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V OLUME 1, ISSUE 10 J UNE 29, 2009
July 1 special,
E DITORIAL Page 2—5
Announcements
Page 9—12
Vacancies, page
13—15
There is a lot to write about the last two Two questions that need answers are:
weeks on Statia. The results of the exams
of the GVP school were very bad, Eutel What is the exact plan for health?
personell went on strike, they were sent
home for five days and Mr. Clyde van Put‐ Who will become Dutch civil servants?
ten urged the board of Eutel to step
down, Mr. Julian Woodley signed an im‐ We hope these questions will be ans‐
portant agreement in Curacao, about ma‐ wered in the next edition of Statia‐
king workers in Education and the Health news.
sector Dutch civil servants. Mr. Gittens
signed an agreement together with Saba The last weeks were hot, very hot.
and a Dutch public housing company Almost impossible to stay inside wit‐
about public housing on Statia. This is hout an airconditioner.
some of the important news in short. So‐
me of these issues we save for the next Let’s hope it will be a little cooler on
Statianews. Why? the first of July, so we can have a great
party that day.
Because we decided that this Statianews
will focus on Emancipation Day. Please enjoy the stories about Statia’s
culture and emancipation day!
We did write about Henk Kamp and Koos
Sneek, because we think it is be impor‐ Annemieke Kusters
tant to get clear what Mr. Kamps’ authori‐
ty is.
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E MANCIPATION D AY C ELEBRATIONS
Marcella Gibbs, head of Sint Eustatius Culture De‐ DRUMBANDS
partment, has worked for 32 years in the Finance
Department. She was surprised when some seven Early morning on July 1, residents are awakened to
years ago Mr. Clyde van Putten proposed working the sound of drum bands dispersed throughout the
with the Culture Department. She doubted her capa‐ community. The perfect scenario would be people
bilities and knowledge to do a good job. However, as rising from bed then following the drum band to the
the work continued, she realized: this was some‐ final site—Wilhelmina Park. Wilhelmina Park was a
thing she always wanted to do. Not only does she marketplace in the old days, where the people
enjoy her work; she feels she has finally found her would sell vegetables, fruits, produce, meat and
calling. fish. The black people cleared that land to make
One of the most important annual presentations for their own marketplace, at least, that’s how the
the community is The First of July—Emancipation story goes.
Day. This festive event commemorates abolition of
slavery on July 1, 1863. This year the celebration begins at Fort Oranje.
Immediately after, local foods, desserts and drinks
will be sold at Charlie’s Place. Local musicians—
Lord Gene and
Bumpie—will entertain
all visitors and specta‐
tors.
Lord Gene (Mr. Walton
Schmidt) an original
Hippie Band member,
was Statia’s most vocal
calypsonian during the
1960s onward. He
started out when Statia
had no electricity and
most men worked in
the fields.
Bumpie (Mr. Victor Ar‐
nold) a grandchild of
the late Peter John Li‐
jfrock who played the
Marcella Gibbs in the Culture Department with a picture of when she was 16. big drum. He will beat
on the very same big
drum his grandfather
JULY TREE BRANCHES used.
The celebration begins during the evening of June Marcella Gibbs is doing everything she can to make
30. At that time, a couple of children, along with this day a day full of celebration and festivity.
Marcella Gibbs will pick July tree branches. During
the night when mostly everyone should be asleep According to Mrs. Gibbs, it would be much easier to
they drive throughout the community while placing make this day a success if it’s an official holiday. It
branches on either the gates or porches. is hard to get the young people to join the drum
band at 4:00AM because they have to go to school
for 7:30AM. Another challenge is, residents will not
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E MANCIPATION D AY C ELEBRATIONS
follow the band because they begin work at 7:00AM cipation Day, is more important than November 16
and/or 8:00AM. Finally, this day celebration is not on Statia‐America Day. Gibbs continues: “For the chil‐
the budget plan. Commissioner Roy Hooker’s prom‐ dren, this day can be a day where they celebrate,
ised to provide a budget for July 1, 2010 to alleviate but they can also learn a lot about their history.
one of the challenges. This action was provoked by Around this date, they could have projects and pres‐
Talking Blues program hosted by Joshua Spanner. entations at school.”
