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Dutch Action Rather than an Apology.

December 19, 2022

Dutch Action Rather than an Apology.
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PHILIPSBURG:--- Today, the Dutch State is attempting to offer its colonies of the former Netherlands Antilles an apology for what they have labeled the \"slavery past.\" Rather than offering an apology that many consider being insincere, Pro Soualiga contends that the Dutch State would be better suited by offering statutory action as a means to rectify the \"slavery past.\" Firstly, a Dutch apology is null and void as long as the colonial governor that was in place during the \"slavery past\", still remains legally intact. Additionally, the Dutch State cannot offer an apology while Statia still has its ...


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