Dear Editor,
Fact: It was not that long ago since Hurricane Luis changed the beauty of St. Martin. Subsequent hurricanes up to Hurricane Irma added to the destruction of St. Martin’s beauty.
St. Martin’s principal source of income is tourism. Each island competes for all the visitors coming to the Caribbean by putting on their best face, which brings me to the purpose of this letter. St. Martin needs to do better, as it is not showing its best face to attract tourists and increase its tourist revenues.
It has been over 2 years since Irma hit St. Martin and there have been many efforts to bring St. Martin back to its previous glory, but some of the damage from the hurricane that is so obvious and such an eyesore and a danger hasn’t been touched. I am referring to all the damaged boats pushed on land, boats that have sunk and partially sunk. As tourists leave the airport and travel towards Simpson Bay the island’s beauty is marred by the boat graveyard along the way. As a boater, it gets worse trying to safely navigate the lagoon without hitting some of the wrecks.
I am sure the government has reasons why they haven’t stepped in to address this negative situation, but I am not buying it. Whoever is responsible for cleaning up the boating mess should take action to resolve this problem and contribute to bringing back St. Martin to its former beauty.
I will be eagerly looking for some results.
Thomas Metz
