Sep 24, 2019 | CPA, Crystal Pineapple Awards, Press release, SHTA
The 12th Annual Crystal Pineapple Awards Fundraising Gala, organized by the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association, officially opens its nomination period on Tuesday September 24th, 2019 and closes on October 14th, 2019. The Award Ceremony is scheduled to be...
Sep 17, 2019 | SMILE, SMILE2019
A pre-SMILE lunch event held by the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of St. Maarten in collaboration with the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) on September 10 was a success. The meeting was held to prepare interested Europe-based companies...
Sep 13, 2019 | Innovation Challenge, MircoMentor, SMILE
The Sint Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-up Event 2019 (SMILE) will be the host of the award ceremony for the Caribbean Innovation Contest. By means of this contest, NGO MicroMentor will provide 15 prizes up to $5,000 to support the...
Sep 6, 2019 | Reflections on Recovery, SHTA, Vision 2025
As we pensively anticipate the anniversary of Hurricane Irma, after witnessing Dorian’s destruction of the Bahamas, we reflect on how little meaningful progress has been made not one but a full two years later. That’s right the below table does look familiar. It was...
Sep 5, 2019 | Bahamas, Relief efforts, Rotary of St. Maarten, SHTA
Reflecting on September of 2017, as the news of the level of destruction in the Bahamas comes in, the Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) calls for all entities and individuals willing to offer relief to the Bahamas in the wake of hurricane Dorian,...