INDEPENDENT NEWSLETTER
S TATIA N EWS V OLUME 1,
ISSUE
10 J UNE 29, 2009 July 1 special, Page 2—5
E DITORIAL
Henk Kamp and Koos Sneek, Page 6 Koos Sneek: New Tax Laws for the Bes islands 3, Page 7 The Way I See It , by Lady Alida Francis, Page 8 Announcements Page 9—12 Vacancies, page 13—15
There is a lot to write about the last two weeks on Statia. The results of the exams of the GVP school were very bad, Eutel personell went on strike, they were sent home for five days and Mr. Clyde van Put‐ ten urged the board of Eutel to step down, Mr. Julian Woodley signed an im‐ portant agreement in Curacao, about ma‐ king workers in Education and the Health sector Dutch civil servants. Mr. Gittens signed an agreement together with Saba and a Dutch public housing company about public housing on Statia. This is some of the important news in short. So‐ me of these issues we save for the next Statianews. Why? Because we decided that this Statianews will focus on Emancipation Day. We did write about Henk Kamp and Koos Sneek, because we think it is be impor‐ tant to get clear what Mr. Kamps’ authori‐ ty is.
Two questions that need answers are: What is the exact plan for health? Who will become Dutch civil servants? We hope these questions will be ans‐ wered in the next edition of Statia‐ news. The last weeks were hot, very hot. Almost impossible to stay inside wit‐ hout an airconditioner. Let’s hope it will be a little cooler on the first of July, so we can have a great party that day. Please enjoy the stories about Statia’s culture and emancipation day! Annemieke Kusters
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E MANCIPATION D AY C ELEBRATIONS Marcella Gibbs, head of Sint Eustatius Culture De‐ partment, has worked for 32 years in the Finance Department. She was surprised when some seven years ago Mr. Clyde van Putten proposed working with the Culture Department. She doubted her capa‐ bilities and knowledge to do a good job. However, as the work continued, she realized: this was some‐ thing she always wanted to do. Not only does she enjoy her work; she feels she has finally found her calling. One of the most important annual presentations for the community is The First of July—Emancipation Day. This festive event commemorates abolition of slavery on July 1, 1863.
DRUMBANDS Early morning on July 1, residents are awakened to the sound of drum bands dispersed throughout the community. The perfect scenario would be people rising from bed then following the drum band to the final site—Wilhelmina Park. Wilhelmina Park was a marketplace in the old days, where the people would sell vegetables, fruits, produce, meat and fish. The black people cleared that land to make their own marketplace, at least, that’s how the story goes. 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 big drum. He will beat Marcella Gibbs in the Culture Department with a picture of when she was 16. 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 make this day a success if it’s an official holiday. It they drive throughout the community while placing 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 and/or 8:00AM. Finally, this day celebration is not on the budget plan. Commissioner Roy Hooker’s prom‐ ised to provide a budget for July 1, 2010 to alleviate one of the challenges. This action was provoked by Talking Blues program hosted by Joshua Spanner. For the success of future programming, a proposal to making July 1 an official holiday should be the next step, according to Marcella Gibbs. The culture de‐ partment has been fighting to accomplish that for many years. 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‐
cipation Day, is more important than November 16 Statia‐America Day. Gibbs continues: “For the chil‐ dren, this day can be a day where they celebrate, but they can also learn a lot about their history. Around this date, they could have projects and pres‐ entations at school.” The Culture Department has outgrown its space for the working team—Marcella Gibbs, Vashti Hooker and Dennis Amajan. A more visible and accessible site—preferably in town—would be ideal to house the cultural displays of artifacts along with visitors’ information.
