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SHTA 12th Annual Crystal Pineapple Awards Voting Online Open November 1st!
The voting period for the 12th Annual Crystal Pineapple Awards will officially open on November 1st, 2019 at 9am. This puts you in the perfect position to vote for those individuals and organizations you think should be recognized for their outstanding performance in...
SMILE SURPASSES 2018 EDITION, PROGRAMME FINAL
After the recently added extra masterclass of Terry Jones on the future of tourism, visitors of the Sint Maarten Innovations, Initiatives & Industries Link-Up Event have received the final schedule in their SMILE-App. Yesterday, the amount of subscriptions...
Founder Travelocity to do Extra SMILE Masterclass: Future of Tourism
Terry Jones, the Founder of Travelocity and investor, will do an extra Masterclass during the Sint Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-up Event (SMILE). In addition to his speech on entrepreneurship and startups, Jones will add his internationally...
SHTA ANNOUNCES 2020 EVENT CALENDAR, CALLS FOR SENDING IN EVENTS
SHTA in cooperation with Carib Beer are excited to announce their 2020 national event calendar. As the country is still recovering from the 2017 hurricane season, the calendar is more relevant than ever to show that Sint Maarten is still alive and vibrant with many...
John A.M. Sandiford to be Master of Ceremonies at SMILE 2019
Digital & Creative Entrepreneur, John A.M. Sandiford will be the Master of Ceremonies of this year’s SMILE event on October 25th and 26th. In addition to his opening speech and moderation, he will inform the public on an application devised by his...
Changes to Accepted Payment Methods Have Negative Consequences
The business community on Sint Maarten is very much concerned with the decision by Management of The Receiver to eliminate the use of all checks as a means of payment. Like it or not, St. Maarten’s predominant tool for financial exchange is still a paper check. ...
Country Before Self, Transparency, Integrity, Objective Financial Evaluation Should Be The Name Of The Game
Over the past months we have seen on the printed local and social media debates, comments, opinions and partial information on 3 major topics: Financing of the airport, U.S. Pre-clearance and lately the potential privatization of the Ports operation. SHTA as the...
SMILE launches Event App
The Sint Maarten Innovation Initiatives Industries Link-Up event (SMILE) launched an event App for its 2nd Edition this 25th/26th of October. The freely downloadable Application provides visitors all the information that is needed for the upcoming business and NGO...
Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Casino & Spa to host 12th Crystal Pineapple Awards
The St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association is excited to announce that Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Casino & Spa will be the host of the 2019 Crystal Pineapple Awards to be held on November 23rd. SHTA sincerely appreciates the fact that Sonesta Maho Beach...
Founder Travelocity to be Keynote at SMILE
The SHTA announced today that Terry Jones of Travelocity, is to be one of the keynote speakers of the Sint Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-up Event (SMILE). Travelocity is one of the world’s largest travel sites. After building the digital...
Famous YouTube Influencer to Present at SMILE
One of the most well-known influencers of the Kingdom, Bas van Teylingen, is to visit the island end of October. His address “Secrets of Influencer Marketing” will be one of the highlights of the Sint Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-up Event...
Susan Alzner from Shift7 to be keynote at SMILE
Susan Alzner of Shift7 will be one of the keynote speakers at the Sint Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-up Event (SMILE). Organizers were elated to announce this today to mark the final day of SMILE Early Bird Season. Shift 7 believes in the...
Let the Nominations Begin!! The 12th Crystal Pineapple Awards Fundraising Gala
The 12th Annual Crystal Pineapple Awards Fundraising Gala, organized by the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association, officially opens its nomination period on Tuesday September 24th, 2019 and closes on October 14th, 2019. The Award Ceremony is scheduled to be...
PRE-SMILE EVENT HELD IN THE HAGUE
A pre-SMILE lunch event held by the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of St. Maarten in collaboration with the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) on September 10 was a success. The meeting was held to prepare interested Europe-based companies...
SMILE to host MicroMentor’s Caribbean Innovation Challenge 2019
The Sint Maarten Innovations, Initiatives and Industries Link-up Event 2019 (SMILE) will be the host of the award ceremony for the Caribbean Innovation Contest. By means of this contest, NGO MicroMentor will provide 15 prizes up to $5,000 to support the...
SHTA’s Reflections on Recovery — 2 YEARS POST IRMA
As we pensively anticipate the anniversary of Hurricane Irma, after witnessing Dorian’s destruction of the Bahamas, we reflect on how little meaningful progress has been made not one but a full two years later. That’s right the below table does look familiar. It was...
SHTA calls for donations to Samaritan’s Purse and Rotary Club International for providing assistance to the Bahamas
Reflecting on September of 2017, as the news of the level of destruction in the Bahamas comes in, the Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) calls for all entities and individuals willing to offer relief to the Bahamas in the wake of hurricane Dorian,...
WASTE2WORK LAUNCHES NEW DESIGN COMPETITION
As of today, Thursday, August 15, Waste2Work launches its first island-wide Waste2Design competition. Running until October 15, the objective is to uncover new talent on St. Maarten and raise awareness on upcycling waste materials. Waste2Work believes there are a lot...