Dear Editor,
I read a letter to you from Miguel Arrindell with the heading “The purpose of government” with which I totally agree. (4-11-’18) He covered several aspects with illustrations and concluded by stating that “it is the government’s task to protect the citizens of a country and provide economic opportunity for all citizens”.
I would love for Mr. Arrindell to elaborate on that last point outlining how he thinks that government of Sint Maarten can provide ‘fair’ economic opportunity for all citizens.
I also read that MP Heyliger is letting us know that time is running out to render assistance to rebuild the airport. What has taken so long?
He then shifted to G.E.B.E. As long as I have been on Sint Maarten we have been having outages from .G.E.B.E. One of my philosophies in life was passed on from my father: “It is alright to copy the good things.” Aruba is almost four times as big as Sint Maarten and Aruba is striving to have the whole island run fully on solar energy by 2020.
In this same paper I read that Saba Electric Company starts its second solar park project. Because of advanced technology and telecommunication more and more everyone is urged to go online to do everything. If solar energy is the way, why is Sint Maarten delaying? Is G.E.B.E. indispensable?
If we continue to point our fingers in the direction of Holland, when are we going to start preparing our own for the reality of life in the future? Did not I advocate out with the old and in with the new? Did not I write that we have to make civics a subject in which exams are taken in schools.? Have I not constantly been stating that we have to determine who is a Saint Martiner?
Russell A. Simmons