For the success of future programming, a proposal to The Culture Department has outgrown its space for
making July 1 an official holiday should be the next the working team—Marcella Gibbs, Vashti Hooker
step, according to Marcella Gibbs. The culture de‐ and Dennis Amajan. A more visible and accessible
partment has been fighting to accomplish that for site—preferably in town—would be ideal to house
many years. the cultural displays of artifacts along with visitors’
information.
Gibbs explains, “Because our ancestors were made
free, we are here today. Otherwise, we would still
have been slaves.” For her, as for many more people
on the island, of the two celebrations—July 1, Eman‐
C ONGO P EOPLE
To find out more about the Congo People, Statianews owners that were still there and they would grow
had an interview with Mr. Eric Henriquez. Mr. Henri‐ their vegetables and fruits, they would burn coal
quez was a commissioner in the seventies, with the and raise cows, sheep and goats. There was a large
Windward Islands People Movement. His father, plantation in Jeems, in Golden Rock, opposite the
Monroe Henriquez is the last person that
was buried on the Congo burial ground (see Mr. Eric Henriquez in his shop opposite the airport.
article Free Black Village). There are some
problems with that burial ground. It has
been sold to a private person and it is an
ongoing struggle to restore that burial
ground into what it should be.
Farmers
The ancestors of the Congo people came
from the Congo in Africa. Families that are
part of that tribe, are: the Duinkerks, the
Henriquez, the Arnolds, the Dorsetts, the
Wilmans, the Dembrooks, one part of the
Spanner family and one part of the Hooker
family. They lived up North in Oranjestad,
going up from where Duggins’ supermarket
is to the edge of town. Fort Oranjestraat was the airport, in Fairplay and in Bengal, behind the moun‐
right border of their neighborhood. Another little tain. The Pandt family, that owned English Quarters,
village where people from another tribe in Africa used to hire a lot of Congo people to work on the
lived, was in Jeems. When Mr. Henriquez was small, field.
about 50 years ago, most Congo men would work on
the fields. They would rent land from the plantation
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C ONGO P EOPLE
Up to the 1940’s the majority of the black people on or the Methodist church. The Seventh Day Advent‐
Statia were Congo people. In the 1940 women from ist church came later.
St. Kitts came to Statia to work as housemates. A lot Every day there was a fight in the Congo neighbor‐
of Congo man married the women from St. Kitts. hood. The police didn’t dare come to make peace. It
From the 1960’s after a three year draught, farming was not necessary either, because they would sit
went down. The younger generation didn’t want to and drink rum after the fight was done. They would
work on the field, they said they didn’t want to go share one glass of rum with the group, they made
back to slavery. A lot of Congo people started to work music and play draft (checkers). They also played
for government. cricket. Some people called them “gribby heads” or
“nappy heads”; their hair was rough, and the men
Rowdy had beards in their neck, like Mr. Henriquez has. A
lot of the Congo people immigrated to Curacao and
The Congo people were rowdy people, they made a Aruba. Nowadays, he says, the Congo people have
lot of noise. The men would sit together and drink mixed with the rest of the people on the island.
rum after a long day of work. Some came home in
the afternoon, some after dark. They would rest on July First in the old days
the field in a “tatch house”, a house that is made of
sticks and palm leaves. The women stayed home to How did they celebrate the first of July in the old
cook. The children used to go school in the South. days? They had picknicks at Bengal and at Zeelandia
The South is the area what we now call “the historical and Fair Play. They put big sheets on the ground
core”. That’s were the white and colored people used and everybody would come down with food and
to live; plantation owners and government people. drinks. At the end of the Day Peter John Lijfrock
“sophisticated ladies” lived there, according to Mr. would come down with the big drum and they
Henriquez. The children would be together in school would jump up. That is: they would dance. The song
and after school, they all went back to their own dis‐ they sang was: “Happy Happy July Day, I don’t care
trict. The Congo people were religious people, like damn what the Massa say!”
the rest of the island. They would go to the Catholic
T HE E DGE
This Saturday the Edge, a Catamaran that can accommodate 65 people, came to Statia with professionals
from the tourist industry. If you want more information about the Edge, when it will come, what the costs
are, please go to the Tourist Office on Fort Oranje., or call 3182433.
