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Oyster Bay Beach Resort and Coral Beach Club Rewarding Vaccinated Employees
Oyster Bay Beach Resort and Coral Beach Club in an effort to increase employees and guests safety is creating a second incentive for its employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine prior to June 1, 2021. The first incentive was a cash reward of $100 to every employee that...
Holland House Beach Hotel Wines Prestigious TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award 2021
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) – On May 12th, 2021, Sint Maarten’s iconic landmark hotel “Holland House” has been recognized as a 2021 Travelers’ Choice award winner and now falls in the category of top 10% hotels on Tripadvisor; the world’s largest travel platform. The...
Vaccination Management Team / White and Yellow Cross Offer Workshop About Covid-19 and Vaccination
Dear SHTA Members, For companies and foundations small and large, experts from the Vaccination Management Team (VMT) offer your organization an in-company workshop about Covid-19 and vaccination. Expert members of VMT are employees of the White and Yellow...
USLAUNDRY staffers get info on COVID-19 vaccine
A scene during the information session. PHILIPSBURG -- USLAUNDRY staffers are now more knowledgeable about the COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to an information session hosted at the company and facilitated by White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation (WYCCF) Director Bregje...
St. Maarten competes in The World Class Bartender competition
The World Class Bartender of the Year Competition is the world’s biggest and most respected bartending competition. The competition celebrates the skills and craftsmanship of bartenders worldwide. It is an annual competition entered by thousands of contestants across...
Rhino Safari Receives Gold SafeSeal
Excursion Company Rhino Safari received its Gold SafeSeal in recognition of its practices in protecting its clients against COVID19. SafeSeal is the immediately recognizable emblem for companies that are verified that they adhere to strict cleanliness and hygiene...
Royal Palm Beach Resort Obtains Gold SafeSeal Emblem
In the same week its sister property Flamingo Beach Resort passed for its own Gold SafeSeal, Royal Palm Beach Resort has collected the same emblem after passing the Gold SafeSeal exam. SafeSeal is the immediately recognizable emblem for companies that are verified to...
Flamingo Beach Resort Receives Gold SafeSeal Emblem
Flamingo Beach Resort received the Gold SafeSeal emblem in recognition of its practices in protecting its guests and team members against COVID-19. The emblem was provided to the resort not long after the resort’s official reopening in January 2021. Keith Bielski,...
SHTA launches “Have a Taste of St Maarten Campaign”
Today the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) launched its "Have a Taste of St. Maarten Campaign". The campaign of hospitality workers sharing their signature drink or dish is intended to highlight the amazing culinary delights of St. Maarten and to...
Consortium of NGO’s acquires Beach Cleaning Machine
As of this week, Sint Maarten has a new specialized beach cleaning machine available to assist in maintaining its pristine beaches. This was announced today by the Board of the new Beach Cleaning Foundation, the Sint Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA)...
SafeSeal Emblem for La Vista Resort
Last week March 8th, La Vista Resort received its Platinum SafeSeal recognition. SafeSeal is an immediately recognizable emblem for companies that are verified that they adhere to strict cleanliness and hygiene guidelines to counter the COVID-19 pandemic. The platinum...
SafeSeal Recognitions Provided To Simpson Bay Resort, Its In-House Retail Store and On Site Restaurants
On Thursday February 25th, SafeSeal recognitions were provided to Simpson Bay Resort, its in-house retail store and the property’s well known restaurants La Patrona, Replay and Juliette’s Bistro. SafeSeal is the recognition of best practices in protecting its...
SHTA Raises Concerns Regarding CFT Comments on ZV/OV Limit
In Monday’s publication of the Daily Herald, a letter from CFT with respect to the draft budget of Country St. Maarten is discussed in which CFT advises to increase the maximum ZV/OV wage limit, from less than ANG 68,000 to ANG 120,000. Such an adjustment would...
Oyster Bay Beach Resort meets SafeSeal COVID-19 Prevention Standards
Oyster Bay Beach Resort today received a SafeSeal recognition of best practices in protecting its customers against COVID19. SafeSeal is the immediately recognizable emblem for companies that are verified that they adhere to strict cleanliness and hygiene guidelines...
Response to CFT Interview
In the Herald of 26 January an extensive interview with the Chairman of the “College Financieel Toezicht” (CFT), the financial supervisor of our government was published. In this article several statements of the Chairman were made that need further discussion. Quote...
Divi Little Bay Beach Resort Awarded Platinum SafeSeal Emblem
Divi Little Bay Beach Resort was recently awarded the Platinum SafeSeal emblem by The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau, St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA), and Medwork in recognition of implementing best practices to protect guests and employees from...
Caribbean Brewing Company Receives SafeSeal Recognition
The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) and occupational health experts of Medwork have provided Caribbean Brewing Company with the SafeSeal certificate for activities. SafeSeal is an immediately recognizable emblem...
Current State of the Economy, Projections and Decision Making Going Forward on a Faulty Basis
St. Maarten suffers from a complete lack of multi-sector discussions regarding the actual state of our economy, and factual data to support any of the reporting that has been published. This has been the case for years and continues to be self-perpetuating. Statistics...