St. Maarten Private Eye

Allow me to disagree with you. Gangs are ,or at the least ,were part of SXM culture. All the different districts had there gang . French or Dutch side. Ask any Sint Maartener in his 50/60's about the gangs . Two of the most infamous been the Middle Region and the Sucker Garden gangs. The difference with the so called today's gangs is that we carried no weapons , fight with our fists and sometimes when things really got out of hand with sticks and rocks. It help us forge character and friendship. Most of these gang members have became strong members of the civil service and the business community.