St. Maarten Private Eye

Mr Good Governance? Sky is the Limit and Telem Donation

Time and time again, sketchy deals and outright disrespect from the EXCO towards the opposition and the public when it comes it what should be public information is condoned by Mr. Richards. I've tried to convince myself that he is impartial and has integrity, but this latest issue has wiped any hopes I had left away.

Repeatedly writers on here have questioned whether he is capable of walking the walk, and it seems clear, at least to me, exactly on which side of the fence he stands, because he certainly isn;t sitting on the fence in the middle. I mean, really, the best this man could come up with to stop people using phone cameras to sell their votes was to have them switch them off before going in the voting booth.

Anyway, all the news clippings from the past week covering the Sky is the Limit donation issue are below. Feel free to share your thoughts and vote in my poll.

LH

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Today O & C - Coin Flip - 14th June 2008

Letter - Jocelyn Arndell - Vote was valid - 14th June 2008

Donations and Foundations at the Center of Investigations - 14th June 2008

Detectives investigating Laveist Foundations - 14th June 2008

NA request new IC meeting on Telem Donation - 14th June 2008

Brinkman wants Parliamentary inquiry into scope of corruption - 13th June 2008

IC meeting was in keeping with rules, regulations, says Richards - 13th June 2008

IC Meeting was legal says Governor - 13th June 2008

Richards - Meeting was according to the rules - 13th June 2008

Today O & C - Halfhearted - 13th June 2008

Today O & C - Null or Valid - 13th June 2008

Letter - Patricia Pantophlet - Commissioner insulting SXM intelligence - 13th June 2008

Daily Herald Editorial - Confusing the issue - 12th June 2008

NA may ask for another meeting on TelEm donation to foundation - 12th June 2008

Commissioner apologises for confusion and inconvenience - 12th June 2008

Daily Herald Editorial - Keep politics out of it - 12th June 2008

Maria narrowly survives motion of no-confidence - 11th June 2008

ExCo to discuss donation to Sky is the Limit today 11th June 2008

Daily Herald Editorial - The old order is yielding - 11th June 2008

Letter - Gracita - Disappointed - 11th June 2008

Exco silent on civil servant dismissal - 11th June 2008

Today O & C - What's Next - 11th June 2008

NA - SXM will not get Status Apart until Good Governance - 10th June 2008

Today Editorial - Political Paralysis - 10th June 2008

Today O & C - Serious issues - 10th June 2008

Maria escapes no confidence - 10th June 2008

Richards - NA questions not directed to correct entity - 10th June 2008

NA questions governor on information procedure - 10th June 2008

Letter - Lack of transparency - 10th June 2008

Daily Herald Editorial - The old order is yielding - 10th June 2008

Maria narrowly survives motion of no-confidence - 10th June 2008

ExCo to discuss donation to Sky is the Limit today - 10th June 2008

No info given on TelEm donation to foundation - 9th June 2008

Letter - Telem Union reveals multi limmion lawsuit - 9th June 2008

Letter - Fish's blurry vision - 4th June May 2008

Telem donation to be discussed in IC Monday - 4th June May 2008

Editorial: Elected body - 4th June 2008

NA expect info on Telem donation this week - 3rd June May 2008

Today O & C - Donations - 2nd June 2008

Commissioner, spouse aren’t foundation board members - 2nd June 2008

Blog Post - St. Maarten's Corporate Governance - 2nd June 2008

Telem Sky is the Limit donation - 31st May 2008

Letter - Sarah - Corporate governance - 26th May 2008

Today O and C - Corporate governance - 26th May 2008

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