Couples and Sandals are Jamaican owned resorts. Newcomers to Jamaica-the so called Spanish resort operators-are given huge tax incentives that give them a great advantage over the established resorts.I understand that the incentives last 10 years. These foreign operators seem to be interested in building large rather tacky properties. I think that when the tax incentives run their course, these concerns will sell and leave deteriorated buildings that may or may not be bought by a different foreign concern. Jamaica seems to be interested only in immediate gratification. Johnny Issa saw what was coming and has almost completely taken SuperClubs off the island. With the tax incentives and easier access to funding, the new mega resorts are running the Jamaican owners out of business. These newcomers also arrogantly ignore some of the building restrictions. One new resort stole the sand from an entire beach. I think that the beach owners law suit has been lingering in court for several years. One only has to look at Grand Palladium in Lucea to see shoddy construction. Parts of that project begin to fall apart in its first year and what a monstrosity the resort is! One can see the effect of the tax incentives when they compare the condition of the facilities at Sandals and Couples with those at, for example, Iberostar Grande, which has pretty much the same price point as those two resorts. I am not very optimistic when I look for leaders that can effectively solve Jamaica's many problems. Perhaps some likkle things can be tackled and we can enjoy the island for now. I would love to see a ban on those black plastic bags. I am afraid to take a water sample to be analyzed especially in the MoBay area.