Indeed, few brave Saint Martiners came out and showed their concern. I would like to thank them for taking such a bold stand in supporting the committee. We went through the streets of Marigot and were welcomed at the Collectivity Hall by Mrs Claire Javois Guion-Firmin with some of her colleagues and her staff. We discussed the matter and Mrs Guion-Firmin proposed that a motion be voted on the next Territorial Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday, May 11th.
Effectively, that motion was proposed to the council and voted unanimously by the councilors. In that motion, not only was asked the maintain of Mr Romney but also that the situation of bilinguism be considered seriously and officially in order to allow equal chances to all children studying here on French Saint Martin. It was also unanimously demanded that Saint Martin be given a fully organized department of Education with decision of power and more autonomy. This is known as a Vice Rectorat.
I personally, as a union leader, knew what was going to happen! On Friday, I received a call from Guadeloupe telling me that Mr Romney's position was open for candidacy as he won't be in Saint Martin from September 1st 2010!
My question is addressed to the ruling party UPP : Why have you been so supportive to President Sarkozy's party since nothing you ask for is granted to you ???? What is the purpose of us being represented at the National level since we cannot decide what we want for our island? Was Article 74 just a masquerade for the People of this country ? When are you going to stop the lip service that you give to the people? Are you really for we the Saint Martin people?
How longer will you, politicians, betray the people of this country? We have the issue with Mr Romney, we have the issue with the Hospital! How long will you accept that Saint Martiners be wiped out of the building of their country?
St Barths is continually giving us lessons on how to govern ! It seems that there is a policy for the rich and a policy for the poor! St Barths with 1 300 schoolchildren was given a Head of Department ! Saint Martin has 9 000 and Mr Romney was doing the job by himself !
Saint Martin is good to all who come to her, why not to us, her children?
I am appealing to you, the people to come out on Wednesday, May 19th to defend the right to justice, the right to respect, the right to work and live as first class citizens in our country! How long are we going to accept the humiliation and the disrespect ?
Up to this date, Mr Romney was never informed officially of his transfer to Guadeloupe! His work was never evaluated and more important, any civil servant when removed from his position without his agreement is considered having received a disciplinary sanction!
If Mr Romney was sanctioned,then , can the Recteur of Guadeloupe tell us what were his faults ?
SAINT MARTIN PEOPLE, IT IS TIME FOR US TO DEFEND OURSELVES ! WE NEED TO BE RESPECTED IN OUR COUNTRY !
Let us not forget that government is OURSELVES and not some alien POWER over US !
The ULTIMATE RULERS are the voters of this country!!!
Aline Choisy
