The estimate of 6,000 unemployed citizens in the wake of Hurricane Irma is a classic horror scenario for St. Maarten. And mind you – this is only the number for the Dutch side of the island. On the French side, President Daniel Gibbs has earlier mentioned an expected unemployment rate of 65 percent. While we do not know how many jobless citizens this 65 percent represents, it is safe to assume that the number will be close to... Click here to read the rest of Hilbert Haar's opinion piece...