St. Maarten Private Eye

I was shocked when I read that SXM would possibly terminate its contract with Enerserve and award another contract to Air-Fin (or Fin air...who are they anyway? I can't find a website). Was this new contract even advertised, so that Enerserve could compete for it? Why is Air-Fin suddenly in the picture? As an ex-patriote Antillean in the US, who would love to see the company I work for do more business in the Caribbean, I think I would caution them from doing business in SXM. The goverment seems to have a chronic problem of honoring contracts (or letters of intent, as was the case with Intaquin).
I'm really glad SXM PE has brought this matter to the public's attention. If the water problem is not solved in the near future, SXM is heading for major problems. What I really don't understand is why give up the opportunity to turn over the plant to GEBE? And why don't the other assets (distribution mains/facilities) belong to GEBE? How can on the one hand they be responsible for the water, but not really own any of it?
The other thing that I'm baffled about is why, with SXM's rapid growth, was so little of the IWACO master plan recommendations implemented? Lack of money? Lack of focus in this area? And if SXM followed typical planning horizons, the plan would require an update every five years...so this particular one should be in its second update process as we speak. It's all just such a shame.
Watergirl