A lousy day in Downtown Philipsburg
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GREAT BAY — The decrease in cruise ship arrivals in St. Maarten is clearly felt by businesses in Philipsburg. Since November 1st, the start of the tourist high season, fewer of the mega-sized cruise ships have docked in St. Maarten. Relatively more European ships come to the island. Their passengers have different spending habits than what St. More...
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Businesses in Philipsburg struggle to survive
GREAT BAY — After a slow start of the tourist high season, several stores and restaurants in Philipsburg have trouble paying this month’s rent. Earlier this year Port St. Maarten and the tourism authorities More...
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Hustled and harassed in Philipsburg
GREAT BAY — To visit Philipsburg today is to see how the declining benefits of cruise tourism and lack of government support have turned the city into a hustlers’ arena. Hundreds of street advertisers and More...
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Cost-U-Less Grand Opening Saturday September 1st
CUL-DE-SAC — Cost-U-Less, the warehouse superstore, officially reopens on Saturday, September 1; nearly a year after being destroyed by Hurricane Irma and then plundered in the looting that following. Photo More...
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Minister De Weever welcomes Koop Avond Thursdays. Calls on consumers and visitors to patronize businesses & stalls
POND ISLAND — Sint Maarten — Koop Avond will kick off on Thursday, June 21, and will continue for a six-week period until July 26. This is an initiative of entrepreneur Bertaux ‘Mr. Rude’ More...
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Review LuminAID Packlite Max, a Solar Powered Lantern and Phone Charger in one
ST. JOHN’S ESTATE – The Wizards, specializing in computer repairs and onsite services, is now the official reseller for an environmentally-friendly product that has a very unusual feature: A solar powered LED More...
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A haven for the globetrotting gourmet
By Chris Morvan You wouldn’t believe how excited I was to find a dripping, stinking piece of Brie in a supermarket chiller last week. But then you probably haven’t spent the last four years in countries where More...
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Gamma’s RXPro software system adopted by St. Maarten’s Pharmacies
Philipsburg — In 2016, local software developer Gamma IT Solutions developed RXPro, a complete AIS system for the distribution of prescription and non-prescription medicines with all necessary functions and More...
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Carrefour Market offers 50 percent more products
PHILIPSBURG – One week after Hurricane Irma struck St. Maarten on September 6 of last year, the transformation of the Le Grand Marché supermarket on Bush Road into a sparkling new Carrefour Market began. It took More...
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Kim Sha Beach designated as market, activity area for cruise
~ Cruise lines toured area ~ PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher, in consultation with Port St. Maarten and several cruise lines, has approved the temporary More...