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The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way #181870
01/25/2019 12:36 PM
01/25/2019 12:36 PM
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alexi1264 Offline OP
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I know its been a while since Hurricane Irma but found myself reading an article talking about the cost of the damage done by the hurricane.

The article

It's quite remarkable how far St. Maarten / Saint Martin has come since Irma. I haven't been back since Irma but from what I've seen online, the island is recouping quite well.

Any body have any good insights into how the island is now compared to before Irma?

Thanks!

Last edited by alexi1264; 01/25/2019 12:38 PM.
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Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: alexi1264] #181876
01/25/2019 12:49 PM
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Hi. It's very difficult to read that article, unless one subscribes, which I don't care to do..


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Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: Carol_Hill] #181877
01/25/2019 12:58 PM
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I was able to read it quickly. First of all, it does not sound to be all that recently written. While it implies it may have been written in early January 2019, a lot of statements seem "forward looking". With so little being done overall on the French side, I would have expected move mention there.


J.D.
Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: ruralcarrier] #181878
01/25/2019 01:01 PM
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alexi1264 Offline OP
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Yea, I think it was something written at the time but only now published there.

Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: ruralcarrier] #181880
01/25/2019 01:06 PM
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Actually, just found this video from Phil Friday from this past christmas, hes an american that visits SXM quite often.

Video is pretty well done and informative in my opinion.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dji6njId1o4

Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: alexi1264] #181882
01/25/2019 01:36 PM
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Thanks for the link to the video. Good job, although the part about Club Orient was wrong.. Good to see Bob Barron and Bill and Elaine at Hole in the Wall!


Carol Hill
Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: Carol_Hill] #181886
01/25/2019 02:18 PM
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Pretty good job overall, with a few errors and speculation on his part. He uses the term "private" in conjunction with a couple of beaches and then corrects himself.


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Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: Carol_Hill] #181891
01/25/2019 03:54 PM
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Huh? I guess I should look!


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Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: BillandElaine] #181892
01/25/2019 03:58 PM
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Yup. It's pretty early on in the video.


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Re: The Cost of Irma... SXM has come a long way [Re: alexi1264] #181893
01/25/2019 04:12 PM
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Nice video!


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