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Perch Lite

Looks like the perch is in front of the chalets instead of former Location?

That's what I thought, it seemed a different location.

Could it be the beginning of papagayo Instead?

Don't know, although now that you say that, it might be a good opportunity to move where Papagayo is....

Looks like they're building it a little further from the water. Too small for Papagayo.

They are building a structure to serve food and alcohol and have 200 chairs for rent. They will be back and so will we!
Carib cheers,
doctorj

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What is wrong with you people????????????????
Orient and Sint Maarten and St Martin needs to work on recovery. And the beach looks better without those bars.
I swear. I do not understand why you want to stress out the island you claim to love so much.
Peace out!
i

As will we! Hopefully in 2019!

Amen Irina

I believe the buildings in the background are the mini-suites delux. They were built of concrete instead of the pre-fab wood panels which made up the mini-suites and studios.

I understand and agree, to an extent. However, articles such as this indicate that the island government may feel differently. This was shared on Facebook by a Philipsburg business owner, so that says something.

Tourism

Thats looks pretty close to the original location to me.

Looks more like Beach Chalets IMHO.

Ok, so tourism is all they have. The sooner they can get some income, the better. I think it's wonderful that they are trying to get things as close to normal as they can, as quickly as they can.

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IMHO if a business doesn't try to rebound as quickly as possible in their market, and in the case of St. Martin in general that is tourism, then people will take their business elsewhere and not everyone is a devoted to SXM as some of you are. There is a lot hanging in the balance with Club O and in general with every business on SXM. The majority shareholder is elderly, the land is very valuable and is wiped clean right now for new development. How easy would it be to say "I'm out and a huge corporation has offered me tones of money for the property". This effort to restart the business is a good sign and if you can support of the effort, when feasible to the infrastructure, is what they are hoping for.

The cruise industry is huge economic part of SXM. The sooner those dollars return the sooner that those same dollars can be used for rebuilding of businesses. If a business owner is selling their wares from under a tent on their vacant lot today then they are making money towards the rebuild of their building.

Everyone has their own thoughts about how to best support the island in its return to a vacation destination. On the island there are sure to be differing opinions as well. Just like life we should strive to understand others opinions and not beat them down as wrong but allow them as different.

Adopt the island spirit of "we love everyone" and "all in island time", whatever that may be.

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This is a good step and once visitors start trickling into SXM and Orient should be able to generate cash to enable the full rebuild.