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SHTA organizes photo contest for VISIT magazine cover
The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) is organizing a cover photo contest for the 2019 edition its magazine VISIT. The association invites local artists and frequent visitors to send in their most beautiful post-Irma pictures. The contest will run...
SHTA & Carib Beer Call for Sharing 2019 Events to Show Sint Maarten is Open Again
The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) and Carib Beer call on companies and NGO’s to send in events they are planning for 2019 for their National Event Calendar. The 2018 calendar, published only three months after Devastating Hurricane Irma, served...
SHTA’s Reflections on Recovery
As we pensively anticipate the anniversary of Hurricane Irma, we reflect on how little meaningful progress has been made one year after the devastation. Immediately after and several times following, The SHTA was asked by numerous official parties for its ideas and...
SHTA AND STB RE-ESTABLISH STRATEGIC DESTINATION MARKETING COOPERATION
Monthly destination marketing meetings between St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) and St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB) have restarted after a hiatus. The meetings are aimed at maximising the country’s marketing potential with the goal of attracting...
SHTA and Private Sector Partners Launch New Tradeshow: SMILE
The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA), in conjunction with ORCO Bank, Global Resourcing, the Chamber of Commerce and Industries (COCI), The University of St Martin (USM) and 360° of Innovation have launched a new innovation and networking event...
SHTA In Support of Plastic Bag Ban, Requests to Include Ban on Styrofoam Products
The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) applauds the initiative to legally ban plastic bags as proposed by Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams. In addition, the Association requests to expand the draft law to also ban all styrofoam products....
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne and SHTA host another successful employment law seminar
On August 16th, 2018, VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne and the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) organized another successful employment law seminar at the premises of SHTA in St. Maarten. The well-attended event focused on the formation and elements of an...
Why Not?
At this point focus needs to be on a way forward. The struggle between the private sector and the public sector needs to stop, and cooperation should be the way forward. So why not, at this point have some real democratic participation. Now, after 10 months, with our...
MAY-LING ON NATURAL DISASTERS: TOURISM SECTOR MUST BE READY FOR THEM
The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) in collaboration with the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA), on June 29 concluded their Hurricane Preparedness Forum for critical partners that dealt with the development of a proper Communications and Logistic...
Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade association mourns one of its founders and former president Robert Dubourcq
It is with great sadness that the Sint Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) has learned of the passing away of its founding member, former chairman and executive Director Robert Dubourcq. Residents of Sint Maarten know how crucial Robert has been to the...
SHTA launches Vision Sint Maarten 2025
The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) held its Annual General Meeting on May 28th; the focus of the meeting was Vision and Recovery, with distinguished speakers Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and Dr. Hans Leijtens, Director-General of the Dutch...
SHTA CALL TO ACTION REGARDING THE DUMP
SHTA & Carib end 2018 Event Calendar campaign with Symbolic Gesture
Photo Caption: From left to Right Lea Rojas (SHTA Calendar Project Manager) , Ms. Penny Evans, Loic Bryan (Artistic Drive) Roel Kokkelmans (ILTT Account Manager Carib Sint Maarten), back: Luceta van Putten (SHTA Calendar Campaign Developer) The Sint Maarten...
SHTA-ORCO Bank Young Professionals Mixer Boasts 206 Attendees
On Friday March 16th, 2018, the second St. Maarten Young Professionals Mixer hosted by SHTA and ORCO Bank was held at St. Rose’s arcade. The second edition of this successful event drew a crowd of 206; well attended by both young professionals and more seasoned young...
Open letter Post-Irma Statistics
Open letter to the Private Sector of Sint Maarten, the Central Bank, the Department of Statistics, the Ministry of TEATT, the World Bank, The UNDP, the IMF, ECLAC, the CFT, The Governor of Sint Maarten, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and everyone else interested in...
MOU Cements Island’s Joint Tourism Development Plan
OYSTER POND--A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in Oyster Bay Resort’s Infinity Restaurant on Friday by government representatives from both sides of the island to officially clear the way for creation of a joint tourism development master plan. The...
SHTA supports Sarah’s call to suspend the MP/Minister redundancy pay immediately
The SHTA has taken note of a Facebook message by President of Parliament Ms. Sarah-Wescott-Williams in which she explains the law on redundancy pay for MP's and Ministers. According to Ms. Wescott-Williams, redundancy pay works for "any amount of time served, one (a...
SHTA & Carib Beer Call for Sharing 2018 Events to Show Sint Maarten is Open Again
The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) and Carib Beer call on companies and NGO’s to send in events they are planning for 2018 for their National Event Calendar. By launching the calendar three months after hurricane Irma, partners seek to promote...