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Kralendijk,- Den un publikashon di 5 di novèmber den korant, un artíkulo ku ta kompará James Finies ku otro polítikonan a deklará ku Sr. Finies no tin e karisma ni e arte di tene atenshon di un multitut.
Bon liderazgo, guiá pa responsabilidat, humildat en bes di ego, i un vishon progresivo pa futuro di un pueblo, ta difísil pa haña i no ta presentá su mes hopi biaha den bida di un hende. Esakinan ta e kualidatnan ku mi ta mira den Sr. James Finies.
Mi a mir’é bandoná su karera bankario despues di a traha pa kasi 25 aña, protestá ku kurashi dia i anochi sin stop pa 222 dia eksigiendo un referèndem, i dirigí su mes na Nashonnan Uni mas ku 50 biaha for di 2016 – 2026 dilanti di representantenan di 196 pais rònt mundu.
Mi a mir’é enbolbí mas ku un biaha ku Promé Ministernan di Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas and Belize, Presidentenan di Panama, Mexico, Cuba, Surinam, Bolivia, i liderazgo di Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Uruguay, Pararguay, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, Brazil.
E korant ta sugerí seriamente ku un hòmber kapas pa dirigí su mes na públiko internashonal I lidernan mundial asina no por ta un lider òf falta karisma? . Tin un sistema di kasta bou di e élitenan di Boneiru, kaminda solamente esnan ku nan ta aprobá dor di e élitenan so por bira lider?
Na desember 2003, na Plaza Hotel, Raymundo Saleh, Evert Piar ku SEP, Fundashon Plataforma Ekonomiko i Gobernador di Antia Hulandes Jaime Saleh a presentá e idea i plan di kibra Antia Hulandes – na mas ku 200 persona, inkluyendo lidernan I doñonan di negoshi, e elite lokal di Boneiru.
Ami a wòrdu invitá personalmente pa e gerente di Ennia Insurance i a presensiá James Finies ku tabata ey en representáshon di e banko ku e tabata traha p’e, I e lanta para i opone kontra e proposishon I plan aki.
El a argumentá ku Boneiru no mester separá for di su islanan ruman pa drenta un relashon ku un pais Oropeo míles di miya leu, ku otro kultura I mas, partikularmente ora Union Oropeo mes e tempu ei tabata trese paisnan bisiña huntu. Miéntras ku e lidernan boneriano i otronan a keda ketu, James Finies a para su so defendiendo interes di pueblo di Boneiru.
Mi tabata testigu kon el a topa ku Sekretario-General di Nashonnan Uni António Guterres varios biaha, na Sürnam, Antigua i Barbuda, Barbados i New York, kaminda el a papia elokuentemente tokante e pueblo di Boneiru i kon a hinka e isla den e Konstitushon Hulandes sin nan konsentimentu, apesar di e rechaso di 65,5% di e status konstitushonal den e referèndem di 2015 ku el a bringa p’e.
Mi tabata presente tambe ora el a dirigí su mes na e Embahadornan di Nashonnan Uni C24 i desenas di Mishonnan di Nashonnan Uni di paisnan na New York, splikando Boneiru su situashon i defendiendo su derecho di wòrdu protehá dor di Nashonnan Uni.
Tambe e artíkulo a kompar’é ku Sedney Marten, su sostenedó di hopi tempu, un hòmber di integridat i fieldat ku a para banda di dje pa mas ku 10 aña, asta riskando su trabou pa sostené e vishon di James Finies di pone Boneiru bek riba e lista di Nashonnan Uni di Teritorionan No-Autonomo.
Kiko ta e motivashon tras di e tipo di komparashonnan ey?
Ta sugeríendo ku pasobra James Finies ta yu di un piskadó, e no por ta un lider? Sr. Finies a traha pa kasi 25 aña den e sektor finansiero, inkluyendo banko komersial. Su eksperensia profeshonal, kombiná ku dékadanan di kompromiso internashonal, meresé rekonosementu.
Na 2017, partidonan polítiko UPB, MPB, M21, i Clark Abraham a sostené ankrá Boneiru den Konstitushon Hulandes, un desishon ku, mas a mina e pueblo su derechonan pa goberná su mes meskos ku promé ku 10-10-10.
