PHILIPSBURG – A slight rain in the afternoon could not put a damper on Saturday’s royal visit to St. Maarten by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima, but the visit still seemed a bit lackluster because – unlike during earlier royal visits – not many citizens came out on the streets to catch a glimpse of the royal couple. The royals arrived around 10 a.m. on a Winair flight where they were received by Governor drs. Eugène Holiday and his wife, Prime Minister Rafael Boasman and airport director Michel Hyman. From there the tour took the royals to the causeway bridge…
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~ “People are resilient and they believe in the future” ~ PHILPSBURG – “I am still shocked when I see the island. I have never experienced anything like this before. There is a lot of destruction but the people are resilient and they believe in the future,’ King Willem-Alexander said at the end of Saturday’s royal visit to St. Maarten. “It is amazing what has been done, said the king who also visited the island shortly after Hurricane Irma struck. “Debris has been cleared and it looks like we’re ready for business. I also take back home the gratitude of…
PHILIPSBURG — Members of the Bervoets Family, both living in Sint Maarten and in Belgium, organized a Hurricane Irma Relief Supply Drive for the Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performing Arts. Renown Belgian actor, Gene Bervoets, who used to reside on the island some years ago as a drama teacher, director of the Cultural Center and Director of the Council on the Arts; and his children Tadzio Bervoets, Manager of the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation and Ayumi Bervoets, Senior Policy Advisor to the Minister of Justice; on Friday presented the Charlotte Brookson Academy with much-needed Hurricane relief funds. “Sint Maarten…
~ Press Release from Former Prime Minister William Marlin ~ PHILIPSBURG — Former Prime Minister William Marlin who is presently off island said on Friday morning that he had never given permission to Minister Lee to put the MR-4 number plate on his private vehicle. Marlin said he needed to make a public statement about this as he has been receiving messages asking if he did, as seemingly Minister Lee has been making statements that Marlin had given him permission to do so. Marlin said that when it was discussed in a COM meeting at the Cabinet of the Governor…
GREAT BAY – On November 14, 2017, Minister of TEATT Melissa-Arrindell Doncher via press release detailed her three-part vision to revamp and enhance the cruise visitor experience in Philipsburg while giving St. Maarten’s capitol a much needed face-lift which in turn enhances the tourism product. Part of this vision entailed relocating, re-organization and improving of the aesthetics of the Philipsburg vendors’ market which was damaged due to the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Alternate locations to place the vendors were identified which are in the vicinity of Walter Plantz Square and Passanggrahan Hotel. The first phase of the project…
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten Interim Directors T. van Kooten and R. van der Mark hosted Dutch State Secretary for Interior and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops and his delegation of 11 at the Dr. A.C Wathey Cruise and Cargo Facilities this week during his visit to the country. State Secretary Knops was given a presentation with regard to the current state of affairs at Port St. Maarten from its various business pillars which includes Cruise. Cargo, Yachting and Real Estate. The State Secretary was informed about the importance of getting the cargo facilities back into operation after the…
PHILIPSBURG — Friday, December 1st, was the last day of the 1st Annual St. Maarten Customer Service Week organized by the Customer Service Mobile Academy (CSMA), an affiliate of Training Professionals international Firm (TPI). The week’s organizers hailed the training event as an overwhelming success. Participants were trained on the following accredited courses titled ‘Supervisory Accredited Course; Customer Service Is Not A Department, It’s A Philosophy; and Overcoming Obstacles’. CSMA has always expressed great interest in the future leaders which is why they awarded scholarships to four students of the Charlotte Brookson Academy (CBA) on St. Maarten. This paved way…
GREAT BAY – The Inspectorate of TEATT (Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications) by way of executing the minister’s vision of eliminating the often chaotic situations of taxis parked in front of the Court House at Captain Hodge Wharf, hereby informs the general public that all vehicles including taxis will be prohibited from parking in front of the Court House at Captain Hodge Wharf as of Monday, December 4th, 2017. With the assistance of the Ministry of VROMI the square will be closed off to vehicular traffic. All taxis will make use of the normal lineup area between the public paid…
~ Insurance holders are encouraged to revisit their policies yearly ~ Phillipsburg — In an interview with stmaartennews.com, expert in the field of dealing with insurance claims adjustments, Clifford Illis, advises clients to seek advice when insuring their assets and valuables. “We don’t read the fine print carefully.” Illis says. A recent poll taken by stmaartennews.com amongst its readership shows that 63.2% have never looked at the fine print of their insurance policies. We hereby publish the extensive advice Illis offers to clients dealing with their insurance claims.
Read our report how despite the introduction of new payment options for travel agencies by the International Air Transportation Association, IATA, banks would still be able to use a loophole to charge travel agencies the 1% transfer fee for remittances for airline tickets to IATA.
