After the "Carbet strike" a few years ago, we started visiting other islands again and cut back our SXM vacations to one a year. We leave Sunday for a few weeks visit. Seems like we need to make the best of this trip - it'll be our last if this strike proves meaningful. IMHO, this island is simply incapable of self governance. Health care, education, roads, infrastructure, tourism, etc, etc are all sadly being neglected.