St. Maarten Private Eye

I, Larry Geer was not referring to the refund, I was referring to the fact that I had a residency permit and my accountants suggested that I apply for a directors license (for what I don't know), As George Pantophlet once states there should be a hand book for so called foreigners on how to do things properly (if there is such a thing on Sint Maarten).

I had lived on Sint Maarten several years and then when my so called Directors license was due,.............. this pas year

I paid it (the Government had no problem taaking my money( $2500.00), but then I was told that the Lt. Governor had denied my residence permit. I was offended when It was suggested that for the right amount of money it could be fixed.

The bottom line is that I felt that that I was an asset to the Island, Vice Presient of Animals R Friends, a Lion, volunteered for SXM Pride, was the first to respond to the I Can Foundatiuon with a donation just minutes after the fire, taught Animal Compassion clases at M.A.C. School, Sundial and Milton Peters Academy, taught classes at the V.K.S. summer camps was on the Board of Directors of Enviro l and assisted with many other NGO's including the Enviro Week in 2007 orchestrated by the former Chief Prosecutor Paul Mooj. I cgave more of myself than most locals do and this is what I receive in return. To me this is no way of Nation building when you chase away the very people that contribute to society.

I have been in therapyfoir four months due to this matter. I just couldn't comprehend (or was in denial) that if I paid off Government I could have my residency permit taken care of, that is curupt no matter how you look at it and it seems to have larger impact on me, since I love the Island and it's people so much and cared so much.,
I could of taken the path of what "Churchill Marsdon said often and that is go to U.S. Territory (Puerto Rico) , get your passport stamped and do the same every 3 months. I refuse to live a life like that when I have so much good to share with the Island and it's people particulasrly when they recieve separate status of which I doubt they will with that type of corrupt nation building.

And by the way your comment suggests that thge Lt. Governor enacted the law for safe non corrupt reasons, ARE YOU KIDDDING ME I it was suggested to me that I PAY a Government official to have my papers fixed. The bottom line is that he is prejudiced, but for money and his Democratic Party (of which we all know he is part of, he just can't let the people know, because he was appointed by the Queen to handle the affirs of the Territory and we all know that he must be doing a shitty job, or we wouldn't have so much corruption.

Regards,

Larry C. Geer