St. Maarten Private Eye

I'll repeat that Richards has done nothing to fix the transparency and good governance problems of the island in 7 years and this case is really just something that he permitted to happen when her husband was appointed. He should have stepped in then, and he should have been looking into political foundations too.

These Foundations set up by politicians accept donations which are totally unaccountable and totally open to abuse, Maria used hers for publicity, surely you remember all the photos of her giving out checks. Where does the money come from? Is it possible that donations are made in order to curry political favors? In my view yes, I can't prove it as in paper work, but I know it goes on.

And then there is Corporate Governance, with pubic companies like GEBE and SMPA giving donations or funding to causes and projects favored by politicians, who again, reap political mileage and publicity from them. I wonder when Richards is going to get to work on these issues and does he know they exist? Or is it all a surprise to him?

Anyway, I've posted all the clippings from the past few days into the list in the blog.

LH