Dear Editor,
I see the front page article of the SXM Daily Herald of December 29, 2022, and I beam with pride! “WINAIR has started to repay Dutch Government loan.”
Without any fanfare, without any boasting, without making noise, this government-owned airline company is standing tall by working with integrity and keeping on track with its commitments, both financially as well as socially.
It falls in the category of “government-owned companies”, like N.V. GEBE, the Port of St. Maarten Group of companies, TelEm, and the Princess Juliana International Airport, but has managed to keep its head way higher than any of the other government-owned companies on St. Maarten with the guidance and support of a small, super-efficient three-person Supervisory Board headed by Georges Greaux Jr., son of the principal founder Capt. Georges Greaux, WINAIR is tightly run by CEO [Chief Executive Officer – Ed.] Michael Cleaver, CFO [Chief Operations Officer] Robert Gibbs, Director of Operations Capt. Edwin Hodge, Director of Sales Claudio Buncamper, skilled and talented local/Caribbean pilots, and a dedicated group of support staff.
It is the only Caribbean airline that has managed to stay in business and thus aloft, uninterrupted for over 60 years!
So, when Parliamentarians, active and suspended, only know to criticize and “pong” the board and management of our national airline, I wonder where their sense of St. Maarten pride is.
Bravo, WINAIR! Show them what it takes to run a government-owned business successfully.
Michael J. Ferrier
Dear Editor,
In memory and honor of our spiritual and courageous Afrikan ancestors who fought for our freedom against oppression, we, Ubuntu Connected Front Caribbean (UCF), request your kind attention to the following two statements regarding the so-called apologies for the slavery past made by the Dutch government. These statements were sent to the Dutch government and contain important historical facts that we should all be aware of. The first statement dates December 19, the other November 26, 2022.
Dear Editor,
As we celebrate this season of light, do your best to be a light to others, so that they will see better as they move about in this darkened world. It is that time again when we share cheer and gladness to those around us; when the cares of the world are pushed aside for a few moments so that we can take in and enjoy the company of family and friends, the food and drinks, the decorations strung, and the lights shining on us, in us and through us.
Dear Editor,
The festive season is here again. It keeps coming back, no matter what. And the time in between seems to be getting shorter every year. At least for us adults.
Dear Editor,
Allow the NAPB to first give a much-needed update to its members, the community in general and the media outlets.
The dynamic board has taken note of so many sad incidents that have taken place lately to its members. These sad events end up that our members are getting caught up in wrongdoings, which the board absolutely does not support. We condemn these actions and wrongdoings.
