Based on the article it seems that President Macron agrees with many posters in the slow rebuilding on the French side. Hopefully he will realize that they need to help the businesses and hotels rebuild so that tourists will come back and be more apt to go to the French side.

As my trip report showed, I am a newbie to staying on the island. It appeared to me that the Dutch side is recovering at a much faster pace and is trying to attract the tourists.

When we drove over the causeway and headed to Orient Beach the drive reminded me of going through the slums of NY. That may put a negative outlook on many tourists that are not used to seeing a congested impoverished area. My wife even pointed out that if the government doesn't infuse some money into the area, the business will suffer drastically.

I hope that President Macron was able to see that the snail's pace of recovery in comparison to their Dutch side neighbor is not helping the people of the island.