Nos ta bisando ku karisma i e abilidat pa konvensé un multitut ta importá mas ku integridat, kualifikashonnan i defendé e derechonan di e pueblo? Daisy Coffie, Nina den Heyer, Thielman, e lider di M21, i Clark Abraham tur a haña oportunidat pa drecha Boneiru su situashon. Tòg e problemanan ta keda.
Ta trata aki di polítikonan resiklá ku a haña nan chèns kaba i ta faya pa protehá i defendé e pueblo di Boneiru. Na e outor di e artíkulo mi ta kere ku ta parse ku ta abo ta falta vishon i komprondementu di kiko ta un bon lider loke ku James Finies ta.
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JAMES FINIES: A VISIONARY LEADER WHO REFUSES TO COMPROMISE HIS INTEGRITY FOR POLITICAL POWER
Kralendijk,- In the 5th November publication, an article comparing James Finies with other politicians stated that Mr. Finies does not have the charisma or the art of holding a crowd’s attention.
Good leadership, guided by responsibility, humility rather than ego, and a forward-thinking vision for the future of a people, is hard to find and does not come often in one’s lifetime. These are the qualities I see in Mr. James Finies.
I saw him leave his banking career after working for over 2years, bravely protest day and night without leaving for 222 days demanding a referendum, and address the United Nations over 50 times since 2016 – 2026 in front of representatives from 196 countries around the world.
I witnessed him engage more than once with Prime Ministers of Barbados, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas and Belize, Presidents of Panama, Mexico, Cuba, Suriname, Bolivia, and leadership from Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras.
Does the newspaper seriously suggest that a man capable of addressing such international audiences cannot be a leader or lack carisma? .
Is there a caste system among Bonaire’s elites, where only those they approve by the elites can become leaders?
In December 2003, at Plaza Hotel, Raymundo Saleh, Evert Piar with SEP, Foundation Economic Platform and the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles Jaime Saleh presented the idea and plan of breaking up the Netherlands Antilles – to more than 200 people, including leaders and local elite Bonaire business owners.
I was personally invited by the Ennia Insurance manager and witnessed James Finies representing the bank he was working for stand up and object to this proposal.
He argued that Bonaire should not separate from its sister islands to enter a relationship with a European country thousands of miles away, with other cultures and more, particularly when the European Union itself at the time was bringing neighboring countries together.
While the Bonaireans leaders and others remained silent, James Finies stood alone defending the interests of the people of Bonaire.
I witnessed him meet United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres several times in Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and New York, where he spoke eloquently about Bonaire’s people and how the island was embedded in the Dutch Constitution without their consent, despite the 65.5% rejection of the constitutional status in the 2015 referendum a referendum he fought for.
I was also present when he addressed the Ambassadors of the United Nations C24 and dozens of country’s UN Missions in New York, explaining Bonaire’s situation and defending its right to be protected by the United Nations.
The article also compared him with Sedney Marten, his longtime supporter, a man of integrity and loyalty who has stood beside him for over 10 years, even risking his job to support the James Finies vision of returning Bonaire to the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories.
What is the motivation behind such comparisons?
Are we suggesting that because James Finies is a fisherman’s son, he cannot be a leader?
Mr. Finies worked for almost 25 years in the financial sector, including commercial banking. His professional experience, combined with decades of international engagement, deserves recognition.
In 2017, political parties UPB, MPB, M21, and Clark Abraham supported anchoring Bonaire in the Dutch Constitution, a decision that further undermined the people’s rights to govern themselves like before 10-10-10.
Are we saying that charisma and the ability to convince a crowd matter more than integrity, qualifications, and defending the rights of the people?
Daisy Coffie, Nina den Heyer, Thielman, the M21 leader, and Clark Abraham have all had opportunities to improve Bonaire’s situation. Yet the problems remain.
These are recycled politicians who have already had their chances and fail to protect and defend the people of Bonaire. To the author of the article I think who lacks vision and understanding of what a good leader is as is James Finies.
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