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Managers of the Oyster Bay Beach Resort participated in an effective communication & cooperation program from Ms. Ella Taal, founder of the company Awareness in Business. Last week all managers at Oyster Bay Beach Resort participated in a multiday training...
Orco Bank Makes Donation To MPC Extreme Survival Run 2022
Orco Bank recently sponsored the MPC Extreme Survival Run held on April 5th, 2022. The bank's contribution to the student event was to help the school emphasize the importance of being resilient and to inspire the students to take on an athletic challenge in...
In The Hot Seat With Young Dow
This week’s Hot Seat features the talented, local musician Young Dow. Known as a performer with various local bands and the producer of hits, such as Christmas Morning in St. Maarten, Young Dow talks about carrying on his family legacy and his motivation; he also...
Medwork Offers EMPLOYEE COVID Testing
Starting 29 April, CPS will no longer offer free COVID testing. Even then, COVID will continue to be a public health concern, especially for the workplace environment. Medwork is pleased to offer its clients the option to send their employees to Medwork’s office for...
RBC Caribbean Supports Charities Dedicated To Anibullying And Anti-Discrimination
PORT OF SPAIN (TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO):---In observance of the International Day of Pink, RBC Financial (Caribbean) Limited (“RBC”) announced donations today to eight Caribbean charities that take a stand against bullying and discrimination. RBC is proud of a long...
EPIC Trains Volunteer Hike Leaders
Expanding the group of trained volunteers to lead hikes in Sint Maarten was the goal of a successful training session held on Sunday 3rd April, hosted by Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC). Twelve volunteers participated in the training, funded by Prins...
Orco Bank Happy To Support Educators In Sint Maarten
Orco Bank N.V. in Sint Maarten was happy to sponsor the 5th Annual Retreat of the Sundial School. The school staff and teachers went on their annual retreat with their School Coach to facilitate and strengthen interpersonal connections among teachers and staff. Orco...
SOL CELEBRATES REBRANDING OF THREE SERVICE STATIONS
SIMPSON BAY–Sol Antilles on Friday celebrated the rebranding of three service stations: Sol Causeway Service Station, Sol Bush Road Service Station and Sol Simpson Bay Service Station. Sol Bush Road and Sol Simpson Bay Service Stations were opened earlier in...
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne becomes VANEPS
Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne has been a household name in national and international law in the Dutch Caribbean for 85 years. With our offices on Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba and St. Maarten (from where Saba and St....
KOOYMAN Set To Host A Night For Pros
CAY HILL – Kooyman Megastore is gearing up to host a special shopping night for PRO’s onThursday March 31st . The store will extend their opening hours from 6 pm to 9 pm with product specials, demonstrations, presentations and a store-wide 10% discount! “If you are a...
Culture Tourists Stay Longer and Spend More, According to Studies
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...
Interactive Map for Sint Maarten Launched by ShowMe
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...
COCI Conducted Masterclass Presentation at SMILE 2022
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...
Cinema Hit the New Wilderness Gets a Caribbean Sequel With WOW!
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...
SMILE Launches Event App
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 Launches Cybersecurity Risk Scan for Companies & NGO’s
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...
Tourism Bureau to Present State of Tourism 2022
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...
Port St. Maarten Group Congratulates Tourism Sector on International Tourist Guide Day
PORT ST. MAARTEN – International Tourist Guide Day is observed internationally on 21 February each year. In 1990, it was observed for the first time by 15 countries. Since then, it has grown. Tourist guides play a very important role in today’s tourism and...