Winair CEO confirms commercial flights; and new reservations office in Philipsburg
PHILIPSBURG — In a phone conversation today with this newspaper, Winair CEO, Michael Cleaver, after verification with his office confirmed that indeed Winair will be executing three commercial flights between Curacao and St. Maarten for the purpose of repatriating residents back to St. Maarten. The local airline’s CEO confirmed that once-a-day, More...
Spirit Airlines delivers in time of need
SXM Airport — The Spirit Airlines flight NK 8080 landed yesterday at Princess Juliana International SXM Airport as promised. The free relief flight, courtesy of the management of the Florida-based airline More...
Spirit executing free relief flight this Thursday, residents can book
PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Tuesday announced that Spirit Airlines, in its continuing efforts to assist the people of St. Maarten after the hurricanes, More...
Guyana to assist citizens wishing to evacuate
Cul de Sac, St. Maarten — There will be an urgent meeting for all citizens of Guyana, especially those wishing to return home, on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at 3:00pm with the Honorary Consul, Mr. Cleveland More...
Orient Bay Beach: From top tourist attraction to desolate disaster area
By Hilbert Haar ORIENT BAY – With 95 percent of the island destroyed it comes as no surprise that one of the island’s top touristic attractions Orient Beach on the French side is also obliterated. There is More...
Clarification Spirit Airlines relief flight
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB) on Thursday stepped in to correct information and salvage a Spirit Airlines relief flight for Friday morning that was announced by the Prime Minister on Wednesday. More...
Spirit Airlines to bring Sint Maarten residents home
PHILIPSBURG – Notice to all Sint Maarten residents: The management of Spirit Airlines, has planned a flight to Sint Maarten that will bring residents of Sint Maarten who are stranded and would like to return home More...
Brison: Temporary suspension of airlift expected after disaster
SXM AIRPORT — Airlines suspending service to a destination after a natural disaster is expected, especially when the hotel inventory of the destination is very low, says Head of the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau More...
SIMARC leaves for archeaological conference
Dr. Jay Haviser, archaeology students from SABARC (Saba) and SIMARC (St. Maarten), and members of Les Fruits de Mer departed Sunday, July 23rd, for the International Association for Caribbean Archaeology (IACA) More...
XL Airways flies in cruise passengers from Paris
GREAT BAY –Port St. Maarten CEO Mark Mingo, is pleased with the progress to advance Sint Maarten as a homeport destination in the Northeastern Caribbean. During a meeting that included Minister of Tourism and More...
