 Gracita
R. Arrindell holds an MA in political science from the Catholic
University, Nijmegen. In 1988, she was appointed deputy island secretary
of St. Martin (South) government, and in 1994, chaired the Constitutional
Referendum Committee, which organized the first constitutional referendum
held that year. In 1999, she was a Democratic Party candidate for
the Island Council (IC) elections; and later political leader of the
Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA), which in its first electoral
outing in 2003, won an IC seat. The founder of Peridot, a foundation
against domestic violence in St. Martin/ Saba/ Statia, began her first
IC term in 2003. Drs. Arrindell has chaired the Supervisory Board
of Directors of the Princess Juliana International Airport and lectures
regularly. Her published papers, including A study of new organization
structures in large municipalities (co-authored with M. Wolters,
1987), are found in Tilburg na 1945 (1986) and Ambtelijke
reorganisatie (1987). She was also a freelance columnist for
the St. Maarten Guardian in the 1990s. When not dealing with
constitutional issues, or debating in the IC, Drs. Arrindell loves
to read, sail, and cook. |
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Back to Move Forward - Speeches from the Forum of
Former Prime Ministers of The Netherlands Antilles
by Gracita Arrindell
Paperback, government studies, 96 pp., 5" x 7.5"
ISBN: 0-913441-71-6
Looking Back to Move Forward
is contemporary, avantage point from which to view political
history in the Netherlands Antilles, as told by those who contributed
to shaping that history while in the prime minister’s
seat.
Looking Back to Move Forward should be read by both
Antilleans and the Dutch, who, too often, are unaware of Antillean
arguments and sentiments.
- Dr. Bob Reinalda, Radboud University Nijmegen
$15 Book
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