Let the Nominations begin

Let the Nominations begin

The 8th Annual SHTA Crystal Pineapple Awards Fundraiser is officially opening its nominations period. Businesses and the general public are invited to submit their nominations. As with the previous years, the criteria for each category and the nomination procedures...

Why we need an independent Tourism Authority more then ever

Current Political Uncertainty; Exactly the Reason for the STA Philipsburg – Despite more than 10 years of lobbying for the creation of the STA, the St. Maarten Tourism Authority, this public-private partnership remains elusive. While other tourism dependent islands...

SHTA Responds to Attacks



Philipsburg – Certain Members of Parliament behave as if commenting on the budget is an earned right and that if organizations or individuals don’t meet certain randomly set criteria, then they don’t have the right to comment on the budget. Instead of having a...