappenssome
timestoLt.Governors.Theygetsocaughtupinthe
gamethattheyarehesitanttoblowthewhistle.If
thingsgowrong,youcangiveanannulmenttoour
GovernorGeneral.Useyourwhistle.
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PAGE 7 DIVERSE STATIA NEWS
Allchildren,parents,grandparents,aunts,unclesandneighborsareinvitedtocomeand
jointheactivitiesfortheopeningoftheYouthCentreonSt.EustatiusinthebeginningofMay.
TheCentreforYouthandFamilywillbelocatedinthegreenandwhitebuildingoppositetheli
brary.ThecentreforYouthandFamilywillserveasahelpdeskforallmatterspertainingyouth
andfamily.
All
children
received
an
invitation
via
their
school.
More
info
in
the
next
edition
of
Statianews.
April 14 2010
Onwww.statianews.comanarticleofKoosSneek.In
thatarticle
he
explains
why
it
is
not
necessary
and
unwantedto(temporarily)dollarizeStatia.
Thebigmanwiththepinkshirtandtieinfrontof
thesecondpaintingisErnieSimmons(DP)from
Statia.HeisoneofthetwoStateSecretarysof
Justice.Inalittleinterviewhesaidhistaskismain
lyfinshingupwork.SpecificallyforSimmonsisthe
continuationofsettingupagoodpoliceorganizati
ononSt.MaartenandfortheBESislands.Hecom
pliesasmuchaspossiblewiththewishesofthe
islandterritorys.Hetakescareoftheissuespertai
ningthe
legal
position
of
civil
servants.
These
mat
tersareplannedtobehandledbyMay.
TheinstallationofaprisononStatiaisnotMr.Sim
monsresponsibility,althoughheiskeptuptoda
te.Itisamatterbetweentheislandterritoryand
theNetherlands.
FourfemaleMinisterstoasting;Fromlefttoright:
PrimeMinisterEmilydeJongh Elhage,Ministerof
FinanceEstherdeLannooy,MinisterofJusticeMa
galiJacobaandMrsOmyraLeeflangofHealthand
Education.
Mrs.Jacobalooksgreatwiththestrawhat,the
blueoutfitMrs.Leeflangwearsbecomesher,alt
houghherhatshouldhavebeeninthesamebeau
tifulblue.
Inthebackground,Mr.DuncanofConstitutional
Affairs.
(BothpicturesbyNormanSerphos)
OPINION : WHY DOLLARIZATION?
THE GOVERNMENTOFTHE DUTCH ANTILLESINSTALLED
OPENING CENTREOF YOUTHAND FAMILY IN MAY
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Educationofficialsareoptimisticastheyreportsubstan
tiallyhigherachievementsattheFoundationBasedEduca
tion(FBE)levelonBonaire,St.EustatiusandSaba.Math
andreadingachievementsofchildreningroupssevenand
eightinFBEschoolsonallthreeislandshaveimproved
considerablyinthepastsixmonths.Theachievementsof
studentsingroupfourarealsoonareasonablelevel.If
schoolsareabletomaintainthislevelofacademicin
crease,studentswillhavebetterchancesinSecondary
Education.
Assessment
SincelastyearFBEstudentsonBonaire,St.Eustatiusand
Sabaweretestedinmathandreadingskills,ontwosepa
rateoccasions,underthesupervisionofProfessorDr.Frans
Janssen,projectleaderforeducationimprovements.The
measuresthathavebeentakensincelastsummerareef
fective.Alltheextraworkwhichwasdonebyteachers,
suchasadditionallessonsandextragivenattentionand
theuseofparentvolunteersandthenewlyacquiredand
implementedteachingmaterialsarebearingfruit.
Mathematics
Testresults
show
that
the
math
achievements
of
students
ingroupssevenandeighthaveimprovedonallthreeis
landswerestudentsaregenerallyprovidingonaverage
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20%morecorrectanswerstoassignments.However,a
moresubstantialgrowthwasrecordedonBonaire.Stu
dentsonBonaireareapproachingthetargetnormof60%
correctanswers,whileSt.EustatiusandSaba,withan
averageof35%to50%correctanswersstillremainbe
hind.Nevertheless,progresscanbemeasuredhereas
well.Groupfourstudentsparticipatedinmathtestsfor
thefirsttime.Onallislandsthisgroupattainedthetarget
normofapproximately60%correctanswers.
