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Opinion on hurricanes and the colonizer’s responsibility (Herald, September 2017)

I REFUSE!

I remember in 2003 or so I was still living in St. Maarten. I was visiting in the Netherlands and I noticed that they had placed a huge heap of sand in the center of a certain roundabout. It irritated me because it was stupid: it

About hurricanes and the responsibility of the colonizer

By Marvin Hokstam You know what gets to me the most these days? The stories about the heroics of the Dutch (French, British) marines who have been sent to the islands to assist in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Don’t get me wrong; I

Suma prefur’ yu?

“Het Punt” vertelt onder andere het verhaal van mijn oma’s oma, Apolonia. Op 1 juli 1863 was ze 62 jaar oud. Dat wil zeggen dat ze haar hele leven lang als slaaf gewerkt heeft op een plantage. Ik kan me de dag herinneren in 2014 toen

My new Hero

It’s not a good thing to admit to doing, but fuck it: I hate these simpledick motherfuckers who walk around with their selfie sticks snapping pictures of themselves and their self confident grins that say ‘look at me doing shit and being great’. Pompous has gotten

Ken je het verhaal van mijn Mexicaanse deken?

“Sir, may I show you my timeshare resort?” vroeg dat bloedmooie Mexicaanse meisje me. Ik was aan het window shoppenin het winkelcentrum van Cancun en zij was me natuurlijk al eerder opgevallen, maar ik had niet verwacht dat ze me zou aanspreken. “Come again?” vroeg ik. Ze wilde me

How St. Maarten’s The Daily Herald stepped up in the face of Irma

By Marvin Hokstam Often media houses only serve to tell the stories of their communities, as observers rarely becoming the subject themselves. For St. Maarten’s The Daily Herald, Hurricane Irma offered an opportunity to go beyond the call of duty; and they clutched it. The paper