Dear Editor,
My father used to tell us that you can lead the horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Why am I stating this? Because I am under the impression that our political ministers don’t have what it takes to make the S.G’s and other supervisors in their departments execute. This morning, a gentleman said to me: “He cannot understand why there are so many potholes in the roads of Sint Maarten”. That I cannot explain, but what I would like to know is what is preventing the people at VROMI from replacing the traffic signs. Today between 11.25am and 11.45am on two occasions I had to help drivers of rental cars reverse back into the traffic because they entered the forbidden direction of the Debrot street and the Hotelsteeg. The no-enter sign is missing at the end of both roads. And so there are several roads where the road signs, as well as traffic signs are missing. I have stated it before and will repeat it. Why should there be problem for us to get traffic signs, numberplates. road names, and other signs made from the same kind of metal of which we have a mountain next to the Little league ballpark? There is something very wrong with that picture. And the traffic accidents go on.
Russell A Simmons