Reading
Thereadingachievementshavealsoimprovedonall
threeislands.Thetechnicalreadingabilityisexpressedin
asocalledAVIscorethatrunsfrom0to9.Toensurea
smoothtransitionfromFBEtoSecondaryEducationan
AVIlevelofaminimumscoreof6isdesirable.Thishas
alreadybeenachievedinBonaire.Fromallindications
thisappearstoalsobepossibleforSt.EustatiusandSaba,
inviewofthegrowththatstudentshaveexperienced.
TheDutchtargetnormis9.Theimprovementsareposi
tive.However,wearenotthereyet.Itisthereforeimpor
tantthatweareabletocontinuethecurrentupward
trend,accordingtoJanssen.
(fromAlidaFrancis,communicationadvisorRSCSabaand
Statia,[email protected])
april 14 2010
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NEXTWEEKCITOTESTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodluckeverybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gotobedearlyandeatbeforeyougotoschool!!!!!!!!!!!!! (A.)
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2.TheExecutiveCouncildidsharethegroupsview
(andthusthegeneralviewofmanyinthecommu
nity)thatthesocialeconomicdevelopmentplan
hasseriousdeficienciesandthereforetheyhavenot
approvedtheplan.
3.Ithasbeenagreedthatafirstmeetingwouldbe
setupbetweenPlanningBureauandthegroupto
discusshow
to
go
forward.
Forafullreportofthismeeting,pleasecheck
www.statianews.com
April 14 2010
Oranjestad,GovernmentGuesthouse,April9
Presentwere:Mrs.AdelkaSpanner,Mr.Clydevan
Putten,Mr.JulianWoodley,Mr.RoyHooker,Mr.
SiemDijkshoorn,Mr.MaldwynTimber,Mr.Ronnie
Courtar,Mrs.JackieBerkel,Mr.KoosSneek,Mrs.
AnnemiekeKusters,Mrs.DebbyClarke.
Themeeting
was
reasonably
successful,
the
main
pointsthatbecameclearfromthismeetingare;
1.ThestricttimeframeStatiawasinasresultofthe
preparatoryresolution'sdeadlineofDecember2010
hasbeenabandoned.
OPINION : ABOUTTHE LANGUAGEOF INSTRUCTIONIamsorryIhavetobotheryouwithmyopinionallthetime,
butsomeissuesareofsuchimportancethatIjustcannotkeep
quietaboutit.Oneofthemisthelanguageofinstructionin
theschools.
Onthewebsitewww.statianews.com,youcanreadtwoopini
onarticlesIsenttotheDailyHerald.Theyareaboutthelangu
ageofinstructionattheGwendoline vanPuttenschool. Iun
derstandtheyareplanningtostartwithDutchasthelanguage
ofinstructioninthebrugklasnextschoolyear.AsfarasI
know,thediscussionaboutthelanguageofinstructionhasnot
reallypubliclybeenheld.
Mr.JoshuaSpannerdidasignaturerallylastyear.Hethinks
thelanguageofinstructiononallschoolsshouldbeDutch.A
lotofpeoplesignedhislist.AllofthemdidNOTthinktwicein
myopinion.
ThecommissionerforeducationMr.RoyHookerisofthe
opinionthatthelanguageofinstructionshouldbeEnglish.
IagreewithhimandIwouldreallyliketoknowwhatthetea
chersthink.
Therearenofigures,butIknowpeopleontheislandthatare
intelligent
and
outspoken
but
cant
properly
write
in
English
norinDutch.
Therearepeoplealsothatcannotreadnorwrite.
AndtherearepeoplethatcanreadinEnglish,slowly,butcan
hardlywriteinEnglishanddonotspeakDutch.
