SINT MAARTEN PARLIAMENTARIAN REACTED TO NETHERLANDS NEGOTIATIONS TACTICS
In this article you will read about:
- * LETTER 1864
- * GRISHA HEYLIGERMARTEN COMMENTS: DID DUTCH STATE SECRETARY RAYMOND KNOPS REQUESTED, INSISTED OR ENCOURAGED SINT MAARTEN LEGISLATIVE & EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT NOT TO TAKE THEIR CASE ANY FURTHER TO THE UNITED NATIONS?
- * "JIJ BEPAALD EN IK BEN NIKS"! IS DUTCH STATE SECRETARY RAYMOND KNOPS PRACTICING GANGSTER MAFIA TACTICS AS CLAIMED BY MP HEYLIGER-MARTEN, OR IS IT TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS MILITARY STYLE, I HAVE THE POWER YOU DONT "TRUMP-ECONOMICS"?
- * THE LETTER FROM STATE SECRETARY KNOPS
On December 18th, The Netherlands and one of its "equal" partner in the Kingdom; the autonomous country within the kingdom; Sint Maarten; which is located in The Caribbean sea and part of the leeward Antillean Islands, are scheduled to sign an agreement on a multiyear monetary aid and recovery program, under the stipulation of Dutch supervision. To secure the deal, Netherlands's State Secretary; Mr. Raymond Knops, sent a letter to The Sint Maarten's Prime Minister; Mrs. Silveria Jacobs. Amongst other things, Mr. Knops reportedly ask that The Sint Maarten government and Parliament:
- 1. To give 'The Hague' "the confidence on paper", that is "in black and white" aka "in written form in contract" and not verbally/orally.
- 2. To ensure they will comply with earlier agreements; including:
- a.) The conditions attached to new loans.
- b.) The other previous conditions (This is alluded to!)
LETTER 1864
In the letter, famously referred to as; "Letter 1864", the Dutch State Secretary Knops asked for the statement or motion that should show that there is no longer any inconsistency with the motion of the United People's Party and the National Alliance on the completion of COMPLETE DECOLONIZATION, which was passed in Parliament on November 5th 2020.
Reportedly, on this particular petition from Mr. Knops, one of Sint Maarten's parliamentarian; MP Mrs. Grisha S. Heyliger-Marten, during an interview, reacted and compared the method of negotiations as "mafia style"!
GRISHA HEYLIGERMARTEN COMMENTS: DID DUTCH STATE SECRETARY RAYMOND KNOPS REQUESTED, INSISTED OR ENCOURAGED SINT MAARTEN LEGISLATIVE & EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT NOT TO TAKE THEIR CASE ANY FURTHER TO THE UNITED NATIONS?
In interview on Radio MASS 99.7FM; labelled by principle as a Contra-Government Supported Radio Station or otherwise loosely referred to as Contra-Netherland, the Sint Maarten MP; Mrs. Heyliger stated; "You think Sint Maarten people are going to care? They care about now, and Holland knows this! And now you are telling me, do not go to the United Nations? Is that what you are saying?"
"JIJ BEPAALD EN IK BEN NIKS"! IS DUTCH STATE SECRETARY RAYMOND KNOPS PRACTICING GANGSTER MAFIA TACTICS AS CLAIMED BY MP HEYLIGER-MARTEN, OR IS IT TOUGH NEGOTIATIONS MILITARY STYLE, I HAVE THE POWER YOU DONT "TRUMP-ECONOMICS"?
MP Grisha S. Heyliger-Marten continued, "Because you do not want the interference? This is the negotiation? COSANOSTRA, ha? This is gangster, mafia negotiations! But, it is OK for you to do it! Because, you are not the gangster, we are the gangsters! Sint Maarten is the gangster! We are incompetent! That is what you are calling me? You can have gangster negotiations with Sint Maarten! But Sint Maarten can't. Because we have to listen to you, because you are the boss, you decide and I am nothing (in Dutch; jij bepaald en ik ben niks)!"
THE LETTER FROM STATE SECRETARY KNOPS:
[Published as translated from Dutch into English:]
Dear Mrs. Jacobs, On November 13, the technical talks started about the Netherlands' offer to Sint Maarten for the third tranche of liquidity support, including the associated conditions. The aim is to reach a political agreement during the Reich Council of Ministers (RMR) on December 18.
Yesterday I was informed that Sint Maarten has decided to abandon the Development Policy Operation (DPO), with which agreement has now been reached on all points at the official level and the technical discussions have been concluded. That is a significant step. However, it does not mean that everything is now ready for a political agreement next week. As you know, it is, therefore, necessary to take two important steps first.
You must organize political support in your cabinet and parliament, and you must meet the conditions for the second tranche of liquidity support.
Conditions for the second tranche of liquidity support
On December 8, I received a recommendation from the Board of Financial Supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Cft), which shows that Sint Maarten has not yet fully complied with the conditions of the second tranche.
The Cft concludes that - although you have made progress with the legislative processes in recent weeks - it is uncertain whether parliamentary decisions will take place this year. In addition, not all measures have yet been implemented by Sint Maarten. This means that these measures must be implemented retroactively in the shortest possible term. In the technical discussions, we have already asked the question of what Sint Maarten will do to provide the Netherlands with sufficient confidence in a time that it will actually arrive at the adoption of the legislation and its implementation in the short term. We have not yet received an answer to this. However, the Dutch cabinet needs this confidence in order to be able to sign an agreement on 18 December. That is why I ask you once again to let me know how Sint Maarten intends to implement the measures related to 1) the retroactive reduction of 25% of the total package of terms of employment for Members of Parliament and ministers 2) the retroactive reduction of 12.5% of the total package of employment conditions for employees in the (semi-) public sector and 3) the standardization of top incomes. In doing so, I ask you to pay attention to the way in which Sint Maarten can guarantee the Dutch cabinet that this will be the case will actually take place in the shortest possible term, even after an agreement has already been signed. I would like to receive this explanation tomorrow, Friday 11 December 2020. Political support in our conversation on November 11, I already indicated that an agreement is only possible if there is sufficient political support for this on St. Maarten. Not only in the cabinet, but also in Parliament. I ask you to clarify this in the form of a statement or motion no later than Monday, December 14, so that there is still enough time to submit the documents for an agreement to the RMR if all conditions have been met. This statement or motion should show that there is no longer any inconsistency with the motion of the United People's Party and the National Alliance on (completion of complete) decolonization, which was passed in the States of 5 November last. I emphasize again that a motion or other form of support from the States is a firm requirement for me to reach an agreement. Finally, I do not need to remind you that on December 18, the extended-term for repayment of the expired bullet loan will also expire again. As has already been officially stated, I see no room for further extension without an agreement. You are of course aware of the potential consequences of a technical default for Sint Maarten. I therefore sincerely hope that your cabinet is prepared to take the necessary steps and that together we can continue to do the right things for the people of Sint Maarten. "
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