Whyte said that the situation on the French side is controlled by the powers in place and mostly because the local government is not doing anything to revamp the economy.
He asked that government do a research on the existing business and they will find that all businesses whether small or big are suffering tremendously. Whyte felt that based on how the administration functions pushes all business from the northern side to the southern side of the island. One of the proposals ADICASM is giving the local government is to hold an "Economic Conference" among members of the business community so that they can get the real picture of the realities of the economic crisis that is bearing down on the French side. "Hopefully with such a conference the problems will be highlighted and solutions can be implemented.
Whyte said he once met with the former president of the Collectivity Louis Constant Fleming but he did not discuss the economic situation. However, he felt the present President Frantz Gumbs is very capable of making the much needed adjustments to address the economic crisis facing the Northern side of the island. "If Gumbs attack this situation I am sure he would be able to make a drastic change in the business climate" Whyte said the problems that now exists are greater that one business and as a result he is advocating that this matter be taken seriously.
He spoke of the impact of the "mom and pops" business and stressed that no community grows without the involvement of small business. He explained that if one should take for example ten small businesses in any community it will show that these businesses not only feed the immediate family or household but also it extends to the community.
He further said that in the case of the mainstream businesses which are in the communities, they do not employ local people and as a result the high unemployment figures within the communities.
He said without serious consultations among the business people and the involvement of the small business there will be no progress.
Whyte said aid that in the event that the administration does not address these issues now and introduce policies with regard to the employment situation "there will be generations who will suffer and live in poverty" while the investors who come from overseas continue would to reap the benefits of the community.
He indicated that these problems will certainly have an impact on the current crime situation, therefore "with the four thousand registered businesses on the island if they employ one person local from the community, the unemployment rate will drop significantly and there will be less crime on the island," he said.