Jun 1, 2022 | Press release, SHTA
Sint Maarten is facing a serious labor force challenge when it pertains to remaining the “Culinary Capital of the Caribbean”. This finding stems from a survey held amongst Dutch side Sint Maarten restaurants and/or restaurant groups. The 2022 SHTA...
Jun 4, 2021 | Press release, SHTA
St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) would like to welcome the guests of Celebrity Millennium to the beautiful island of St. Maarten! We are as much excited for this milestone in homeporting as we are for the return of cruising after this...
Feb 16, 2021 | CFT, Press release, SHTA
In Monday’s publication of the Daily Herald, a letter from CFT with respect to the draft budget of Country St. Maarten is discussed in which CFT advises to increase the maximum ZV/OV wage limit, from less than ANG 68,000 to ANG 120,000. Such an adjustment would...
Feb 1, 2021 | CFT, Press release, SHTA
In the Herald of 26 January an extensive interview with the Chairman of the “College Financieel Toezicht” (CFT), the financial supervisor of our government was published. In this article several statements of the Chairman were made that need further discussion. Quote...
Dec 1, 2020 | Calendar 2021, ILTT, SHTA
The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) today announced its renewed cooperation with International Liquor & Tobacco Trading (ILTT) on the St. Maarten event calendar, calling on companies and NGO’s to share planned events for 2021 before December...
Sep 25, 2020 | Press release, SHTA
For many years, members of the St Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) have jointly cooperated on collecting occupancy rates as an economic performance indicator. SHTA compared numbers of before hurricane Irma and 2019 as the last full pre-pandemic year...