St. Maarten Private Eye

I really don't know much at all about why Frank sold up, other than the things he wrote about. I don't think it's totally fair though to heap the blame for our situation on people like the Frank Rackham described. It lies heavier upon the politicians of the past couple of decades and thier policies, which let's be honest, are really build build build. It also lies upon the people, the voters of the island who put them there. They need to be informed, awake and aware all the time, not just in the 2 months before elections when goodies get handed out.

I know more than a few people who have been visiting St. Maarten for a long time, some of them for 2 or 3 decades, people who have been very loyal and have made many friends here. The general concensus among them is that St. Maarten is developing too rapidly, it's character and the things that kept them coming here so long are being destroyed by it.

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