Yes, only thing I have been able to figure why La Préfète is allowing Americans in St Barts versus wanting to close the borders if St Maarten opens to commercial traffic from US is the differences in status between St Barts and St Martin. St Martin, being an outermost region (OMR or OR) of the European Union and thus being EU territory and in St Barts, they switched in 2012 from an OR to an Overseas Country or Territory (OCT-- Same status that St. Maarten has) and is not part of the European Union.