Taxi Assoc. President warns ‘disastrous’ traffic crisis crippling the tourism sector

Traffic in Simpson Bay on Monday. SIMPSON BAY--Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association President Maya Friday is warning that worsening traffic congestion, particularly in the Simpson Bay and Cole Bay areas, is severely damaging the island’s tourism industry and threatening its most popular attractions, with some passengers requesting refunds when stuck in gridlock traffic and some refusing to come off ships due to the situation.