PHILIPSBURG — 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 Windward Islands Recovery Program. The SHTA Board presented its vision for what we could attain for Sint Maarten if we work together toward a common goal of Quality of Life for all. The Vision including advice for recovery spending and policy. The Honorable Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and Dr. Hans Leijtens were asked to speak to the SHTA…
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Great Bay, St. Maarten — The Sustainable Development Goals are alive and kicking in many parts of the world, also in Latin America and the Caribbean. From Monday 16th to Friday 20th of April 2018, the Forum on Sustainable Development was convened under the auspices of the Economic Council for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) at its headquarters in Santiago de Chili. Representatives of Governments of the ECLAC affiliated countries, representatives of regional civil society and grass roots organizations, Academia and representatives of regional private sector organizations came together to discuss the state of affairs on development issues in…
POND ISLAND — A joint “One Island Cooperation” government delegation from Sint Maarten/St. Martin are currently in New York City for the 45th Caribbean Week (CW) which kicked off on June 2 and runs until June 8. There will be a joint press conference on June 7 right after the Media Marketplace where Minister De Weever and Vice President of Tourism for St. Martin, Valerie Damaseau, will provide a state of affairs update of the destination’s tourism industry post-Irma; highlight and share collaborative and co-operative initiatives currently taking place in developing the tourism product of the island according to the “One…
PORT ST. MAARTEN – The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) multifaceted million-dollar campaign, “The Caribbean Is Open,” has generated more than 4.26 billion impressions; 11,949 media placements; 22,432 promoted content clicks; promoted content reach of 14,060,068; and 18,269 total shares of news stories between October 2 – December 1, after being established one-month after the passing of Irma in September 2017. Port St. Maarten as a destination partner with the FCCA program, is very pleased with the results of the campaign. “The hurricanes of 2017 without a doubt created an image that the entire region was out of commission, hence why the…
Harbour View – The Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday today announced the speakers for the 7th Annual Governor’s symposium with the theme: “Climate Change and Small Islands States – A Call For Strategic Action”. This year’s Symposium will be held on Friday June 15th, 2018 at the Auditorium of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Cupecoy. Several national and international speakers will address the gathering. The keynote speaker for this year’s symposium is Dr. Ken Leslie, Executive Director Caribbean Community Climate Change Center (CCCCC). Prior to joining the Climate Change Centre he was…
SXM AIRPORT — With the flight Y2-162, the St. Maarten – Santo Domingo route has opened up. The airline will also fly to Curacao and Aruba, in addition to its already established destinations in Haiti and Puerto Rico. St. Maarten. June 4, 2018.- Dominican airline Air Century arrives at Princess Juliana International Airport opening the route St. Maarten – Santo Domingo, with flight No. Y2-162that departed from Santo Domingo earlier that day. With this new route, the airline, which operates from La Isabela International Airport, Dr. Joaquín Balaguer, offers more options to its customers, in addition to its current destinations in San Juan, Puerto Rico and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Later…
GREAT BAY — St. Martin — Acclaimed novelists Edwidge Danticat and Earl Lovelace are the new recipients of the St. Martin Book Fair “Presidents Award.” Danticat and Lovelace accepted the award at the literary evening that closed the festival’s 16th edition on June 2, 2018, following their captivating recitals, said book fair coordinator Shujah Reiph. The authors were guests of the St. Martin Book Fair, where Danticat delivered the keynote address on June 1, to an audience of over 300 people at Motorworld Showroom, Cole Bay, said Reiph, who is also president of Conscious Lyrics Foundation (CLF). Earl Lovelace is well known for his groundbreaking…
Phillipsburg — The Sint Maarten Football Federation, the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB), via their WorldCoaches program, and UNICEF, set up a WorldCoaches program here in Sint Maarten which commenced in February 2018. After 100 days of the trainings, the Sint Maarten Football Federation, the KNVB and UNICEF are proud to announce that on the 31st of May, 2018, our first group of WorldCoaches received their certificates and are qualified to coach our youth with a proper set of skills and mindset. These coaches received their training from world class instructors Mr Elvis Albertus and Mr Piet de Jong. For…
GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Cornelius de Weever, last Wednesday, May 30, provided an update about destination rebuilding developments via a live interview to 31 regional and international travel trade media organizations which was organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Most media organizations, 27 were from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. There were several media organizations from Puerto Rico, and Trinidad & Tobago. Some of the media organizations that took part were: Travel Market Insiders, NBC BLK, Huffington Post, Travel Market Report, Travel Weekly, Cruise Critic,…
