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Re: Great aerial of St Maarten
[Re: RonDon]
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04/06/2018 12:16 PM
04/06/2018 12:16 PM
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I could be wrong, but I don't think this video was paid for by government. Regardless, we all know that SXM is a totally tourist-based economy. And the ONLY thing that will revive that economy in the long run is for the tourists to return. And showing videos of people living in tents is not going to entice tourists to return. While the Dutch government and the World Bank and the SXM government stand around doing nothing, entrepreneurs get their businesses up and running and encourage tourists to visit. Hopefully the long awaited government aid will come to the people of SXM soon, but the long term survival of the island and its people is based on tourists returning.
Carol Hill
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