WhileallpeopleonStatiatalkEnglish,inthepast,theywere
nevertaughttospeak,readandwriteinproperEnglish.
PeopleonStatiaareveryarticulatewhenitcomestoopinions
andideas.
Butgovernmentcomplainsthattheynevergototownhall
meetings.
IfyouareuncertainaboutthewayyouspeakproperEnglish,
becauseyouneverhadtraininginEnglishinschool,itsonly
naturalthatyoudontwanttospeakinpublic.
FortheemancipationofthepeopleofStatia,havingEnglishas
thelanguageofinstructionontheGVPschoolisveryimpor
tant.
Besidesallthat:gettingteachersonStatiathatcanspeak,
readandwriteproperEnglishisnotabigproblem.
Andalso:IfthereisaneedforeducationinDutchforchildren
thatspeak
Dutch
at
home,
who
says
that
thats
not
possible?
A MEETING WITH THE DOMESTIC COMMITTEE
http://www.statianews.com/http://../artikelen%20voor%20nieuwste%20edities%20statianews/pub%204%20vol%202/www.statianews.comhttp://../artikelen%20voor%20nieuwste%20edities%20statianews/pub%204%20vol%202/www.statianews.comhttp://www.statianews.com/8/9/2019 Public a Tie 4 Volume 2
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May12TropenmuseumAmsterdam,AntillenFesti
valwithSamsensembleandFilmPanman.
May15DoelenRotterdam,AntillenFestivalwith
manyartists,interviews,meet&greetsandfilms.
Statianewshadalittleinterviewviatheemailwith
Mr.VictorSams,whowillbeperformingonboth
festivals.
VictorSamsoncewaspartofthelegendaryCrazy
Cats,heleftStatiain1975andhaslivedinthe
Netherlandseversince.AboutthesefestivalsVictor
Samsemailsthis:IwilltrytorepresentStatiasmusi
calculture.WhenIwassmall,itwasallverynormal,
butovertheyears,studyingWestAfricancultural
music,Istartedtoappreciateourlocalmusicalheri
tagemoreandmore.InstrumentalistslikePeterJohn
LijfrockandTeddy(theGold)Redanarenottobe
foundontheotherislandsoftheDutchAntilles.
Theirstyleandrythmicaltechniquesweretrulyextra
ordinary.
I
know
now
that
their
music
was
not
only
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unique,butalsoonahighlevel.Maybethatwas
becauseofourhighVolcano,theQuill!Unfortuna
tely,PeterJohnLijfrocksmusichashardlybeen
recorded,neitherthemusicofthehippiebandin
thedayswiththeGold.
Ionlyhavemymemoriesandwhatremainedwith
meofthosedaysistherhythm,themelodys,the
enthousiasmandthemagicalatmosphere,likeat
thedailyculturalpartysinWestAfrica.
IwouldhavelovedtohaveLordGeneintheshow.
HeisnotonlytheinspiratorandcarrierofStatiasculture,butalsotheonlyiconstillalive.
april 14 2010
STATIA MUSIC EXPERIENCE IN HOLLAND
CultureLadyMrs.MarcellaGibbswilltraveltothe
Netherlandstojointhefestivals,togetherwithMr.
VictorArnoldandMr.CarlDuinkerk.Shewilltake
hersteelpanwithher.Theywilldance,singand
performondifferentinstruments.
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Ofcourse,ShirmaRousewillrepresentStatiaaswell
attheAntilleanFestivalsinAmsterdamandRotter
dammentionedbefore.
ShirmaRousewasbornonStatia,spentherchild
hoodhereandwenttoHollandtostudy.Shestudied
forchemischlaborant,becausethatwasthefamily
traditionsincehermotheralsoworksinthatfield.
Butafterthateducation,shedecidedtodevelopher
truetalent
and
go
in
music.
She
went
to
the
conser
vatoryandstudiedjazzvocals.Shewasabackground
singerinnumerousband.Sheisgoingsolonow,her
cdwillbelaunchedtheApril25.
