Politics Remains Threat Tourism Authority And Tourism Itself Dagblad Suriname

DNA on Thursday featured a discussion of the Tourism Act. The Tourism Act is actually evidence that ministries fall short of providing the value addition that is expected of them.

It is always necessary to establish authorities and management organizations that deal with policy and implementation in Suriname in order to get things done without political interference. This indicates that party political influence actually has a negative impact on society and is undesirable in the national government.

That also implies that there is some understanding in Suriname that politics and politicians tend to contribute more to destruction than to building. For this reason, a variety of institutions that must be kept free from political influence must be established.

Those who receive a certificate of incapacity: the political parties and the politicians, right? They should be the ones to oppose all of this. We don't see the criticism materializing because it is acknowledged even at the highest levels that political influence paralyzes policy in Suriname.

Because they do not see the need for it and because the voter has come to terms with the paralyzing and destructive effects of politics and the politicians, politicians and political parties do not make sure that they receive a piece of image improvement. And for that reason, it is now necessary to reestablish a government, this time one that will, it is hoped, be independent and stand against corrupt political influence.

The highest levels of the government and consequently the directorates are also filled with political figures, so it is impossible for policy and implementation institutes established by law in Suriname to be free from party political influence. However, this is now taking place in the Supervisory Boards (RvCs) and the management boards of these authorities. Political influence and family and friend facilitation are still present.

The difference is that, as opposed to working at a ministry, where one may end up in a low-paying position, one may anticipate working for an authority figure who will pay hundreds of times more and who will not require one to answer to them. In contrast to ministries, there is virtually no outside supervision in the authorities, giving politicians a lot more leeway to place friends and family in lucrative jobs.

People hire other people to help friends and family get appointed to supervisory boards. Members of the supervisory boards are not subject to any eligibility requirements under either general Suriname law or the specific founding laws.

As a result, the political parties are typically full of quacks who commit fraud. The only thing that would make a difference and give authorities a chance of success and added value would be if the concerned sectors were given adequate control over their own sector, first in the Supervisory Boards and consequently also in the selection of qualified management and personnel.

The reason the sectors don't have that much of a say is that politics continues to have a big hand in the Supervisory Boards' founding legislation, which means that the management boards are also filled with political missteps—of which the political parties are not short on—and that the sectors don't have that much of a say in the matter. Because of these actions, the abbreviation "RvC" and the term it stands for have taken on a negative political connotation that denotes stupidity, incompetence, and the facilitation and regulation of corruption.

Nothing has been done by the current administration to stop these abuses, and there are no laws in place that require good governance in the various parastatals. Therefore, nothing in the tourism industry will change as a result of the Tourism Authority that will now be established by law.

A society that lacks critical thinking skills and a weak capacity for analysis as a result of a lack of education will believe that the Suriname Tourism Authority (STA) will do wonders because everything depends on the filling out of puppets in the various authorities bodies. Whatever the case, it must be noted that the Ministry of Tourism is only compelled to interact with the public when they are attending a foreign fair.

The ministry is not currently engaged in any tourism-related activities. Politics has the potential to and will ruin the STA.

In the first place, it is evident that the Supervisory Board must first propose the director. The Supervisory Board has a minimum of seven members, three of whom are TCT and RO—political individuals.

The remaining individuals are professionals in the - the law says 'of' - air transportation sector, the lodging sector, and the tour operator sector. The phrase "from the" indicates that the nominations must be made by the businesses that are formally incorporated in trade associations, even though this is not required by law.

It is stated in the Explanatory Memorandum that there must be a balance between the public and private sectors and that the private sector is required to make nominations as well. It would have been preferable if the law had stipulated that the three Supervisory Board members representing the three distinct branches shall be appointed by the recognized branch organizations or, in their absence, by the companies engaged in the relevant business.

A 3-3 ratio is mentioned in the justification. To the TCT minister's advantage, he or she could select the experts themselves, making them once more close friends and relatives.

A supervisory board member of a university or scientific institute is another position that is open to political appointment. As a result, the Supervisory Board could easily be made up of four political puppets, which would garner the majority of the votes.

If the private sector had been guaranteed a majority of the votes in the Supervisory Board, that would have been preferable. The management is then recommended by the Supervisory Board for appointment to the TCT Minister, who is typically a politician.

The Council of Ministers will then have to approve the appointment, which will be a decision that has political overtones. The political minister will make the final appointment of the management following approval.

The question of where the autonomy, or the freedom from political influence, has disappeared, then, arises. Authorities are therefore nothing more than a farce and an exacerbation of the administrative problem in Suriname: the failure of political parties to produce competent politicians and administrators as a result of a spoiled character and a lack of ideology and values.

The Council of Ministers will then have to approve the appointment, which will be a decision that has political overtones. The political minister will make the final appointment of the management following approval.

The question of where the autonomy, or the freedom from political influence, has disappeared, then, arises. Authorities are therefore just a farce and an aggravation of the Surinamese administrative problem: the inability of political parties due to a spoiled character and lack of ideology and values, to produce sound politicians and administrators.

The Council of Ministers will then have to approve the appointment, which will be a decision that has political overtones. The political minister will make the final appointment of the management following approval.

The question of where the autonomy, or the freedom from political influence, has disappeared, then, arises. Authorities are therefore just a farce and an aggravation of the Surinamese administrative problem: the inability of political parties due to a spoiled character and lack of ideology and values, to produce sound politicians and administrators.

To put it another way, the independence from political influence has persisted. Authorities are therefore nothing more than a farce and an exacerbation of the administrative problem in Suriname: the failure of political parties to produce competent politicians and administrators as a result of a spoiled character and a lack of ideology and values.

To put it another way, the independence from political influence has persisted. Authorities are therefore nothing more than a farce and an exacerbation of the administrative problem in Suriname: the failure of political parties to produce competent politicians and administrators as a result of a spoiled character and a lack of ideology and values.

The reason the sectors don't have that much of a say is that politics continues to have a big hand in the Supervisory Boards' founding legislation, which means that the management boards are also filled with political missteps—of which the political parties are not short on—and that the sectors don't have that much of a say in the matter.