St. Maarten Private Eye

Just had to clarify a few comments regarding community service. If dear anonymous writer you are so certain of yourself, you should go to Dutch Quarter and ask the residents what Mr. de Weever has done for numerous individuals in that area. While most prominent business men, politicians or individuals are so eager to get their pictures in the newspaper when they donate money, Mr. de Weever INSISTS on not having it published or broadcasted. That is class and confidence, my dear. (Someone who does not need to feel good about their contribution through public recognition). Gratitude from the person who is directly affected is all that is needed.
Would like some more? Go to primary schools to see what he has donated in the past. But you know best, don't you? Take a stance on hearsay and melee!! That's the SXM Way!! We don't need to know the facts. We just know we're pissed off. But, your argument could have been one if your facts were true.

On another Note, a real estate agent can no more sell off an entire island than you can rearrange the earth's orbit. He merely facilitates buyer and seller. That is simply a dumb and crude statement from someone who obviously doesn't understand economics. Properties are bought because people want to live or vacation here, and people who want to sell are free to do so. They are not compelled. The US is the largest promoter of these values. Whether you like it or not, the entire Western world operates on market principles, and St.Maarten, for better or worse, is part of that world. Remember, we are part of the EU and must abide by the greater rules of individual and property rights. You cannot legislate against the buying and selling of property, nor can you put arbitrary quotas on the amount of private transactions. What is the alternative? Faceless bureaucrats with the power over people's properties, telling everyone what to do, when to do it, and how to do it? That is a sure recipe for corruption. A St. Maartener, as many do, can buy a home in the US and vice versa. If you start to restrict that you begin to discriminate and enter into a dangerous debate over who is really a "local".
Nice try! But do your bashing somewhere else and when your research is complete.