ShirmawasinDWDDApril10,watchAPlaceCalled
Home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe
bxLk
InDWDD,ShirmasaidthattheonlybackgroundvocalsShirmawill
continuetodoarewithAnouk.BigupShirma,andgreatnewsfor
allHagenaarsonStatia.AnoukTeeuwe,greatestprideofthe
Hague(popstadnummer1DenHaag,mooiestadachterdedui
nen)where
the
Kanters
family
(Dutch
Plumber),
Mieke
and
Zoran,
HennyandGeer,Eric(teacherAnikeshusband)andteacherJa
cinthaBriceshusbandJohn,LaurensDuiveman,teacherCheriette,
myhusbandRickandIcomefrom(andallourchildren). Sincewe
onlyhaveabout20permanentresidentsthatwereborninHolland
hereonStatia,DenHaagisoverrepresented.(O,o,DenHaag...)
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SHIRMA ROUSE GOES SOLO , FIRST CD RELEASE APRIL 25
ShirmaRouse,JazzVocalistfromSt.Eustatius.
(PicturebyEddyWestveer,check:
www.jazzisnotdead.com)
WhenmyoldestdaughterSuuswas10,shehadadiscopartyin
ourhouseinScheveningen.Thesongallthekidsweresinging
thenwas:Wholetthedogsout?. Itwastheblastofthedisco
afternoon.Ididnotlikethatsong.Now,10yearslater,allthekids
singit
again!
Thisversion,theoriginalbytheBahaMenfromTrinidadisniceto
watch.Check:http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=He82NBjJqf8&feature=fvst
Backgroundinfo(wikipedia):"WhoLettheDogsOut?"isasong
writtenandoriginallyrecordedbyAnslemDouglasforTrinidad
andTobago'sCarnivalseasonof1998.
ItwasheardandtapedonafloatbyhairdresserKeithfromthe
LondonsalonSmile,whoplayedittoJonathanKing,whorecor
deditandreleaseditunderthenameFattJakkandhisPackof
Pets.ItthencametotheattentionofKing'sfriendSteveGreen
berg,who
produced
it
with
agroup
he
was
promoting
called
The
BahaMen.TheBahaMencoveredthesongandplaceditinthe
movieRugratsinParis:TheMovieandonitsSoundtrackalbumandthenreleaseditasasinglein2000,whenitbecamethe
band'sfirsthitintheUSandtheUK.Itreached#40ontheBill
boardHot100intheUnitedStatesand#2ontheUKSingles
Chart.It
was
the
4th
biggest
selling
single
of
2000
in
the
UK.
It
wasalsoabighitinAustralia,whereitreached#1.Thetrack
wenttowintheGrammyforBestDanceRecordingonthe2001
GrammyAwards.
Inapollconductedin2007byRollingStonetoidentifythe20
mostannoyingsongs,thissongwasrankedthird.
TheAnslemDouglasversionwasplayedthroughouttheEnglish
speakingCaribbeanandincitieswithlargeCaribbeanpopulati
onsin1998.AftertheBahaMenrereleasedthesong,itbeca
meaubiquitoussportsanthematstadiumsandarenasthroug
houttheworldbasedlargelyontheeffortsofasportsmarke
tingcompanyhiredbythesong'sproducer,SteveGreenberg.
ProSports
Music
Marketing
founder
Frederic
Traube
created
theconceptofintroducingandmarketingthesongtosports
stadiums.
ThisisAnoukshitnow,ForBitterAndWorse: http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRA
Shirma!WhenareyougonnagetAnouktoplayoverhere!Anouk!
ComelivehereonStatia,greatchildhoodforyourkids!
