Why should one be required to buy a government sponsored Insurance policy when that same person has coverage from their own health insurance policy as well as evacuation insurance through a policy they already have.
In my case ; we have coverage through our current US insurance policy while in St Maarten or anywhere else we travel to out of the country. In addition we have a separate policy for evacuation due to illness or accident or death.
The cost of the Government sponsored insurance is extremely high in my opinion especially for those who are over 75 years old and who stay on Island for longer periods of time than a week or 2.
How about the cruise people who have stopovers on Island. If one of them falls ill or arrive on Island with Covid 19 disease; will they be made to buy the insurance required by other travelers arriving on Island? I doubt it.