Sep 30, 2013 | CPA, Press release
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...
Sep 13, 2013 | CPA, Featured News, Press release
The 8th Annual SHTA Crystal Pineapple Awards will be held on Friday, November 22, 2013, when the association will once again be gathering the “Who’s Who” of the hospitality, tourism and trade industry and community of St. Maarten. This event has been...
May 22, 2013 | Press release
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...
Apr 9, 2013 | Press release
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...
Apr 5, 2013 | Press release
Honorable Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Honorable President of Parliament Drs. Rodolphe E. Samuel, The SHTA appreciates and applauds the first ever disclosure of the draft Budget prior to initiation of Parliamentary debate. As we presume this initiative is...
Apr 5, 2013 | Press release
Philipsburg – The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), the largest private business representative on the island, has serious questions about the cut in the Draft Tourism Budget. Cutting the expenditures of the Tourism Office by NAf. 2.4 million...
