Urgent call to all Caribbean nations to condemn and
reject continuation of Dutch colonialism in the Caribbean region.
We herewith would like to bring attention to an urgent
emerging undemocratic development in the Southern- Caribbean. On November 20th 2018,
the illegal deposed government of Sint Eustatius will be in court of first
instance in Sint Maarten against the Dutch government to plead and fight for
their fundamental democratic and inalienable right to a full measure of
self-government according to the Charter of the United Nations.
Earlier this year, in February, the Dutch government, headed
by the new Dutch States-Secretary of Kingdom Relations, Mr. Knops, an
experienced ex-military lieutenant colonel who was active in the Iraq-war,
through an undemocratic decision and action by the Dutch parliament landed with
40 policemen and a navy vessel in the harbor of Sint Eustatius. Abusing their
power they overthrew the local legitimate democratic elected government and
appointed a non-democratic ruler and governor to govern the island of Sint
Eustatius.
Further on last week the Dutch government under threat and
intimidation, if not they will take further actions, within a 24 hours’ notice
deadline forced the local government of Bonaire to surrender their limited
local powers back to the Dutch government and are now the same as Sint
Eustatius completely back under Dutch rule. A not-elected administrator or
liaison is appointed over the democratically elected local government to govern
the island of Bonaire. This colonial ruler, same as in Sint Eustatius, is only
accountable and reporting to the Dutch government in The Hague. Hence the local
elected government on Bonaire has been degraded to a passive spectator on his
own island.
The democratic power of the local population has been neutralized
by a open immigration policy, increase as high as 400% in immigration of
non-Bonerians mostly European Dutch with the power to vote in 3 months in our
local elections. At this rate at the moment the Bonerians became a minority on
their own island, representing about 1/3 of the population and are on the sure
path of a systematic extermination process. A humble friendly nation will be
extinct within one or two decades if we do-not get intervention or help from
the international community and/or from our Caribbean brothers and sisters.
These actions, a clear reenacting of an aggressive colonial
agenda of the Dutch to the Caribbean has been systematically kept out of the
attention of the international community and the international and regional
press.
This letter serves as a serious warning to all Caribbean
nations that colonialism has returned to Caribbean in a modernized
institutionalized form. Our sister islands of Curacao, Aruba and St Maarten are
on the same path to be recolonized administratively by The Hague. On these
islands The Hague took control over their internal matters by appointing a
non-democratic supervisory financial board deciding over the islands budget,
parliaments and governments. Same is the case with the judiciary system which
is under control of The Hague deciding who will be politically targeted and
prosecuted if not collaborating with the Dutch agenda.
This letter serves as a serious warning to all Caribbean
nations and organizations that are working towards a Caribbean unity and integration
that colonialism has returned to the Caribbean in a more aggressive form. Our
indigenous local Caribbean peoples are the target of an ethnic cleansing
process. Our land and natural resources has been repossessed by the colonizing
administrative power.
Our hope is that all Caribbean nations and leadership will
stand together as one voice, showing solidarity towards us, rejecting the
recolonization of your fellow Caribbean peoples and especially supporting the
courageous democratic elected government and peoples of Sint Eustatius that
will be in court against continuation of Dutch colonialism.
Faithfully yours,
James Finies, president Foundation We Want Bonaire Back
jamesfinies@gmail.com
