St. Maarten Private Eye

Mangroves encroached, apparently, 26 meters. .....varvested mangroves....replanted......

He is talking about the ones he plans to harvest and move. Why? Well, you could ask him or perhaps ask to see hid plans. I think you will find that he plans to do some filling. The only part nature plays in his plans is how it can help sell more unitis, the botanical gardens idea is all about his image and preventing criticism from environmental concerns, PR.

It will be his answer to any criticism of anything else he does. Indigo will claim they saved some trees and plants as their claim against criticism that may come their way in the future. Both are flimsy and pathetic. Indigo are quite eager to state they are getting advice from the Nature Foundation. This sounds like the NF has endorsed what they do there. I would like to know if they have or if, as we suspect, Indigo threw that name out there to give their project a green tinge and to support their own hyperbole about it.

"Working with the environmental groups as best as possible" said Smith. "Opened the doors to them". Right, to walk right in and be used.

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