Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Thursday disclosed that the current hotel occupancy from now through the end of April averages out at 85 per cent, verifying…
Day: April 7, 2017
Minister Arrindell-Doncher looking to expand Expedia, TripAdvisor campaigns
The TripAdvisor and Expedia campaigns, lauded for contributing to an increase in stay-over tourism in 2016, is proposed to be expanded over an 18-month period which would see a higher…
Spring O’Brien is St. Maarten’s rep for North American market
Marketing firm Spring O’Brien is the new North American marketing firm for destination St. Maarten. Minister of Tourism Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher said this became official on April 1, 2017. Spring O’Brien…
Depression following childbirth is very common
Having a baby is a major life event and can cause worry, tiredness and sadness. Usually these feelings don’t last long, but if they persist you may be suffering from…
Contending Pride, Scorpions look to move ahead in title race
JOHN’S, Antigua – Barbados Pride and Jamaica Scorpions, two of the strongest contenders for the title, will look to make hay while reigning champions and current leaders Guyana Jaguars cool…
The Causes and Impact of Hearing Loss
Over five per cent of the world’s population – 360 million people – has disabling hearing loss (328 million adults and 32 million children). Disabling hearing loss refers to hearing…
A way out of what seems to be a head-on collision
Sarah: “A reset, not a retreat is what is necessary as far as the relationship between the Kingdom government and St. Maarten is concerned.” I don’t remember a time…
Stop Dutch anchoring of the BES islands and reunification of the ex-Antilles
A delegation of ‘Nos Ke Boneiru Bek’ (We Want Bonaire Back) left for St. Maarten last week on a mission with the objective to unify the Caribbean islands of the…
Government Information Service (GIS) STATIA DELEGATION PARTICIPATES IN KINGDOM CONFERENCE ON COMMUNICATION
The conference “communication the strength of the Kingdom” was first held in Bonaire in 2016 and this year by the disaster management Curacao. A delegation comprising of the Island Secretary…
STENAPA Catches Imported Invasive Green Iguana
An invasive Green Iguana was caught by STENAPA national park ranger Rupnor Redan last week at the harbour. It arrived on the island with a shipment of concrete blocks from…