Thanks for posting this. Sounds like the onus is on the Collectivite, and the need to reexamine their budget. This appears to be centered in Marigot, so visitors traveling to the market, etc., they may want to make a mental note of this. Protests like this can start calm but can get ugly fast, so it may be wise to keep an eye on this situation. We were in Mexico a few years back when the taxi drivers in Quintana Roo went of strike and began to protest the emergence of Uber in their area. It never got out-of-hand, but it's never a good idea to get in the middle of domestic issues when on vacation.