Mp Lewis concerned with eviction and demolition activities

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW), Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon Lewis expresses grave concern regarding the ongoing forced eviction and demolition activities currently taking place on Soualiga Road, Pond Island, where approximately forty (40) residents reside. Many of the affected individuals and families have lived on the property for several years, during which time they established homes and a functioning community. While it is understood that allegedly there are two court rulings regarding the latter, the residents are being evicted, homes demolished and there were no follow-up enforcement actions, relocation plans, or structured engagement with residents in the years that followed. As a result, residents continued to occupy and develop the land in good faith. During recent visits and while sitting and engaging directly with most of the residents, MP Lewis observed that a significant number of the residents are within the fifty (50) age bracket. A