St. Maarten Private Eye

Flipper and others, I too thank you very much for taking the initiative to start this site and keep on hosting it. The SXM PE has become the archive site for the local environmental groups and for others doing research and looking for information. I too understand that hosting this site and making time out of your schedule to cut out newspaper articles, your use of scanners and your computers costs money and time.

I have personally seen articles taken from the SXM PE website sitting on desks in government offices, which means they too are using the site for reference.
I have referred many of the students who call me seeking information for pictures and old articles on Red Pond, Dawn beach, oil spills etc, to visit the site.

I think this site has helped the environmental groups tremendously by showing more the hardhitting facts of environmental destructions happening on the island. I do hope people see the need to support and donate to keeping the site alive, and I know it will be difficult as most people just seem to take environmental groups, and the activism for granted, thinking that volunteers can continue to keep the drive going without any funds.

So congrats, I will continue contributing to the environmental thread for the sake of keeping people informed and hopefully change peoples attitude from being complacent towards appreciating the natural beautiful environment around them. I do hope that more people will donate to this site to keep it alive, and donate also to the local environmental groups.

If one cannot donate with cash, please donate in kind, trees, plants, school materials to give to schools when they complete a cleanup, rakes, trash bags, gloves, all can go a long way with helping us to continue with the environmental cause.

Jadira Veen
SXM PRIDE foundation
President

Thank you to those few that have made a donation to SXM PE, they will help a great deal, considering my monitor just fizzled out on me (literally) and the website hosting bill has just arrived. My computer is also on it's last legs too, being 4 1/2 years old, which is a constant worry for me.

Anyway, we all get by as best we can, thank you all for your kind words and donations if you made one, or plan to. And even if you'd like to but can't, it's the thought that counts.

Please keep making your comments, it's you all that helps keep the site interesting too.

Flipper

Hey!

About 6 years ago I became addicted to SXM travel and now come down 6 times per year.

Well, if you're spending 2 to 3 months a year in a place you should know more about what's going on then restaurant and timeshare news.

This blog and communication with FD have given me the insight and knowledge to see SXM in a different manner from most tourists. There are many layers to Caribbean society and politics and astute readers will find all the necessary information here to allow them to view layers seldom seen by tourists. This information will make your trip more enjoyable and perhaps safer.

The site is open minded and a level of social consciousness is exhibited daily. Some issues are brought to light that we won't read about elsewhere.

In short; this is a worthy place to support with a generous donation. Send what you can afford so that Flipper and the blog can grow into a household word on Island and off. Valid information is priceless, and you can get it here free.

This is one place you can really feel comfortable about sending some $$$$.

Thanks and travel safe!

Denis McBriarty (BIGDEN)
Apopka, Florida