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            On St.Tosia no COVID-19 virus



            by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert                                                                  tor’s comment, the “at any
                                                                                                   price”  was  interpreted  as
            SINT   MAARTEN     —   The                                                             possessing  a  credit  card
            St.Tosia  Courier  published                                                           with  a  descent  credit  limit
            an article today, which in-                                                            in order to keep the good
            cluded  an  interview  be-                                                             health promise.
            tween  Raul  Escrobar,  the
            Courier’s  investigative  re-                                                          The  article  in  the  St.Tosia
            porter and Carlene Cratch-                                                             Courier  also  included  a
            low-Diggins M.D., the Minis-                                                           different point of view in a   About the author
            ter of Health, Wellness and                                                            separate interview with Jer-  The  almost  true  stories  and
            Sport as well as Jojo Mon-                                                             emiah “Docdoc” Hangoun        almost  believable  stories  of
            serrat,  the  Director  of  the  crease the consumption of  servant position to be able  who practices his tradition-  St.Tosia  are  written  by  Cdr.
            Office of Disaster Prepared-  fresh raw garlic and chew  to make a living.”  No more  al healing in a shack with a   Bud  Slabbaert  who  claims
            ness and Management.         well  on  it  before  swallow-  questions  in  the  interview  roof of palm tree leaves on   that  it  reflects  what  he
                                         ing  it.  It  automatically  will  were directed to Jojo.   the  Kalinago  Hillside,  and   experiences  while  residing
                                                                                                                                 on  St.Tosia  and  monitoring
            The opening general state-   cause distancing. It will en-                             St.Tosia’s  marketing  Guru   what else is going on in the
            ment of the honorable Min-   courage  people  to  wear  The  interviewer  asked  the  Nandan      Mahasundaram       Caribbean.
            ister Cratchlow-Diggins was  masks  to  prevent  receiv-  Minister: “When there were  who partners with Docdoc
            reassuring that there are no  ing  the  penetrating  odor  no  indications  of  the  virus  in commercial matters?  provide some indication of
            virus infection cases on the  spread  by  others.  Even  vi-  on the island, then why was                           the  credibility  of  the  rem-
            island at all, and she went  ruses will be repelled by the  the  St.Tosia  Carnival  can-  “In traditional natural heal-  edy’s  effectiveness.  Doc-
            on  to  say  that  “There  will  smell from the mouth or the  celled?”  The  Minister’s  re-  ing,  we  are  prepared  for   doc’s explanation:
            probably  be  more  casual-  ventilation  from  the  alter-  sponse: “Carnival is a time  anything  that  may  hap-  “The  oil  is  applied  on  the
            ties  on  St.Tosia  from  Rum  native  opening  below  on  to  let  your  hair  down  and  pen’  said  Docdoc.  “I  saw   skin behind both ears and
            Addictions  than  any  virus  the other side.             jump for joy. St.Tosians pull  the crisis coming.  I receive   then  it  will  have  its  effect
            could bring on.”                                          out  all  the  stops  for  Car-  a  lot  of  my  healing  inspi-  between  the  ears  as  the
                                         When  the  same  question  nival.  It  spreads  euphoria  ration  in  dreams  and  see   finely  refined  oil  is  quickly
            “Nothing    wrong    about  about  social  distancing  through  its  dance,  music,  the plant leaves and roots     absorbed  by  the  skin  and
            drinking  a  high  octane  was directed to Jojo Mon-      food  and  people.  Spread-  that are needed for a cure.   then slowly penetrates the
            rumbustion  or  a  passion  serrat,  Director  of  the  Of-  ing anything by all the stops  Normally,  I  make  special   skull.  The  liniment  contains
            colada with a swizzle stick,  fice  of  Disaster  Prepared-  being  pulled  out  is  some-  tea, infusions in rum, or oils.   eicosanoids, and it is com-
            an  orchid  and  a  sprig  of  ness and Management, he  thing  we  don’t  need  right  This  situation  is  a  bit  more   mon knowledge that these
            mint  as  a  daily  preventive  responded that: “Two per-  now. Not even a need for  difficult and it took several   eicosanois  are  signaling
            medicine while the sun dips  sons  don’t  fit  in  one  ham-  a baby boom nine months  dreams.  For the COVID-19    molecules  made  by  oxi-
            into  the  sea  and  darkness  mock  in  the  Caribbean  after a carnival.”            virus,  I  have  developed  a   dation  of  twenty-carbon
            sets in over the island, and  anyway.”                                                 psychedelic  herbal  potion   essential fatty acids.  They
            guaranteed,  nothing  will                                When  the  question  was  used  for  physical  and  psy-  exert complex control over
            sneak up on you”, Disaster  To  which  the  Health  Min-  asked  how  she  sees  the  chological healing and di-    many  bodily  systems  and
            Director Jojo Monserrat vol-  ister  reacted  with  a  “Shut-  future  related  to  the  vi-  vine  revelation.  This  brew   as messengers in the cen-
            unteered;  a  remark  which  up  Jojo,  you  don’t  know  rus  she  responded  that  will  cure  anything  from     tral nervous system. It may
            visibly  irritated  the  health  the  difference  between  a  “Proper cough and sneeze  depression,  to  addiction,   make a patient go all hot
            minister.                    virus  infection  and  a  flea-  etiquette  is  of  high  impor-  to  any  viral  infection.  We   and cold which proves the
                                         bite.  The  only  reason  why  tance.  There  is  no  way  to  have decided to call it ’An-  impact.”
            When she was asked about  you  got  your  Director  post  sneeze  your  way  out  of  a  ti-Covid-X-Plus’ ”
            social  distancing,  the  Min-  is because your step-uncle,  virus  pandemic!  Our  first                           And what does marketing
            ister  stated  that  as  a  mat-  Mo, our Minister of National  and  most  foremost  aim  is  The  question  of  how  it  is   guru Nandan Mahasunda-
            ter  of  prevention,  she  had  Security  and  Intelligence  to  keep  patients  healthy  used  was  brought  up  in   ram have to say?
            advised the islanders to in-  wanted you to have a civil  at  any  price!”    In  an  edi-  the interview, since it might   “For  one,  ’Anti-Covid-X-
                                                                                                                                Plus’  is  guaranteed  nev-
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