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 airport, in Fairplay and in Bengal, behind the moun‐ is to the edge of town. Fort Oranjestraat was the 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 field. lived, was in Jeems. When Mr. Henriquez was small, 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 Statia were Congo people. In the 1940 women from St. Kitts came to Statia to work as housemates. A lot of Congo man married the women from St. Kitts. From the 1960’s after a three year draught, farming went down. The younger generation didn’t want to work on the field, they said they didn’t want to go back to slavery. A lot of Congo people started to work for government. Rowdy The Congo people were rowdy people, they made a lot of noise. The men would sit together and drink rum after a long day of work. Some came home in the afternoon, some after dark. They would rest on the field in a “tatch house”, a house that is made of sticks and palm leaves. The women stayed home to cook. The children used to go school in the South. The South is the area what we now call “the historical core”. That’s were the white and colored people used to live; plantation owners and government people. “sophisticated ladies” lived there, according to Mr. Henriquez. The children would be together in school and after school, they all went back to their own dis‐ trict. The Congo people were religious people, like the rest of the island. They would go to the Catholic
or the Methodist church. The Seventh Day Advent‐ ist church came later. Every day there was a fight in the Congo neighbor‐ hood. The police didn’t dare come to make peace. It was not necessary either, because they would sit and drink rum after the fight was done. They would share one glass of rum with the group, they made music and play draft (checkers). They also played cricket. Some people called them “gribby heads” or “nappy heads”; their hair was rough, and the men had beards in their neck, like Mr. Henriquez has. A lot of the Congo people immigrated to Curacao and Aruba. Nowadays, he says, the Congo people have mixed with the rest of the people on the island. July First in the old days How did they celebrate the first of July in the old days? They had picknicks at Bengal and at Zeelandia and Fair Play. They put big sheets on the ground and everybody would come down with food and drinks. At the end of the Day Peter John Lijfrock would come down with the big drum and they would jump up. That is: they would dance. The song they sang was: “Happy Happy July Day, I don’t care damn what the Massa say!”
T HE F REE B LACK V ILLAGE On Tuesday June 30, Grant Gillmore, our local ar‐ chaeologist, will give a presentation on Antigua at the biennial congress of the International Association of Caribbean Archaelogists. He will discuss the results of
the excavations at the Free Black Village site that SECAR (Sint Eustatius Centre for Archaelogical Re‐ search) has been working on for the past two years. The excavating is almost done, Grant Gillmore and Derek Miller, his intern, will be working on the final report of their findings over the next few months. Excavating is only 10% of the work an archaeologist does, the rest of his time goes into finding addi‐ tional evidence for their theses and working out a coherent story. Literate Slaves In the 17th and 18th century, slavery on Sint Eusta‐ tius was different than on the other islands of the Caribbean. As Sint Eustatius was an important trad‐ ing place and slaves were encouraged to be literate. There are examples of slaves that worked in the
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T HE F REE B LACK V ILLAGE trade for their merchant owners. Entire crews of ships were black and only the captain would be white, and a newspaper announcement for a run‐a‐ way slave was found that addressed to the slave herself: “If you come back, you’ll be forgiven”. There is only one other advertisement found like that in North Carolina, USA. Another document makes note of a free black women that signed a contract for her son to be an apprentice with a car‐ penter. These are examples that in the glory days of Sint Eustatius, slaves were literate and there is also evidence that slaves earned money for their own pockets. Again in contrast to other islands, even some of the plantation slave houses , were made of wood. The plantation owners could afford this extra expenditure due to their successful trading busi‐ nesses. Slaves would be more productive when ac‐ commodated well and the slave owners could use slave homes to show off: the wooden houses for their slaves provided evidence of their owners’ wealth. In the slave huts on the plantations, hand painted porcelain cups have been found. The slaves even had their own trade in pottery. On Sint Eusta‐ tius, Afro‐Caribbean pottery from Barbados, Ja‐ maica and other islands are found. So until the end of the 18th century, a lager percentage of slaves were able to buy their freedom on Sint Eustatius. Pottery that was found in the free black village
The Free Black Village On the P.F.Martin map from 1781, you can see that at the edges of urban Oranjestad, there were small plots, smaller then the house lots in town. These small plots were used by freed slaves to build their houses on. For the past two years, SECAR is exca‐
vating on the plots on the eastern side of Oranjestad. These are located at the Mansion, opposite Newton Pasture, where the SDA church is being built. From Joshua’s fence, all the way to where the GEBE build‐ ing is located, there were about 48 to 50 houses, that’s why it’s called the Free Black Village. At the end of that village, toward the new GEBE building, there is a burial ground where tradition holds that free blacks and slaves were buried. When Joshua started working on that land in September 2007, he asked Grant Gillmore, our local archaeologist, to take a look. From then on, the excavating started. Five Boundary Walls SECAR has discovered five boundary walls: Four that mark the boundaries of the plots and one dividing wall in the middle. You can also see that on the map: each plot is walled in. The house they are excavating now is build against that middle wall. These houses were not wattle and daub houses, like you usually see, but wooden houses. SECAR has found numerous nails indicating that the primarily home was wooden. They also found at least 10 postholes up until last week, they also prove that these houses were made of wood. On the lot they are working now, there also was an animal pen. These wooden houses are very rare for the Caribbean and Joshua is planning to build one with the help of SECAR. It will likely be used as a little shop and mu‐ seum. Collective Memory The days of the literate slave that bought his or her freedom were over with the downfall of the trading business in the 1800s. Slaves did not work for the warehouse trading, but had to work on the planta‐ tions. For the slaves, these times where as horrible as anywhere else in the West Indies. This is the period that lives on in the collective memory of the people on Statia. The stories the old people used to tell are from that period.
