Advance Passenger Information System and Passenger Name Record Legislation Draft Presented to Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna E. Richardson
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten (November 1, 2023) – In a significant step towards enhancing border monitoring and management, the Honorable Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna E. Richardson, and the Director of Immigration of Sint Maarten, Mr. Jocelyn Levenstone, were presented with the draft legislation for the Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) More...
CIBC FirstCaribbean and JetBlue Introduce Two New Credit Cards in 5 Caribbean Destinations Offering Cardholders Exclusive Benefits and Rewards
The CIBC FirstCaribbean and Mastercard® Programmes Give Cardholders an Opportunity to Earn TrueBlue Points to Travel to More than 100 Destinations in JetBlue’s Network NEW YORK (November 1, 2023) – More...
LIAT vs Caribbean Airlines
~ Antigua and Trinidad beefing over regional airline service ~ A Report by THG News Today ST. JOHN — The Antigua and Barbuda government Friday said it intends to “fight” plans by the Trinidad-based Caribbean More...
Saint Martin buys Air Antilles
Point-á-Pitre — The Commercial Court in Guadeloupe ruled on Friday that Cipim (the holding company of the Edeis Group) and the community of Saint Martin will take over part of Air Antilles. Air Guyane is More...
Winair’s turnover more than doubled in 2022
PHILIPSBURG — The turnover of Winair more than doubled in 2022 to €28.6 million (almost $31.2 million) compared to the €13.7 million ($14.9 million) of the year before. Profit before taxes was €1.5 More...
Jetbridge being installed at Princess Juliana International Airport
SXM AIRPORT — A large section of the first Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB) at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) has been installed, and the assembly of the connecting tunnel to aircraft is in More...
Pay to enter: St. Maarten will soon charge Tourist Tax
PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Omar Ottley aims to introduce a 25-dollar fee for each person arriving in St. Maarten. On the 2023 Government budget the “arrival More...
Government to collect tax from guests booking via AirBnB
“No additional laws are required to collect taxes related to Airbnb, those taxes can be collected under the current tax system,” said Finance Minister Ardwell Irion during the 2023 budget debate in Parliament, More...
SXM Airport: Demand for ultra-luxury air service in our region
~ DIRECT FLIGHT FROM QATAR AIRWAYS SHOWS DEMAND FOR ULTRA-LUXURY AIR SERVICE IN OUR REGION ~ SIMPSON BAY — The ultra-luxury carrier Qatar Airways performed a “Spectacular landing” at the Princess Juliana More...
KLM STUCK AGAIN ON SXM AIRPORT RUNWAY
~ KLM flight KL730 officially cancelled; aircraft at parking ramp to undergo inspection ~ PHILIPSBURG — KLM Airbus A322 with tailnumber PH-OAF executing KL flight 730 to Amsterdam is stuck on the runway at More...
