St. Maarten Private Eye

I agree with the contents of this blog. I made the same statements on my radio program Nature Watch. As we move on and become more aware and more educated we should come to grips that certain things we consider cultural can change because of better understanding.
Up to the early 70's many people were burying their family on their property or infront of their house, this was part of our culture then, not now.
Our ancestors ate sea turtles and sea turtles eggs as part of their diet, that was part of our culture then, now sea turtles are endangered and people know better.
Indeed Slavery was part of our culture, not anymore. Recent statements made by a member of the Indian Merchants Community said the same of his culture when a elderly lady was found locked up in a house in Saunders working long hours as a servant/slave. Just because it is part of a culture does not make it right.
We have a long way to go in educating the political establishment on SXM.
I sometimes wonder if SXM PRIDE should start an awarenes campaign especially for the politicians, same as we have for the youngsters.
A pep talk about anti-littering, keeping our beaches clean, The dangers of cigarette butts in our environment (especially for Roy) taking them to view eco-documentaries, requesting them to respect nature around them. I will give it some more thought, we seem to be making grounds with the youth, but not getting through to the politicians.