June 29, 2009
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H ENK K AMP
ABOUT
T HE K OOS S NEEK C ASE
Mr. Clyde van Putten asked for a councilmeeting about the case, Mr. Reginald Zaandam wrote a letter to the Central Antillean Government ant to Mr. Kamp about the case and Mr. Koos Sneek wrote a letter to the editor of the Daily Herald about the case: “Why did Mr. Henk Kamp urge Mr. Hooker and Mr. Gittens to fire Koos Sneek, the executive assis‐ tant of Mr. Julian Woodley.” In the comments about this case, two questions come forward: CAN KAMP MINGLE IN LOCAL POLITICS? How can you explain your interfering in Statia’s local politics, while Holland always says she doesn’t have the authority to do so? Statianews asked Mr. Kamp this question and this is his reply: (translated from Dutch) “ If the executive council of Statia and the represen‐ tatives of the Netherlands consult together, than that is not a unauthorized interference in each oth‐ ers’ affairs. Holland is preparing to take over the governments’ tasks of the Dutch Antilles on Statia and the other islands. We constantly ask for the opinions of Statia’s politicians, and moreover, they inform about their opinions unasked, when they think it’s necessary. In that same spirit, we consult together with the poli‐ ticians of Statia about tasks that will be our joint re‐ sponsibility and tasks that are and will remain the responsibility of the executive council. To consult about the tasks that will remain local re‐ sponsibility is also important, because from some‐
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ABOUT THE
where in 2010, Statia will be part of the Netherlands and will have to fit in the Dutch system. Consultation and the exchange of information and opinions will benefit to that process. This is my task as commissioner: To let this process pass as good as possible.” WHY KOOS SNEEK? The other questions Statianews asked Mr. Kamp is: “Why Koos Sneek and not some other persons, like the executive assistant to commissioner Hooker or the acting Lt. Governor that work for the executive council who also have conflict of interest, according to Mr. Clyde van Putten and Mr. Reginald Zaandam (island council members)? Mr. Kamp did not react as regard to the content of the examples given about other people in Govern‐ ment with an apparent conflict of interest. In his opinion, it is important for politicians of any government to be alert for conflicts of interest and if necessary to react accordingly. Mr. Kamp is not under the impressions that the politicians of Statia think otherwise. He stresses out that it is the executive council that has to criticize and assess concrete issues. He received Mr. Zaandams’ letter last Saturday and will respond to that letter this week. Statianews will try to keep you updated.
K OOS S NEEK C ASE
Most people on Statia read the Daily Herald. On Jun 23rd a letter to the editor was published that was written by Koos Sneek. He sent this same letter to Statianews and apparently, the Daily Herald modified Koos’ letter. If you want to read the entire letter, please check www.statianews.com. The most important difference between Koos’original letter and the letter the Daily
Herald placed is that Koos speaks about Mr. Hyden Gittens and his personal grudge against Koos. In the Daily Herald Mr. Gittens’ name is not mentioned. Moreover, Koos suggest at the end of his letter that Mr. Kamp should step down as BES commissioner, while the Daily Herald changed that into: “Henk Kamp should be careful.”
June 29, 2009
P AGE 7 D ISCUSSION
N EW T AX L AWS
FOR THE
B ES I SLANDS
By Koos Sneek Under the new tax regime as proposed by Dutch State Secretary de Jager a new tax will be introduced called “Immovable Property Tax”, in Dutch “Vastgoedbelasting”. The tax will be levied on businesses that are presently falling under the profit tax and on privately owned properties. First of all it needs to be clear that this is not the same as land tax or property tax. The immovable property tax is a tax levied by the country, while land- or property tax is a tax that will be levied by the island government. This is not done presently, since the tariff for land tax is zero. It is very realistic to expect that this tax will be levied by the island government in the future. There will be a need for extra income into the island coffers besides funding coming from The Netherlands through the BES fund and other funding coming to the island directly from the budgets of Dutch ministries such as for education and healthcare. What is immovable property in accordance to the tax law? a. b. c.
d.
