Yesterday, the deckchairs and parasols, prohibited in Grand-Case, were indeed aligned on the beach. The Sustainable Development Pole, by mail, however, recently advised the managers of the establishments to withdraw their facilities. The Collectivity also specifies that no temporary occupation permit (AOT) will be issued in this sector.
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Undoubtedly, certain establishments risk not being able to continue to function… For the others which will have to reduce their personnel, I propose that they gather their employees for a group photo with the caption: thank you Madam President!
Between the East coast invaded by Sargassum and the West coast prohibited from deckchairs, the tourist (and the local) no longer has much choice… if not to go and look elsewhere… undoubtedly the final project of the COM is to reserve the French part to officials !!
That it is necessary to regularize certain AOT is logical… but to remove the ranges is the assured and slow death of the businesses, the life, and the employment on SXM.
Tourists cannot understand it and are already in great demand from other destinations. It is time for the elect to descend into real life and try to understand it.
Many towns in Provence today suffer from decisions contrary to good tourist development, which is all the same our main resource.
Hello ... I do not understand such a decision I have been going to St-Martin for 15 years (a few weeks spent 10 to 15000 $) for your beach and your restaurants
I go a lot often to dine there on the beach ??? so where are we going ???
Agree with the previous comment that we are approached by other destinations.
Are you suicidal or what?
Who displeases certain residents who feel invaded by tourists without having had this island is doomed to bankruptcy because tourists are your natural wealth. I like St-Martin but tell yourself that you are not alone in this industry.
The metropolitan very often likes to say that we are in France here but only when it suits them, in France they will not be able to install deckchairs on the beach without authorization but here they do it because they are in St Martin. Its date since 2010 that the local government has taken a deliberation banning illegal deckchairs but despite this its continuing. Grand Case has always been a family beach and the inhabitants of St Martin and in particular that of Grand Case want its left! Anyway it's restaurants does not hire Saint Martinois while we have more and more to graduate from our hotel section at the Lycée de Saint Martin. This is the nerve to come out of France to discriminate against the native Saint Martinois. Whether or not these restaurants close it will not affect Saint Martinois but that foreigners, so much the better since they have nothing to do with the local population.
instead of saying bullshit, go back to school and learn spelling….
and you close it
I offer you a one-way ticket
you idiot, we try to express your language in French! , I'll call you back in 1973 sxm was not known to people like you so if you are not happy with your quality of life sxm nobody is holding you back bye.
The community seeks to divide, rather than to negotiate local jobs and AOTs… To consultation, it prefers a more political solution which consists in designating those responsible for the difficult situation that St Martin is going through, even if it means impoverishing the community a little more. island and increase tensions. While she has all the tools to find compromises, discuss, regulate, legislate in the interest of all, she chooses to flirt with a part of the population who say they are "native", nostalgic for a past forever gone. , for the next elections and play the game of hatred against all those who are not them, at the risk of creating imbalances. We clear it all and start again…
1 question, local jobs! ????? how many seasonal workers and how many locals….? please stop
dogs prohibited on the beaches, deckchairs prohibited, parasols prohibited, and soon, tourists prohibited… we are getting there very slowly.
Mon french n et pas bon, so i will express myself in english..I have no problem with having beach chairs and parasols on any beach on St Martin but it needs to be done in the interest of everybody with out abuse and with respect of the law of the land.It is not fair to lay out beach chairs and parasols on the beach when the majority of the are not been used, by doing so you are not respecting the fact that all beaches in FRANCE are public and that they was people using the beach before you came..Now you not please with the decision taken by the local government i can understand that but most of you did not have the authorization to occupy the PUBLIC DOMAIN. Then you made certain claims to justify why you should not move your chairs from the beach, one was that you will have to lay off people the other is that you will loose lunch time revenues which will reduce the tax government is collecting. Lets look at employment ,,,, how many locals are employed in your restaurants? How many are from GRAND CASE and how many are from FRANCE from patronizing a good few of your establishments i think the ratio is 1to10 and that is been reasonable yet we have a culinary and hospitality program in the LYCEE, I don't think you are been fair. You should have stack your chairs in one area and employ someone from GRAND CASE to assist your customers when needed one instead of occupying the whole beach, maybe you would not have been in that situation today and by the way think on employing more locals because the will defend there bread and also your butter …….
I did not really understand this “transatlantic or no transatlantic” situation. It must be said that I was not really interested in the subject.
In Grand-Case, the beach is not very wide, so “crowding” the available space with deckchairs, I am not sure that is necessary. At the same time, the professionals who install deckchairs are precisely professionals. They need this source of income to pay the TGCA at the end of the year. And since they are professionals, they are skilled in finding a balance between massive occupation and reasoned occupation of public space.
On this issue, it is urgent that the public authorities and professionals sit down around a table to find THE right solution to satisfy all beach users.
The tourist who comes to spend his currency on the island needs to find places like Grand-Case. Or he can either lie on the beach or lie on a deckchair.
FREE TO THE TOURIST WHO COMES HERE TO SPEND ITS MONEY TO CHOOSE, TRANSAT OR NOT TRANSAT!
Me, what shocks me the most on the island, it is the frequentation of the beach of Happy Bay more and more important by nudists.
This quiet, small beach, frequented by families with children of all ages, is “polluted” by these people without embarrassment who walk up and down the beach completely naked in contempt of families and children.
On this file, which for me is just as important, the community is very discreet. I imagine she has other things to worry about. But it's a question of quality of life, it's a question of morality.
We hide on TV a pair of breasts that appear for a few seconds to protect our children, but we let penis scroll on a beach just under the faces of these same kids.
Especially since there is in Orient Bay, a space, a beach reserved for the practice of nudism and naturism.
So deckchair VS nudists, I choose deckchairs in Grand-Case and peace in Happy Bay (especially since there, dogs are not prohibited).
Well agree with you Christian as far as Happy Bay is concerned I went there another time but the naturists chased us away not only he was naked which doesn't really bother me it's their choice but that he walks in spanking us feeling that it is us who are not in the right place… ??? Club Orient that tells you something about this place I confirm that you are in the right place.
I too choose a deckchair
Thank you Daniel for your “support”.
But for the moment we are only 2 of the same opinion ...
I sent a letter to the St Martin's WEEK editor because I think you can't let this beach get invaded that way.
And if necessary, I will go as far as the community and justice.
It's simple, there are several beaches on this island, for example towards Terres Basses… why not develop these beaches ??? why the large box range? if it's for the economy, then develop elsewhere
Take a look at Orient Bay beach and Friars Bay beach, little by little the locals (white and black) are forced to rent deckchairs on public beaches, we are not welcome on lowland beaches etc.