WHO LET THE DOGS OUT?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe-bxLkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe-bxLkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe-bxLkhttp://../artikelen%20voor%20nieuwste%20edities%20statianews/pub%204%20vol%202/www.jazzisnotdead.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8&feature=fvsthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8&feature=fvsthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anslem_Douglashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anslem_Douglashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anslem_Douglashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anslem_Douglashttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Carnivalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Carnivalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Kinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Kinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Kinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baha_Menhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baha_Menhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baha_Menhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Dance_Recordinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Dance_Recordinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Dance_Recordinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Dance_Recordinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Dance_Recordinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_anthemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_anthemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_anthemhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6gJjHutRRAhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_anthemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stonehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Grammy_Awardshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Dance_Recordinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australiahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Singles_Charthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Stateshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugrats_in_Paris:_The_Moviehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baha_Menhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Greenberghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Kinghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Carnivalhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobagohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anslem_Douglashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8&feature=fvsthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8&feature=fvsthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8&feature=fvsthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He82NBjJqf8&feature=fvsthttp://../artikelen%20voor%20nieuwste%20edities%20statianews/pub%204%20vol%202/www.jazzisnotdead.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe-bxLkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe-bxLkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe-bxLkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLjKe-bxLk8/9/2019 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ThisApriltheEuropeanDancehall/ReggaeArtistMegaD
willbeappearingforthefirsttimeliveattheWadadliMu
sicFestinAntiguawithliveBand.
ThiseventisayearlyeventthattakesplaceinAntigua,
admissionisfreebutallisaskedistobringalongacanof
foodwhichwillbegivingtothelessfortunate.
Alsoappearingonthisfestivalaremanyotherentertainers
such
as
Claudette
Peters,
Tian
Winter,
Future
Kid,
Taxik,
JashanHughesandmanymoreinternationalartists.
MegaDwhowillbeperformingwithalivebandoutof
Antigua,hasalsoinvitedSocaartistandmemberofthe
wellknownRebelsBandShowTimetotakepartinthe
WadadliFestival.
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Acharterflightisalsobeingarrangedtotakealongother
personsofStatiatoassisthimonhistour.
Megawouldliketothankeveryonefortheirsupportand
alsoWinAirformakingthistriphappen.
MegaDisreadytogivenothingbutenergyonstage
leavingapositivemessagetotheyoungpeopleof
Antigua&BarbudaandrepresenthisislandSt.
Eustatius.
Wantmoreinfo?SendanemailtoMegaat statia
april 14 2010
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Intheeventyouareunabletoobtainacopyonline,a
hardcopycanbecollectedattheDutchRepresentation
OfficeVNWinWillemstad,Scharlooweg55,Curacao;the
DutchRepresentationOfficeWindwardIslandsVNP,
FrontStreet27ConventBuilding,PhilipsburgSt.Maarten
ortheDutchRepresentationOfficeVNA,L.G.SmithBou
levard,Oranjestad,Aruba.
VotersintheNetherlandsAntillesandArubacanforward
thecompletedregistrationformtothemunicipalityof
TheHague.
This
can
be
done
through
the
office
of
the
DutchRepresentation.Ifyouwerepreviouslyregistered
forthe2006SecondChamberelectionsasavoterliving
abroad,youwillautomaticallyreceivearegistrationform.
Inthemeantime,ifyouhaverelocated yourwillneedto
inform themunicipalityofTheHague(Departmentof
CivilService,ElectionsBureau, P.O.Box12620,2500DL,
ForfurtherInformation:
Forquestionsabouttheregistrationcontacttheregistra
tionbureauVotersOutsidetheNetherlands,Tel:+31(0)
703534400,
email:
For
moreinformationyoucanalsovisitwebsite
www.Uheefthetvoorhetzeggen.nl
APRIL 14 2010
VOTINGFORTHE DUTCH SECOND CHAMBER ELECTIONS
TheDutchLowerHouseelectionswillbeheldinthe
NetherlandsonJune9th.Wouldyoulikevotefromthe
NetherlandsAntillesorAruba?Youcan,providedyouhave
lived10yearsintheNetherlandsorifyouareworkingin
Dutchpublicservice.Inthelastcase,alsoyourDutchpart
nerandchildren18yearsandolderlivingathomeareen
titledtoparticipateintheelections.
AllDutchcitizenslegallyregisteredintheNetherlandsAn
tillesandArubaareallowedtovoteintheEuropeanelecti
ons.This
is
not
the
case
with
the
elections
for
the
Lower
House.Ifyoumeettheabovelistedrequirementsand
wouldliketovote,youmustregisterbycompletingthe
registrationform. Theregistrationformcanbeobtained
onlinefromthemunicipalityofTheHague.
