"Saint Martin Wake-Up supporter Patricia Chance-Duzant commented: “We can’t work in our own country or run the show, or reap any of the benefits. Instead of protecting the pioneers who created this country, the Government is giving away the big projects to outsiders."

"stop the systematic replacement of St. Martin employees all over the island by others who are “imported”; control the regular flow of seasonal workers, above all those coming from France,"

“We can’t continue to be economical slaves to outsiders."

These point to social/political issues much deeper than the leases at Orient Beach. When you see who controls the wealth in St. Martin, you can better understand their concerns. It is not just about the leases at Orient, it is about the future of their children and their children’s children.