WHAT DOES THE ‘GOLDEN MEAND SOCIETY’ (GMS) DO?
First of all, GMS is a non-profit foundation. Making money is not its aim.
Its mission is to bring principled lawsuits for people who do not have enough
money to pay for legal fees and cannot receive free government-paid legal aid either.
This is where GMS may step in.
So, now you know GMS’s direct mission.
If you support this, please donate to the GMS foundation: MCB Bonaire, no. 41158201.
Thank you.
Because we do solicit donations, GMS is transparent about its finances. All financial documents,
such as annual financial statements, monthly financial summaries and other documents are
published on its website. You may find these documents here:
https://www.arcocarib.com/transparency/
In the past, GMS also published e-books and opinion-articles in 4 languages on its website:
www.arcocarib.com You may review 9 free e-books on GMS’s front page. We do not know
at this moment, if this part of the work will continue. For the time being not. But who knows?
This is up to the new board, when it has completely taken over.
We draw particular attention to the e-book entitled ‘In Synergia Unanimus’ (in Papiamentu
and English), promoting a federal relationship between Holland and Bonaire (to be anchored
in the Dutch Constitution or ‘Grondwet’). You can find it here:
https://www.arcocarib.com/ebooks/in-synergia-unanimus/
Also a Commentary (in Dutch) leading up to GMS’s ‘Verdict’ about the Common Court
of Justice’s 2017 Judgment in the famous Curaçao case brought by ‘Fundashon Akshon
Sivil’ (FAS) vs. Curoil/Refineria di Kòrsou y Aqualectra, entitled: ‘Toward Effective
Containment of Corruption’ (Naar Effectieve Corruptie-Bestrijding). Find it here:
https://www.arcocarib.com/ebooks/naar-effectieve-corruptie-bestrijding-commentaar/
From its inception up to 2024 GMS has sponsored 22 Court Cases. Find them here:
https://www.arcocarib.com/court-cases/
These 22 Court Cases were paid for and handled by the undersigned as attorney.
As of 2025, however, court cases sponsored by GMS are outsourced to other attorneys.
Up to May 2025, two cases have been subsidized by GMS, both having to do with
industrial accidents. GMS has sponsored the workers. These cases have not been
uploaded on our website yet, because agreements about publication have to be
reached with these attorneys first. But in any case, GMS will publish summaries
of these cases plus the verdicts as soon as these will have been pronounced.
Bonaire, 30 May 2025
Michiel Bijkerk, chairman GMS