Youcanfindthisregistrationformonlinehere:https://
formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspx
Onceyouhavecompletedtheform,youmustprintand
submitsaiddocumentonorbeforeApril27th tothefollo
wingaddress:
Burgemeesteren
Wethouders
van
s
Gravenhage,
Verkiezingen
Postbus12620,
2500DLDenHaag
Nederland
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.uheefthetvoorhetzeggen.nl/http://www.uheefthetvoorhetzeggen.nl/https://formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspxhttps://formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspxhttps://formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspxhttps://formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspxhttps://formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspxhttps://formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspxhttps://formulier.denhaag.nl/Tripleforms/TriplEforms.aspxhttp://www.uheefthetvoorhetzeggen.nl/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]8/9/2019 Public a Tie 4 Volume 2
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producedeachyearthereafter.In30yearsonly
abouthalfasmuchoilwillbeproducedeachyearas
isproducedtoday.
Idon'tbelieveanyonecanforecastwhatalltheef
fectsofoilscarcitywillbebutwecanguessatsome
ofthem.Statiadependsonoilbasedfuelsnotonly
torunourcarsandtrucks,butalsotogenerateour
electricpower,toproducedesalinatedwater,and
tofuel
the
airplanes
and
boats
that
bring
visitors,
freightandfoodtoourisland.Asoilbecomesscarce
thecostsofmanythingswillrise,perhapsrapidly.
Touristsandretireesmayfindthatrisingtravel
costsencouragethemtostayhome.Risingshipping
costsmaymakegrowingfoodonStatiaamorepro
fitableoccupation,asitoncewas.Inanycase,flexi
bilitytodealwiththenewchallengesastheyarise
willserveuswell.
GeorgeWorks
APRIL 14 2010
STATIA IN A WORLD WITHOUT OILDearEditor,
Thankyouforyourexcellentcoverageofthezoning
processasitproceeds.Iwasparticularlypleasedto
seethatagreatdealofStatiaisstillleftasunplan
ned.IbelievethisisawisedecisionbecauseStatia
facesmanychangesinthecomingyears,andIbelie
veitistoosoontoforecastwhatStatiawillneedby
theendofthedecade.Aseventsunfoldfuture
governmentscan
make
decisions
about
the
unplan
nedareastomeetStatia'sneedsastheyarise.
OneofthemostimportantchangesthatStatiawill
faceisthecomingdeclineinworldoilproduction.
Themostthoroughstudyofthistodatewasrecently
publishedbytheprestigiousAmericanChemicalSoci
ety.Youcanreaditforyourselfontheirwebsiteat
http://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/
full/10.1021/ef901240p.Theauthors'rathershoc
kingconclusionisthatworldoilproductionwillpeak
in2014,onlyfouryearsfromnow,andlessoilwillbe
mailto:[email protected]://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/full/10.1021/ef901240phttp://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/full/10.1021/ef901240phttp://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/full/10.1021/ef901240phttp://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/full/10.1021/ef901240phttp://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/full/10.1021/ef901240phttp://pubs.acs.org/stoken/presspac/presspac/full/10.1021/ef901240pmailto:[email protected]8/9/2019 Public a Tie 4 Volume 2
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tearingoffthewholesection.Mostofthetimeyoudon't
needthatbigsheet.
3.Nowthatsomegrocerystoresusecardboardboxesfor
groceries,weputthecardboardboxesinthecompost
andavoidplasticbags.
4.Wetrytobuyproductsthatareinbiodegradablepack
aging.Ifwebuysomethinginaplasticorglasscontainer,
wereuse
the
containers
as
much
as
possible
for
storing
thingsandmakingpotstogrowseedlings.
5.Wewashandreuseplasticstoragebagsandonlybuy
theheavydutyonessothattheywilllastlonger.
6.Weputgardenwasteinthecompost.
