Dear Editor,
I am hopeful that the people of the island have not forgotten their fishing skills and their limited farming skills. They will need them as the government has now told Holland “No Thanks.”
Definition of government – the action or manner of controlling or regulating a nation, organization, or people; will the “Powers That Be” leave and go to their other homes with power, water and a normal life. It seems they have already deserted.
When St. Maarten became country St. Maarten on 10-10-10, it was a sad day. When you fly people in who haven't lived there for years and pay for their ticket and stay, so they vote as you want it is like stepping back in time to the Wathey days. Only then they got household items for their votes.
The government has not wanted to show transparency for many years, maybe never. The world has changed and you wanted everything for your tiny island and you did get it. You did not want to change your ways when you were offered ideas that would help your people, How to use solar power, windmills, a proper garbage facility. If it wasn't money in your pocket it was made really hard, just like now.
People need to rebuild; the lagoon needs cleaning; goods need to come in, but you want permits and money for everything.
What will happen when the tourists go some were else? You do know there are other islands? Maybe you can rethink what is best for the people and put them first, it will certainly be a unique idea.
T. Snoey
