29/08/2025
GREAT BAY--Two sisters, both long-time taxi drivers, recognized a gap in St. Maarten’s transport system. With consecutive plate numbers, 329 and 330, they spent years witnessing the frustrations of residents and tourists who still relied on guesswork, price disputes, and word-of-mouth to get a ride. Lissa “Big Twin” Gumbs and her twin, Liesje, chose to tackle the issue head-on by building a local solution. Their answer was SXM Taxi, a digital platform designed in and for St. Maarten, created to give structure to the island’s transportation sector while keeping taxi drivers at the heart of the service.
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