7.Wefilterourcisternwaterfordrinkingwater.Thishas
someupfrontcostforthefilter,butthenyoudon'thave
tobuythewaterandalloftheplasticcontainersaren't
goingtothedump.
8.Afterallthatcomposting,wenowhaveagreatsource
ofadditional
nutrients
for
our
vegetable
plants
and
fruit
trees!
Someofthesehabitswillalsosavesomemoney,but
moreimportantlytheyreducetrash.
KindRegards,
APRIL 14 2010
STATIAS TRASH - NOT JUST A GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITYDeareditor,
Ihaveneverheardanyonesaythatthedumpisnotaprob
lemonStatia. Howevermostpeopleseemtothinkthat
dealingwiththisproblemisjusttheGovernment'srespon
sibility.Ithinkthatitisalsoeachperson'sresponsibility
andacivicduty.
MyhusbandandIcametoStatiaonasailboat.Wewere
requiredtohaveawrittenWasteManagementPlan.Statia
isabit
like
abig
boat.
We
have
to
be
conscious
of
our
trash.
Believeitornot,myhusbandandIhavereducedourtrash
byabout75%bydoingthefollowingthings. Youmaynot
beabletodoallofthesethings,butyoucanprobablydoat
leastoneofthem.Ormaybeyouhaveotherideasthat
workbetterforyou.
TheimportantthingistothinkaboutitandDOit.Ifyou
builditintoyourdailyroutine,youwon'tnoticemuchaddi
tionaltimeforit.
1.Weputasealedcontainerinourkitchenforcompost
kitchenwasteandacontainerinthebathroomforpaperwasteandemptytheminthecompostpile.
2.Weputusedpapertowelsinthecompostandwetear
offsmallpiecesofpaperkitchentowelsinsteadofjust
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Inthesocialdevelopmentplanasitisnowonthe
tableitsays:preserveStatiasculture.Ithinkallof
Statiaagreeswiththat.Itdoesntsayinthisplanhow
Statiascultureissupposedtobepreservedandhow
thispreservedculturecanbeusedforthegeneral
publicorfortourism,butinthenewplanitwill.
IhearnowthatinOranjestadtheyaregoingtotear
someempty
buildings
down.
Whatbuildingsaretheygoingtoteardown?
IfitisforexamplethatwoodenhousenexttoInter
mezzo,Ithinktheyaremakingabigmistake.
Leavethewoodenhousesthere.Theydont standin
anyoneswayandbelieveyoume,allthetourists
lovethesehousesandtakepicturesofthesehouses.Ievensawagirlsittingonthewall,drawingthat
housebyIntermezzo.Thesehouses,eveniftheyare
ruinslooknice,andtheyarepartofStatiasoldcul
ture.
Ifyouwantyouputalittlesignbythesehalftorn
downwoodenhouses,sayinghowmanypeopleused
tolivethereandhowtheydidtheircooking,andso
on,evenbetter.Anything!Butdonttearthemdown.
Teardownsomeconcretehouseswithnocultural
history,forexampletherebythecornergoingto
Duggins.
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Butdontteardownoldwoodenbuildings!
Wedonthaveaspatialplanyet,sodontdoany
thingrightnow!
IfyouwanttodosomethingabouthowOranjestad
looks,startwithhelpingpeoplecleanuptheirmess.
Carwrecksthatarereallynotusefull,pilesofbricks
thatareovergrown,theselittlethings.
Andplanttrees!Ifacaringcitizenplantstreesout
ofhisownpocket,appreciatethatandtakeitasan
example!
AndneverevercutdowntreesinOranjestad!
april 14 2010
DON T TEAR DOWN WOODEN HOUSESINORANJESTAD ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Tomethishouseandthetreearemonuments
Onlyteardownthishousewhenyouknowyouare
goingtorebuiltitinexactlythesamemannerand
donttouchthetrees!
Thislittle
shack
has
cultural
value.
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Lots
for
Sale
4lotsforsaleinFairplaynearsugarmill.
Eachlotisapproximately4,000m.Willsell
oneormorelots.Oceanview.
Forfurtherinformationemailstatiais
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for
Sale
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