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Junior Calypso, Road March and Steelpan winners receive prizes
PHILIPSBURG--The 2023 Calypso Barbara Junior Calypso and Road March Competition and the Dow Musical Foundation Interscholastic Steelpan Competition closed off with a prize-giving ceremony on Friday, May 5. The brief ceremony was held at Emilio Wilson Park where prize...
SHTA Holds Meeting with Real Estate Companies
In an attempt to discuss the rapid rise of the short-term vacation rental sector, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) held a meeting with members and non-members of St. Maarten real estate and vacation rental agencies in their offices...
SMILE Opens Early Bird Season
Phote caption: Keynote speaker Dynaf and Sol Today, the St. Maarten Innovations, Initiatives & Industries Link -Up Event (SMILE), opened its early bird ticket season for its 2023 edition. This was announced today by organizer the St. Maarten Hospitality &...
Kooyman Handyman Challenge Returns
Photo Caption: Arjen Vliegen, Handyman Challenge 2021 Cay Hill – The Kooyman Handyman Challenge is back. The competition officially launched on April 10th and will see one DIYer being crowned the Best Handyman of St. Maarten. The winner will walk away with a USD$3,000...
Medwork, in collaboration with “Vertrouwen in Bedrijf”, will organize a training to become a certified confidential counselor (vertrouwenspersoon)
In our training, the working method of the confidential counselor (CC) regarding the management of inappropriate behavior (IB) is elaborated. The role of an internal CC is diverse and demands a lot from this person. He or she must be visible, exude confidence and have...
St. Maarten Flavors adds June Appeteaser Week
Photo caption: Head Chef Julio Haynes at Mix at Oceans - Divi Little Bay Resort The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association and the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) jointly announce a follow-up to its 2022 St. Maarten Flavors 2023 Program. Following a post-event...
SHTA, Port St. Maarten Discuss Homeporting
This past Thursday, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) and Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) organized a meeting to discuss effects and forward strategy of St. Maarten as a homeporting destination. The meeting served to evaluate the benefits and...
The Sint Maarten Yacht Club raises $17,000 for their Youth Sailing Program
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten – April 18, 2023 On April 15th, the Sint Maarten Yacht Club hosted their annual fund raiser for their Youth Sailing Program with a raffle and an online silent auction. After a great success last year, where the silent auction was...
Interval International Renews Long-Term Agreement with Divi Vacation Club
SINT MAARTEN/MIAMI Florida - Interval International, a leading worldwide provider of vacation services, has announced the renewal of a long-term relationship with Divi Caribbean Club, Ltd., operator of one of the largest shared ownership resort portfolios in the...
Carnival Officially Opened On Friday
From left: TelEm CEO Kendall Dupersoy, ECYS Minister Rodolphe Samuel, Junior Carnival Queen Arienna Dupont, SCDF President Edward Radjouki and MotorWorld representative Nympha Richardson officially opening Carnival Village. PHILIPSBURG--Feteing season is officially in...
AquaMania Adventures’ Sunset Sail Raises $3,000 For Local Animal Welfare Foundations
April 3, 2023 – Simpson Bay, St Maarten – Aqua Mania Adventures hosted the first annual World Stray Animals Day Sunset Sail this past Saturday April 1st in support of local animal welfare foundations to raise funds for their programs. Through ticket sales, a petfood...
SCDF, NAGICO Host Sold-Out Senior Calypso Eliminations
NAGICO awarded the winner of an impromptu calypso “ex tempo” competition a brand new TV. ~ Two finalists to be replaced ~ MADAME ESTATE--St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) hosted a completely sold-out senior calypso elimination on Friday night to...
Call For Tender With Seven 7 Request For Proposals For St. Maarten Airport Concessions
SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - The Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) on St. Maarten launched a “Call for Tender with Seven (7) RFPs for Airport Concessions”, as part of a comprehensive upgrade to enhance the passenger and business partner experience....
Launch Of St. Maarten Lagoon Festival, A Four-Day Celebration Of Yachting Events
The SXM Lagoon Festival is collectively organised by four marinas in the Simpson Bay Lagoon. SIMPSON BAY--The first St. Maarten Lagoon Festival, scheduled to take place from Thursday March 23 to Sunday March 26, comes about thanks to a collaboration between four...
SHTA: High Season Room Nights Comparable 2021/2022; 23% down from 2016/2017
In an analysis of occupied room nights (ORN) of recent high seasons, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) analyzed this year’s high season yields comparable to last winter. Regardless of the ending of the worldwide pandemic and travel...
Sunset Cruise for World Stray Animal Day
Every year, World Stray Animals Day is recognized on April 4. The day was launched in 2010 when over 100 Dutch organizations convened at the Dutch National Stray Animals Conference. The day of April 4 was selected because it is exactly six months from World Animal...
Six Teams From The SMYC Sailing School Showcased Their Skills At St. Maarten Regatta In New Class The Next Generation Race
SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - 18 selected youth sailors from the Sailing School of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club raced against each other in the RS Zest in a new program as part of the St. Maarten Regatta, the Next Generation Race. Each team consisted out of a sailor...
R4CR APPROVES US$ 1.03 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR 17 PROJECTS
Philipsburg- The Resources for Community Resilience (R4CR) program held the official launch of Round-5 projects on Thursday March 1 at the St Maarten Senior Citizen Recreational Center in Hope Estate. The R4CR program includes a grant scheme as funding mechanism for...