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Former Chief Technology Officer President Obama and Lead Public Engagement of the United Nations to be keynote speakers at SMILE ’23
Left picture: Susan Alzner - Right picture Megan Smith Former United States President Barack Obama’s Chief of Technology Officer Megan Smith and lead Public Engagement at the Office of the President of the General Assembly and the Executive Office of the Secretary...
Dow’s Foundation participates in Utrecht’s St. Maarten Week
Ebony Steel Orchestra members in Utrecht. UTRECHT--One of the oldest cities in the Netherlands, Utrecht, celebrated St. Maarten’s Week, November 4-11. St. Maarten is the patron of this medieval city. Dow’s Musical Foundation, Isidore “The Mighty Dow” York and Foresee...
Take Part in the Annual Regatta Art Competition
Simpson Bay, November 10, 2022 - Sint Maarten - The Regatta Art Competition has kicked off with the assignment distribution to the schools on St. Maarten. The St. Maarten Regatta Art Competition will be organized for the 23rd time this year and the event keeps growing...
ADONIS Cupecoy Christmas Market
ADONIS CUPECOY HOTEL is a 3* establishment located in the pleasant area of Jordan Village St-Maarten. The hotel offers 52 rooms in a modern and contemporary style, a comfortable Breakfast room, a large Seminar room and bar.Only 6 minutes away from “Princess Julianna...
New Planning Timeline for Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project
SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - This week the Managing Board of the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V. (PJIAE) informed its stakeholders, the Council of Ministers, the Steering Committee, the National Recover Project Bureau (NRPB) and...
St. Maarten Gaining Traction as November Foodie Destination
Various international media outlets have reported on SHTA’s initiative the St. Maarten Flavors culinary month of November as the tourism sector’s joint November effort to celebrate its "Culinary Capital of the Caribbean" fame. During this month, 48 restaurants...
St. Maarten Flavors Program Calls on Participants to Make November Culinary Month as Sustainable as Possible
For the upcoming St. Maarten Flavors culinary month, organizers call on participants to use reusable and recyclable kitchen wares and utensils where possible. This can serve as practice for January 1st, when government has announced its enforcement of a ban...
St Maarten Flavors November Culinary Month Supported by Rainforest Adventure Park with “Foodie Campaign”
Rainforest Adventure Park will provide a complimentary entry ticket to "foodie" visitors and residents able to prove they enjoyed 5 signature dishes of the 47 participating restaurants and bars of the St Maarten Flavors Culinary Month of November. This was announced...
Ottley Tells SHTA ‘All Are Welcome. Starting November 1, No More EHAS’
Beginning November 1, 2022, anyone with the means and proper travel documentation who wants to vacation in "the Friendly Island" can do so as the travel restrictions imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 will be lifted. That was the main message from Minister of...
ILTT St. Maarten supplies Sea Rescue Vessels with new Stock of Water
Drinks wholesaler ILTT came out in support of the work of Sea Rescue St. Maarten today by donating a large supply of its brand Fiji water to the foundation. Sea Rescue had specifically requested the brand for its operations due to its bottle design, enabling to stock...
40 Restaurants, Bars now taking part in November’s St. Maarten Flavors
40 St. Maarten / St. Martin restaurants and bars are now taking part in the November culinary month program of St. Maarten Flavors. This was announced today by the organizing committee. St. Maarten is known for offering an exquisite variety of culinary delights...
Sint Maarten Library Book Week 2022-interactive and virtual!
This year, the Sint Maarten Library celebrates book week from Friday, October 14 to Friday, October 21. During that week, selected books from local authors will be read to the primary schools and you, the public, will be treated by secondary school students with a...
Island Innovations’ James Ellsmoor to Kick Off Road to SMILE 2023 on October 27th
The Road to the fourth edition of the St. Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-Up Event (SMILE) will be opened with a digital keynote on October 27th, 2022, by James Ellsmoor of Island Innovations, a well-known advocate regarding island sustainability....
Richard Santaga wins 2023 SHTA Event Calendar Photo Contest
Out of 16 submitted pictures for the 2023 Event Calendar Photo Contest, a winning picture was selected today by the St Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA). The association congratulates Richard Santaga with his beautiful photograph capturing four...
SHTA, BZSE hold First of Seminars on new Labor Law
Last Thursday, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) and BZSE Attorneys at Law held one out of two seminars pertaining to the new Labor Law that was published in 2021 which, came into force October 1. Due to the absence of a transitional law and...
St. Maarten Flavors Launches Online Auction to Support Next Culinary Team
The St. Maarten Flavors program, meant to highlight St. Maarten's culinary diversity during the month of November, has launched an online auction for those residents, visitors and companies that want to support the upcoming culinary month. This was announced...
St. Maarten Flavors Launches “Dine With Me In November” Like Share and Win Contest
As of October 1st, the St. Maarten Flavors culinary month of November will launch a weekly "Like, Share & Win" contest on social media. The campaign allows St. Maarten residents and visitors to win November dinners at the 31 restaurants participating in the St....
King Beau Beau Highlighted In 2023 SHTA Events Calendar
St. Maarten artist - Leroy L. Brooks, better known as King Beau Beau, will be featured as the cultural icon on the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) Event Calendar 2023 edition. This news was announced today by the association. King Beau...