private static Boolean runStatement(String statement) 
    {
        try
        {
            getConnection();
            PreparedStatement st = con.prepareStatement(statement);
            st.executeUpdate();
            return true;
            
        }
        catch (SQLException ex)
        {
            System.out.print(ex.getMessage());
            return false; //something went wrong, will need to be handled!
        }
    }