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a building; property without any construction (land); a part of a. or b. that based upon the lay out is meant to be used separately; a combination of two or more properties, belonging together as meant under a. or b. or parts thereof in use by the same tax payer.
In case there is more than one owner of a property (undivided properties!?) all owners will be obliged to pay their share of the tax. Each owner in this case however may be held liable for the full amount of tax to be paid. The tax applies for businesses that in the present system should fall under the profit tax (N.V.’s and B.V.’s) and for private property owners. It will be
based on the value of the immovable property. Exempted from this tax is the home used as primary residence. My interpretation of pt. c. is that also apartments which are part of the primary residence, but are meant to be used separately fall under the immovable property tax. The tax is replacing the profit tax so it does not apply for businesses that own immovable property but fall under the income tax (sole proprietors). The tax is 15% on the expected proceeds of the property. The proceeds are calculated at 4% of the property value. It is not clear to me how the value of the property will be calculated. Example: If your property has a value of US $ 100,000 the tax is 100,000 x 4% x 15% = US $ 600.
It means also that an NV that invested in immovable property pays tax, but one that did not invest in this is not paying any tax. This looks unfair to me. To create a level playing field also businesses that do not own property should pay tax, for instance based upon the rental value of their office or business place. If non-property owners stay scot-free the tax may discourage businesses to invest in immovable property. It may also discourage investments in businesses that require large investment in buildings, such as hotels. Also a negative is that even when your company is making a loss you need to pay taxes. Under the present tax regime a company does not pay profit tax in case of a loss and can also carry forward this loss to be deducted from future profits over a period of 10 years. I am also wondering how the transition will take place. What for instance will happen with accumulated losses occurred under the profit tax. Can these losses still be deducted somehow?
June 29, 2009
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T HE W AY I S EE I T
BY
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L ADY A LIDA F RANCIS
Teenage pregnancy is as old as the world. For chil‐ dren born to children, chances of low birth weight and prematurity are high. So are instances of paren‐ tal abuse, poor health, neglect and poverty. The ma‐ jority of teenage mothers also face a bleak future. Often forced to drop out of school, these young women face a life of diminished expectations. One would expect with the knowledge of these real‐ ties, teenagers would abstain, hesitate or at least be more careful. One would further anticipate, due to limitless internet exposure, teenagers would learn to make smarter choices . Regretfully, this is not the case. There are reportedly nine girls pregnant within the school system. We live in an age when sexually trans‐ mitted diseases and HIV/AIDS evidently do not deter the common practice of unprotected sex. The Way I See It, things will not change unless young people are made to bear their own responsibilities. Throughout the generations, parents have been soft and lenient. Hence, young people take their love and support for granted. Yes, Statia is a community that cares. But, The Way I See It, we need to educate young people it is irresponsible and careless to bring a child into the world at a time when they them‐ selves are not prepared or fully equipped to handle the responsibility. The Way I See It, social policies must be enforced to ensure all parties are held accountable. We know of the hormone raging young teen fathers. But, we also “hide our dirty laundry” regarding adult men who maliciously target under aged girls with false prom‐ ises of love. It is time they too are held accountable. On the other hand, most young girls are not all that innocent in the matter. They compromise their up‐ bringing and moral values by opting to use their bod‐ ies in search of love or to gain material things. Too bad, they pay a high price. And…the highest price is yet to be paid by future generations. The Way I See It, most men and boys just don’t get it. Impregnating a woman does not make you a man. What makes you a man is the courage to raise your child into a caring, responsible and productive human being. Too many children are neglected by deadbeat
fathers who do not care whether they are properly fed or clothed. Fathers, who do not care about their social, moral, educational or spiritual development. The Way I See It, every father should be held ac‐ countable for the welfare of their child. One such approach would be to automatically deduct child support from their salaries. It is time we build a system that promotes zero tolerance regarding de‐ linquency in child support payments. It is time we attach priority to the quality of life of the child. The Way I See It, culturally we ignorantly encourage young people to lead destructive lives by telling them “you ain’t the first and you ain’t the last”. We cover the shame not fully analyzing the conse‐ quences. The Way I See It, this community needs to put on new thinking caps. To combat school drop out, drug addiction and teen pregnancy parents must ensure their children’s time is taken up with school, sports, family and community. Parents it is time to regain control or too late shall be the cry!
