Minister De Weever welcomes Caribbean Multihull Challenge-St. Maarten for February 2019
POND ISLAND — Sint Maarten — Called the Caribbean Multihull Challenge-St. Maarten, next February, the country will add a new sailing event to its annual calendar of events. The St. Maarten Yacht Club (SYC) – founders of the Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta in 1980 – announced recently that the premier of Caribbean Multihull Challenge-St. More...
Exceptional Shark and Ocean Themed Art Exhibition Will Kick Off
The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation will be organizing its first Shark and Ocean themed Art Exhibition at the Axum Art Café on the 8th of June 2018 as part of St Maarten Shark Week. The Art Exhibition will be the More...
Research scientists discover healthy coral reef near Saba
THE BOTTOM – Scientist of Wageningen Marine Research and the Royal Dutch Institute for Sea Research have discovered a previously unknown coral reef off the coast of Saba, the Volkskrant reported on Thursday. The More...
Regatta Village: long time goal reached with single venue
Great Bay — For the very first time, all onshore activities relating to the official and fun aspect of St Maarten Heineken Regatta will take place at the Princess Port Plaisance. For the next four days, the More...
Yacht Club hosts Soup Cook Off
Simpson Bay — The Sint Maarten Yacht Club hosted its first annual Soup Cook Off yesterday afternoon to raise funds for its Rebuilding Program after hurricane Irma destroyed the docks, deck and the extreme More...
Nature Foundation Intercepts Poachers in Marine Park, Seized Fish Donated to White and Yellow Cross Foundation
Adhering to no fishing rules of the Marine Park important to rebuilding local fish stocks Great Bay — Staff of the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation intercepted the vessel Oyster, with registration number SX1438, More...
Marine intercepts cocaine in Caribbean
Dutch Caribbean — The naval ship Zr.Ms. Van Speijk intercepted 1,600 kg of cocaine on New Year’s Eve. The drugs were hidden on board a Tanzanian flagged merchant ship that was en route to the Dominican More...
GRACITA CALLS FOR LOWERING OF BRIDGE ENTRY FEES
“LOCAL AUTHORITIES MUST CONSIDER LOWERING BRIDGE ENTRY FEES AS A STIMULUS TO ATTRACT AND KEEP THE LUCRATIVE YACHTING INDUSTRY IN SINT MAARTEN.” “APPROVAL OF THE STANDARDS OF TRAINING, CERTIFICATION AND WATCH More...
Questions from the yachting sector
Dear Sir, Can you imagine that you were in charge of the government of a small island where 15% of the economy was attributable to the yachting sector, this sector had significant competition, and the island was More...
VROMI did as they should in the salvaging of the wreckages in the lagoon
Philipsburg –The Ministry of VROMI has been working diligently with the processing of salvaging permits. Thus far 90 salvaging permits have been given between the two companies Aquatic Solutions NV and Seacure More...
