MP Wescot: Any “Decolonization” Petition can not be seen separate from the status we presently have and from the Charter that governs the Dutch Kingdom relations. | SMN NEWS

swescotwilliams30062015PHILIPSBURG:—  I put the word “decolonization” in quotation marks, because many things are being said regarding decolonization, but seemingly meaning different things to different persons on St. Maarten. While this is good and healthy for the public discourse, when the Government weighs in, it takes on another dimension, stated MP Wescot-Williams on the proposal for the establishment of a Permanent Decolonization Committee in Parliament.

The MP explained that “a week ago the Prime Minister made a few interesting and sometimes startling remarks regarding this matter. In responding to questions regarding St. Maarten’s “trajectory” to the United Nations (UN), the Prime ...


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