James Ellsmoor of Island Innovations will be one of next year’s keynote speakers at the 2023 St. Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-Up Event (SMILE) on October 27th – October 28th.  Earlier this month, Ellsmoor opened the first “Road To Smile...

Left picture: Susan Alzner - Right picture Megan Smith Former United States President Barack Obama’s Chief of Technology Officer Megan Smith and lead Public Engagement at the Office of the President of the General Assembly and the Executive Office of the Secretary...

The Road to the fourth edition of the St. Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-Up Event (SMILE) will be opened with a digital keynote on October 27th, 2022, by James Ellsmoor of Island Innovations, a well-known advocate regarding island sustainability....

Culture tourism and creative tourism, and how St. Maarten can benefit from adapting to this growing trend, were themes discussed during invited keynote speaker Ragnar Siil’s presentation during the St. Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-Up Event...

During the SMILE event on Sint Maarten, SHOWME Caribbean launched the interactive map for Sint Maarten. The map is an online presentation of the island of Sint Maarten and shows hotels, activities, restaurants, and a lot more. The map lets visitors explore the island...

The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) provided a masterclass workshop on March 26th at this year's St. Maarten Innovations, Initiatives & Industries Link-Up Event (SMILE). Attendees received a very informative and dynamic presentation provided...

The unique natural world of the Caribbean part of the Kingdom plays the leading role in a special cinema film entitled WOW!. This was announced during the St Maarten Innovations, Initiatives & Industries Link-Up Event (SMILE) event at the University of St. Martin...

The Sint Maarten Innovation Initiatives Industries Link-Up event (SMILE) launched its SMILE Event App for its 3rd Edition this 25th/26th of March. The freely downloadable Application provides visitors all the information that is needed for the upcoming business...

Grant Thornton and SecurityScorecard have launched a partnership against hackers, to rate cyber security posture of companies in the Caribbean and mitigate cyber risks (e.g. ransomware). In a first public masterclass about this topic, Grant Thornton will educate...

The St Maarten Tourism Bureau will present to stakeholders and partners status of the Hospitality Sector and the marketing plan for 2022 at the St Maarten Innovations, Initiatives & Industries Link-Up Event (SMILE) to be held on Saturday March 26th. The effects of...