Nails and other Materials Burnt on Guana Bay Beach.

thompson06062010Guana Bay:--- Vice president of the St. Maarten Pride Foundation Ruben Thompson discovered a spot on Guana Beach on Saturday where construction materials are being burnt. Several reporters were on hand to see hundreds of burnt nails sticking out of the sand where the materials were burnt. While burning materials on the beach is a form of pollution, danger is awaiting the children and beach goers who frequent Guana Bay Beach.
nails06062010Thompson reminded those on the location that rusty nails can poison anyone who gets stick with a rusty nail especially if the person did not take their tetanus injection. He also said Guana Bay beach is one of the locations where sea turtles nests and it is rather unfortunate for someone to burn construction materials on the beach.