Challenging task

Finance Minister Gibson has said on numerous occasions that the economy is in trouble and now data from the Central Bank confirm this. St. Maarten’s economy has contracted in the second quarter and it stands to More...

Pearl of China

So now we know. The Pearl of China project is not tourism- but business-driven; not another hotel to add to the existing premises. With a promise of 400 well-paying jobs for locals and work for local contractors More...

Local economy expands, contraction in Curacao

CBCS Headquarters in St. Maarten – Photo by SMN-News.com GREAT BAY – According to the Quarterly Bulletin of the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten, economic developments in the monetary union were More...

PM Marlin condemns gloom and doom reactions to project

“We found a year-round economic activity” GREAT BAY – Prime Minister William Marlin has reacted with dismay to the reaction “certain persons covering the event” posted on Facebook last Thursday while the More...