Sint Martin’s vulnerable tourism infrastructure under threat of annhilation!
Figure: A police forensics investigator in the Ama jewelry store after it was robbed. On Thursday November 3, 2016, at approximately 1:40 PM, three armed and masked men entered the Ama jewelry store, after having subdued the security guard, they proceeded to rob the store of an undisclosed quantity of jewelry. According to the owner and employees, the store was filled with customers (15 persons), who were mostly tourist’s. Arun Biljani the owner said in a statement that two of the armed men entered further into the establishment while another armed man held the security guard at gunpoint. One of the men wielding a sledgehammer smashed eight of the jewelry display cases, while his accomplice proceeded to empty them of their contents. Figure: At least two persons received injuries as they were, smashed over their heads with the butts of pistol’s, by the robbers. Ambulance personnel were on the scene treating the injured. A week later four armed...