How to stop the spread of rabies
Animal Defenders SXM was very surprised to read that pet owners are advised to vaccinate their dogs against rabies while people are not even vaccinating for distemper. Stopping the transport of pets would be a much simpler approach; no more permits for anyone, something that, at the end of the day, will save lots of lives, tears and money. A simple import and export ban would be an effective...
Mr. Sneek lost it, again
Dear Editor,
On Friday, July 3, 2015, the headlines of this well-read newspaper stated: "Koos Sneek Files Charges...
On Friday, July 3, 2015, the headlines of this well-read newspaper stated: "Koos Sneek Files Charges...
Worried girlfriend
Dear Queenie,
My mother doesn’t like my boyfriend because she says the men in his family are all cheaters and it...
My mother doesn’t like my boyfriend because she says the men in his family are all cheaters and it...
Lopsided flight
Dear Editor,
I have taken note on the press release by the Board of the UPP, pertaining to the indecisiveness of MP...
I have taken note on the press release by the Board of the UPP, pertaining to the indecisiveness of MP...
Reluctant hostess
Dear Queenie,
I make a point of cooking nutritious meals and I don’t keep junk food in the house. However, we...
I make a point of cooking nutritious meals and I don’t keep junk food in the house. However, we...
Worried friend
Dear Queenie,
When my husband and I had bad times in our marriage I used to talk to my best friend about our...
When my husband and I had bad times in our marriage I used to talk to my best friend about our...
Request to Prosecutor Kamps: ‘Do not hold Judith on trumped up charges’
Dear Editor,
Please allow me some space in your newspaper to address Prosecutor Tineke Kamps.
Prosecutor Kamps: via...
Please allow me some space in your newspaper to address Prosecutor Tineke Kamps.
Prosecutor Kamps: via...
Not a mind-reader
Dear Queenie,
I was planning a surprise party for my husband’s birthday and sent out a lot of invitations well in...
I was planning a surprise party for my husband’s birthday and sent out a lot of invitations well in...
The effect of Racism, Slavery and the Civil War in a Civilized Society
Dear Editor,
The title above has led to the introduction of this piece of writing. Twenty-one-year-old Dylan Roof...
The title above has led to the introduction of this piece of writing. Twenty-one-year-old Dylan Roof...
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
When someone in a workplace brings in goodies to celebrate a special occasion, do you have to eat...
When someone in a workplace brings in goodies to celebrate a special occasion, do you have to eat...
The hypocrisy of a Caribbean Marxist
Dear Editor,
On Saturday night at University of St. Martin, Comrade Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St...
On Saturday night at University of St. Martin, Comrade Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St...
Ears burning
Dear Queenie,
Nowadays it seems everyone talks with a foul mouth – f***ing this and s*** that. I was not brought...
Nowadays it seems everyone talks with a foul mouth – f***ing this and s*** that. I was not brought...
‘Truly worrisome’
Dear Editor,
I would like to congratulate the graduates of both the Prins Willem-Alexander School and the St...
I would like to congratulate the graduates of both the Prins Willem-Alexander School and the St...
Worried mother
Dear Queenie,
My 8-year-old son has started telling lies about little things like if he brushed his teeth or did he...
My 8-year-old son has started telling lies about little things like if he brushed his teeth or did he...
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
The other day I asked someone I work with to go to lunch with me so we could discuss a project we...
The other day I asked someone I work with to go to lunch with me so we could discuss a project we...
Sahara dust
Dear Editor,
Sahara dust, and in general the small particle air pollution known as PM2.5 that includes Sahara dust...
Sahara dust, and in general the small particle air pollution known as PM2.5 that includes Sahara dust...
Scared
Dear Queenie,
I got divorced not too long ago and I’m having trouble getting used to living alone. The worst part...
I got divorced not too long ago and I’m having trouble getting used to living alone. The worst part...
An Integrity Committee is most definitely needed
Dear Editor,
Okay, I have read the document on the establishing of the Integrity Committee (IC) and I must say that...
Okay, I have read the document on the establishing of the Integrity Committee (IC) and I must say that...
Etty Ket
Dear Queenie,
I was taught that it is polite to for a man to open a door for a woman to pass through. But these...
I was taught that it is polite to for a man to open a door for a woman to pass through. But these...
Rolling back the ‘Arm’s-length’ Policy: Govt & its companies in the power play
Dear Editor,
Once upon a time, in the last century, what we know today as "government-owned companies" were...
Once upon a time, in the last century, what we know today as "government-owned companies" were...
Faithful reader
Dear Queenie,
I don’t live on the island anymore, but I saw this on Facebook and I must say that I agree with...
I don’t live on the island anymore, but I saw this on Facebook and I must say that I agree with...
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