A
LITTLE
S TORY
A little story Sylvana Gittens told at the “Women on a Mission” gathering in the Methodist Church on Sunday. The story illustrates how Gossip and Mis‐ chief keep women from focusing on the things they ought to do: It’s the story about Gretta. Gretta moved to a new house with her family. She was watching her neighbor and how she hung up her laundry. “How can this woman hang up laundry that is so dirty! That women can’t wash at all!” Every time the neighbor was busy with the laundry, Gretta was watching. Her husband was telling her that it is none of her business to bother with some‐ body elses laundry, but she did not stop. Until one day, she saw that the neighbor’s laundry was clean. “He, look now! She finally starts to use some deter‐ gent!”, Gretta cried out. And her husband said: “No, that’s not it, I just cleaned the window!”
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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 Coffeeshop that specializes in cof‐ fee cocktails, sandwiches and 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
July 2nd is graduation Day on the GVP school! Make sure you come to encourage the students that passed their exams!
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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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June 29, 2009
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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:
SENIOR MEDEWERKER BURGERZAKEN (M/V) 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 gebied van bevolkingsadministratie die op rijksniveau zijn bepaald; 7. Het opzetten van voorlichtingsaktiviteiten ten behoeve van het publiek over burger- en bevolkingsaangelegenheden; 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 ervaring; • 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 eventuele kindertoelage, pensioenregeling en medische verzekering. Schriftelijke reactie gaarne binnen twee weken na plaatsing van deze oproep richten aan: Het Bestuurscollege van het Eilandgebied Sint Eustatius T.a.v. Mevrouw F. Marlin, Hoofd Personeel & Organisatie Government Guesthouse St. Eustatius Nederlandse Antillen Tel: +599-318-2213/ 2209 ext. 317 Fax: +599-318-2324 e-mail:
[email protected] 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:
Health Inspector M/V Functie-inhoud: Voert Inspectie werkzaamheden uit door: onder andere: -
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 drinkwater 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 instanties teneinde de naleving van de wetgeving inzake de bescherming van de volksgezondheid te bevorderen.
Functie-eisen: • • • • • • • •
Minimaal MAVO diploma of gelijkwaardig; Kandidaat moet zelfstandig en in dienstverband kunnen werken Stressbestendig Enig kennis van gezondheidszorg in het algemeen Bereidbaar om trainingen te volgen Vloeiend in de Nederlandse en Engelse taal, zowel schriftelijk en mondeling. In bezit van geldig rijbewijs ( b) Kunnen omgaan met computer ( word, excel, etc)
Aangeboden wordt: Inscaling confirm 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. Bij gelijke geschiktheid genieten Antillianen de voorkeur. Schriftelijke reactie gaarne binnen twee weken na plaatsing van deze oproep richten aan: Het Bestuurscollege van het Eilandgebied St. Eustatius T.a.v. Mevrouw F. Marlin, Hoofd Personeel & Organisatie Government Guesthouse St. Eustatius Nederlandse Antillen Tel: 0318-2931 Fax: 0318-3391 Voor meer informatie kan contact opgenomen worden met de afdeling Mevrouw Carol Jack, Hoofd GGD (0318-2891).
P AGE 15 V ACANCY
June 29, 2009
S TATIA N EWS
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 Afdeling 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 beschikbare krediet; • Het bij onvoldoende krediet in overleg treden met de Hoofdmedewerker Crediteuren Administratie; • 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 kredietbewakingssysteem, door onder andere: • Het controleren van declaraties op vollegidheid en juistheid, het aangeven van de begrotingsposten 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. Verrricht overige werkzaamheden, door onder andere: • Het generen van (kwartaal) overzichten ter controle van kredietstanden; • Het bij (dreigende) overschrijdingen na overleg met het Hoofd aanvragen van kredietwijzigingen; • Het verstrekken van informatie aan crediteuren over openstaande declaraties. 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: Het Bestuurscollege van het Eilandgebied St. Eustatius T.a.v. Mevrouw F. Marlin, Hoofd Personeel & Organisatie Government Guesthouse St. Eustatius Nederlandse Antillen Tel: 0318 2931 Fax: 0318 3391 Email:
[email protected] Voor meer informatie kan contact opgenomen worden met de afdeling Financien (0318 2397).