St. Maarten Private Eye

Heavy rains starting Thursday night and continuing today, Saturday, have left Dawn Beach a muddy mess. Columbia Sussex continues it's program of providing nutrients to the reef offshore.
If the Government had ANY concern about this they would have that overflow into the sea blocked and take a second look at the project. But they don't and won't, as is often the case, what is said to the media and public is quite often something different than the reality.

Take a look and weep. New photo's here.

CAST, the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism, an affiliate of CHA, the Caribbean Hotel Association, recently called for urgent and immediate action to save Caribbean coral reefs. Not that anyone will take much notice here. The website of CAST hasn't even been updated since January.