
MP Brison’s initiative law proposes a $30 health levy to tourists
PHILIPSBURG — Visiting tourists will be charged with a health levy of $30 every time they visit St. Maarten if an initiative law proposed by Member of Parliament Rolando Brison (UP) becomes a reality. Brison More...

Panneflek proposes rapid tests at the airport for visitors
PHILIPSBURG –Minister of Health, Richard Panneflek, proposes rapid antigen testing for visitors to the island of St. Maarten. His goal is to test all visitors as a means of protecting both guests and the More...

Tourism Minister predicts a huge increase in passenger arrivals for 2019
PHILIPSBURG—Minister responsible for tourism Stuart Johnson has predicated a huge increase in visitor arrivals to the island for 2019. He mentioned that at the Princess Juliana International Airport there has More...

Think ahead
An interesting question was posed today on Facebook. The poster wanted to know how the Shutdown in the USA, the Yellow Vests issues in France and the Russian bombers in Venezuela might affect our one pillar economy. A More...

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...