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Open Thread - 29th September 2008

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:36:21 -0700

Time for a new one! Got something to say or you feel needs to be discussed, but can't find a relevant blog post? Open Threads are the place to put it :)

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Beware The Green Fraudsters

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:33:45 -0700

George MacGee's comment about Green Carjackers has given me an excellent excuse to browse back through SXM PE archives and blogs. You all should do it sometime, so many interesting things we forgot about, the laughs and tears, the scandals and memories...

George is right, there are Green Carjackers out there, unfortunately for them, we now have records and files and we know who they are.

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Open Thread - 22nd September 2008

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 05:50:48 -0700

Got something to say or you feel needs to be discussed, but can't find a relevant blog post? This the the place to put it :)

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Who owns what?

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:58:23 -0700

Who owns the concrete businesses and other related stuff.

We don't really want the GEBE blog by Caribdude to get hijacked by a discussion about concrete, so here's a new post to use instead. :)

Please feel free to share information you may have about the business interests of our politicians, all parties, and other top public officials. Please be sure to provide as much information as you can to support what you say too. I expect readers and users to use their own judgment in this respect and to treat anything that is not supported by evidence as unconfirmed. Please comment and support or correct information posted that may be wrong.

If only we had a Code of Conduct eh?

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Comedy Central Presents

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:17:07 -0700

Maria reappointed - News and views below...

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Open Thread - 9th September 2008

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:59:07 -0700

Laveist and Boasman deserve their own page, so here's a new Open Thread for other stories.

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Laveist, Boasman and Permits

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:00:13 -0700

I figured it was best to just change this Open Thread into one about Laveist and Boasman. We will add links and news on the matter below.

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SXM PE National Tree Competiton and Poll

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:14:32 -0700

Recently the Daily Herald held a photo competition featuring the National Tree of St. Maarten, the Flamboyant. I love the Flamboyant like everyone else and think Theo should be planting far more of them than palm trees, just think, the DP could then get elections moved to August and claim the trees are voting for them too!

Seriously though, several here on SXM PE have argued that the national tree is really the Plastic Bag Tree, it grows everywhere, it blooms all year round and it is gradually becoming extinct in other countries around the World. They have a point don't they?

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Domestic Abuse

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:37:40 -0700

I've been too busy recently to write much, but Tongas's recent comment defending Safe Haven and Govt and criticizing those who criticize, has left me with no choice, I need to write now or I will burst.

This blog post is for you Tongas, I look forwards to your response and invite others to join in as they will.

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New self defence law

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:50:28 -0700

Interesting subject for a discussion maybe? An information campaign about the new law is apparently being planned, we'll keep track of it here and file what we can below.

Daily Herald Editorial - Self Defence - 28th August 2008

Parliament approves law on self defence - 27th August 2008

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Dredger spotted destroying Simpson Bay Lagoon

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:48:53 -0700

EPIC and SXM Pride Press release

On Tuesday August 26th, 2008 St. Maarten Pride Foundation and EPIC received word that a Dredger was seen removing large quantities of sand from the Simpson Bay Lagoon and depositing it on the Island of Little Key.

Foundation volunteers arrived at Little Key to investigate the reports and took several pictures of the dredger in action before its Captain ceased operations, boarded another vessel and hurried it back to its home port in an attempt to avoid further inquires by aforementioned volunteers. The Foundations have learnt that the dredger was in the process of digging a deep channel to a Marina located behind the Airport parking lot.

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Open Thread - 25th August 2008

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:11:08 -0700

Hoping to have new posts soon rounding up the news on the police reorganisation, Mary's Fancy, Winair, Freedom of Speech and perhaps some other stuff. Please use this new Open Thread to continue from the last one. - Flipper

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Open Thread - 12th August 2008

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:12:30 -0700

Open threads are for all those things you want to comment or start a discussion about, but can't figure out the best place to put it. A couple of regular writers are off island and I'm about to get busy with the long awaited upgrading and rebuilding of SXM PE. Please bare with us if things get a little kooky in the coming weeks in terms of site accessibility and viewing and if the blogging slows down a bit - Flipper

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Jet Set Roy

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:08:45 -0700

Poor Roy again displays his ignorance when it comes to the definition of proper governance, accountability and public service. It matters not a bit if Roy has been traveling on private jet on govt business or not, certainly if on govt business then it's a disgrace, but hardly surprising from 'The Man' if true. More importantly though, if he has been taking private jet trips then there needs to be some accountability and public information about who paid for such trips, or who the jets belong to.

Roy is quite wrong, as an elected public servant his private life is not private, having come into office with very little, Roy is now suspected of involvement in numerous business interests and property ownerships. Healthy democracy requires safeguards against big money being able to influence and buy political favor, for example, giving a company permits and exemptions in exchange for work on your house. Roy needs to account for his 'private life', it's part of being a public servant.

Frans: Roy flying private jet while island in dire straits - 29th July 2008

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Open Thread - 28th July 2008

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:30:36 -0700

There are always many things going on that don't get blogged about. Please feel free to bring them up for discussion below. - Flipper

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