INTERMEZZO July 2nd is graduation Day on the
Coffeeshop that GVP school! Make sure you come to
specializes in cof‐
fee cocktails,
encourage the students that passed
sandwiches and their exams!
breakfasts is look‐
ing for a:
Shop Attendant:
Primarily respon‐
sible for waiting
on tables, cash‐
ing, taking orders,
other duties in‐
clude assisting in
kitchen when
necessary.
The right candidate must be customer friendly, able
to work weekends and holidays, flexible, able to work
as part of a team, speaks fluent English.
Antillean with Mavo level education or graduate of
the SVP will be given preference.
Experience an asset but not a must. Application
forms can be picked up at Intermezzo, or call
+5993184049
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Statia and Saba will have their Annual Summer Festivals by the end of July. Statia´s pre party´s start in the
beginning of July already. During this Carnival period, Winair tickets will be cheaper and the `Edge` will make
trips from and to Saba and St. Maarten. On the next two pages, you can see the schedules of both islands.
Statia and Saba are inviting each other and all surrounding islands to come and join the fun!
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Slogan competition for this years’ Summer Fest is opened. Contact Bureau of
Tourism at the Fort, or one of the Carnival Committee members.
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Statia News wrote about the song that was recorded recently with a big choir of local singers. The song is
called `a Helping Hand` and when you sing it, it goes like `Save the Children`. Everybody knows this tune by
now. There was a videoclip made of that song and that clip will premier on July 11th. Everybody is welcome to
come to the Fort to enjoy an evening of music.
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Eilandgebied St. Eustatius Nederlandse Antillen
Het Bestuurscollege van het Eilandgebied Sint Eustatius wenst op korte termijn
in contact te komen met gegadigden ter vervulling van een voltijdse betrekking
bij de Sectie Burgerzaken van de Dienst Algemene Zaken in de functie van:
Taken:
1. Het coördineren van de algehele uitvoering van de burgerlijke stand, bevolkingsadminstratie
en verkiezingen;
2. Het coördineren en controleren van de registratie en verwerking van mutaties in het bestand
van het bevolkingsregister van het Eilandgebied;
3. Het ondertekenen van aktes, afschriften, uittreksels, verklaringen en overige documenten uit
het bevolkingsregister;
4. Het voltrekken van huwelijken;
5. Het regelen en coördineren van de afgifte van paspoorten en identiteitsbewijzen volgens de
voorgeschreven methode;
6. Het op eilandsniveau implementeren van vernieuwingen in de wet- en regelgeving op het ge-
bied van bevolkingsadministratie die op rijksniveau zijn bepaald;
7. Het opzetten van voorlichtingsaktiviteiten ten behoeve van het publiek over burger- en bevol-
kingsaangelegenheden;
8. Zorgdragen voor het opstellen van jaarverslagen en statistieken;
9. Het adviseren van het Bestuurscollege en het verrichten van commissiewerkzaamheden:
10. Aansturen van de medewerkers van de Sectie Burgerzaken.
Functie-eisen:
• Opleiding op HBO-niveau of een daaraan gelijkwaardige combinatie van opleiding en erva-
ring;
• Aantoonbare werkervaring in bestuurlijke dienstverlening;
• Kennis hebben van en gevoel hebben voor besluitvormings-processen in een politiek bestel;
• Uitstekende organisatorische, communicatieve en contactuele vaardigheden;
• Een verantwoordelijke en klantgerichte instelling;
• Goede beheersing van de Nederlandse en Engelse taal, zowel in woord als geschrift.
Aangeboden wordt:
Inschaling conform de Lands Bezoldigingsregeling 1998. Salaris is afhankelijk van het aantal jaren
relevante werkervaring vermeerderd met de Bovenwindse toelage van 16.3%, vakantietoelage en even-
tuele kindertoelage, pensioenregeling en medische verzekering.
Schriftelijke reactie gaarne binnen twee weken na plaatsing van deze oproep richten aan:
Voor meer informatie kan contact opgenomen worden met de afdeling Personeel & Organisatie (0)318
-2931 of de afdeling Burgerzaken (0)318-2497.
