Wow Julius, from that story:

"Primary locations for cruise and stay-over visitor harassment include Maho Beach, Mullet Bay Beach and Kim Sha Beach.
Adding to the visitor harassment mix with the barkers and cosmetic hawkers are taxi drivers screaming out to visitors, and timeshare sellers with scratch-card gimmicks."

I have to agree that it is annoying to be constantly bombarded by these things. We've gotten accustomed to it, but it does not make for a relaxing time trying to doze in your chair under an umbrella.

Those fly-by-night "cosmetic" operations are a scam. They must be short term leasing space in what otherwise would be an empty retail store. They have minimal set-up. The miracle eye tightening creme...HA!