Philipsburg:---Let the record show that it was the Democratic Party (DP) that called a press conference ahead of the meetings in Curacao in order to undermine the constitutional talks with the Dutch State Secretary. While the Leader of Government of St. Maarten, the St. Maarten Constitutional Team of Advisors and the Minister of Constitutional Affairs were busy planning their strategy for the meeting in Curacao, the Democratic Party was busy trying to sabotage the process by seeking to influence the Dutch agenda.
Let the record show that on Monday 28th September, 2009, that it was Sarah Wescot Williams in her usual tirades expressed her doubts about finalization of agreements in the meetings in Curacao with the Dutch State Secretary. She said further, “It is not possible that the legislation to dismantle the Netherlands Antilles will be ready by January 1, 2010 and that implementation will not be completed.”
Let the record also show that it was it was Roy Marlin who said on Monday 28th September, 2009 that nothing has been done in the Central Government by the National Alliance to move the constitutional process forward, and that St. Maarten may get a different status than separate status. He also said the constitutional train will be “moving without getting the full details of the several train stations and times we will have to stop at these stations before becoming a country.”
Let the record show that it was Sarah Wescot Williams who, on Monday September 14st 2009, resigned as Chair of the Permanent Committee on Constitutional Affairs (PCCA) and who sought to make a mockery of the process by re-nominating herself.
Let the record show it was Michael Ferrier who said on the 14th of September, 2009 that “the National Alliance government would have to carry the responsibility if the date for country status was pushed back again, as it might be,” and “there is no trust by the Kingdom government in the NA/Heyliger coalition.”
Now, everyone knows that it was the SPA Government that got the constitutional process moving under the leadership of the late Vance James Jr. Under his leadership came the FISA (Full Internal Self Government).
Let the record show also that it was the National Alliance, under the leadership of William Marlin who appointed Richard Gibson Sr. as Minister of Constitutional Affairs which led to the formation of the Jesurun Committee and the Jesurun Report on Constitutional Reform. This report helped to strengthen the foundation of the constitutional process.
Let the record show that it was the National Alliance, under the leadership of William Marlin that signed an agreement with the Government of the Netherlands Antilles in June 23, 2009 to begin the transfer of tasks and the establishment of departments or branches of its ministries, and agencies in St. Maarten, as the Island Territory forges ahead with plans to attain country status. Let the record show that it was the National Alliance who delivered Country Status, while the DP slept, September, 30, 2009, Signed, Sealed and Delivered: St. Maarten will become country within the kingdom of the Netherlands on October 10, 2010.
We now know that ROY MARLIN was left on the wrong platform. Since July the Constitutional Train is an Express Train!
Now we know THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE BROUGHT US COUNTRY STATUS!