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Eilandgebied St. Eustatius Nederlandse Antillen
Het Bestuurscollege van het Eilandgebied St. Eustatius, Nederlandse Antillen,
wenst op korte termijn in contact te komen met kandidaten ter vervulling van
een voltijdse betrekking bij het eilandgebied als:
- het toezicht houden op de naleving van wetten, normen en regels op het gebied
van de volksgezondheid c.q. gezondheidszorg en de kwaliteit van eet- en drink-
water
- het al dan niet aangekondigd afleggen van inspectiebezoeken aan bars/
restaurants, supermarket, winkels, scholen en bakkerijen
- het naar aanleiding van de inspectiewerkzaamheden opstellen van een rapport
met bevindingen en aanbevelingen aan het Hoofd van Dienst GGD;
- het geven van verbale waarschuwingen bij geconstateerde overtredingen van de
gezondheidsbeschermende wetgeving;
- het geven van voorlichting en adviezen aan bedrijven, scholen, publiek en in-
stanties teneinde de naleving van de wetgeving inzake de bescherming van de
volksgezondheid te bevorderen.
Functie-eisen:
Aangeboden wordt:
Bij gelijke geschiktheid genieten Antillianen de voorkeur. Schriftelijke reactie gaarne binnen
twee weken na plaatsing van deze oproep richten aan:
Voor meer informatie kan contact opgenomen worden met de afdeling Mevrouw Carol Jack,
Hoofd GGD (0318-2891).
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Eilandgebied St. Eustatius Nederlandse Antillen
Het Bestuurscollege van het Eilandgebied St. Eustatius, Nederlandse Antillen, wenst op korte termijn
in contact te komen met kandidaten ter vervulling van een voltijdse betrekking bij het eilandgebied
als:
Medewerker Crediteuren Administratie/Kredietbewaker M/V
De werkzaamheden worden uitgevoerd binnen het Taakveld Financieel Beleid en Beheer van de Afde-
ling Financiele en Economische Zaken. De Afdeling richt zich op de instandhouding en verbetering
van het bestuurlijk proces, het zorgdragen voor de middelen, het behartigen en coordineren van de
eigen aangelegenheden van het Eilandgebied St. Eustatius.
Functie-inhoud:
Draagt zorg voor de crediteurenadministratie door onder andere:
• Het verifieren van de bestelopdracht, het coderen van de bon en het controleren van het be-
schikbare krediet;
• Het bij onvoldoende krediet in overleg treden met de Hoofdmedewerker Crediteuren Admini-
stratie;
• Het aanmaken van computerbestelbonnen en het na accordering van de Hoofdmedewerker
Crediteuren Administratie zenden hiervan naar de bestellende afdeling.
Draagt zorg voor de verwerking en betaling van financiele verplichtingen en declaraties in het kre-
dietbewakingssysteem, door onder andere:
• Het controleren van declaraties op vollegidheid en juistheid, het aangeven van de begrotings-
posten en het inbrengen hiervan in het kredietbewakingssysteem;
• Het dagelijks boekenvan alle kennisgevingen van financiele verplichtingen;
• Het signaleren van geconstateerde afwijkingen bij standen van de kredieten aan het Hoofd,
het bewaken van de budgetten en aangegane verplichtingen.
Functie-eisen:
• Opleiding op MBO-niveau, bedrijfsadministatie of gelijkwaardige opleiding;
• Minimaal 5 jaar ervaring in soortgelijke functie bij de overheid of private sector;
• Kennis van (financiele pakketten): Exact, Excel, Word;
• Bereid om eventuele trainingen te volgen;
• Vaardig in het inboeken en controleren van declaraties;
• Vaardigheid in het opstellen van betalingsoverzichten;
• Kunnen omgaan met vertrouwelijke informatie;
• Goede beheersing van de Nederlandse en Engelse taal, zowel in woord en geschrift;
• Goede organisatorische, communicatieve (verbaal & schriftelijk) en contactuele vaardigheden;
• Een verantwoordelijke, kritische, accurate, creatieve en klantgerichte instelling;
• Zowel zelfstandig als in teamverband kunnen werken;
• Goede beheersing van de Nederlandse en Engelse taal, zowel in woord en geschrift.
Aangeboden wordt:
Inschaling conform de Lands Bezoldigingsregeling 1998.
Salaris is afhankelijk van het aantal jaren werkervaring vermeerderd met bovenwindse toelage 16.3%, eventuele
kindertoelage, pensioenregeling, medische verzekering en vakantieuitkering.
Schriftelijke reactie gaarne binnen twee weken na plaatsing van deze oproep richten aan:
Voor meer informatie kan contact opgenomen worden met de afdeling Financien (0318 2397).