St. Martin News Network - OFFER OBSERVER-STATUS TO GOVERNMENT IN ST.MARTIN PEOPLE GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT MADE --- Lead by example, or follow others already participating.

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In two separate emails identical letters were sent to both, Mrs. Sarah WESCOT-WILLIAMS, Prime-minister of St. Maarten and to Mr. Frantz GUMBS, president of the Collectivity of Saint Martin, an offer was made by Mr. Leopold JAMES, president of the St.Martin grassroots people, granting both governments the opportunity to delegate a representative as an observer in the movement.
With a growing interest from various ethnic groups and businesses within our community in the importance of this grassroots movement, it is clear that such a partnership with both governments, would not only take the concept of unity to the next level, but will close all legal loopholes, which are preventing measures of importance to all the people on the island, to be really effective.
Many politicians who have bee contacted, privately state that it is time that Governments indeed acknowledge and establish a close working relationship with this grassroots movement.
Clearly, the upcoming St.Maarten/St.Martin day 2011 celebrations, certainly offer Governments on both sides the opportunity to give more content to the notion of unity.
Therefore, missing this offer to delegate observers, would be hard to explain to a very restive population.

Drs. Leopold JAMES
President SNBF/ Association L' Esprit de Concordia
The grassroots St. Martin nation building- & unification movement.