Sea Turtle Nesting Season Here Again. Nature Foundation urges the limiting of beach bonfires and artificial lighting on nesting beaches.

The St. Maarten Nature Foundation would like to remind the community of St. Maarten that Sea Turtle Nesting Season is once again here. Each year between April and November, female…

Coast Guard donates boat to Sea Rescue

Last Friday, the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard donated a vessel to the Sea Rescue Foundation (SRF). The boat, a RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) was previously used as the fast…

MInister of VROMI Angel Meyers Tours GEBE Power Plant

The Honorable Minister of VROMI  Angel Meyers was invited for  a tour at  the GEBE power plant on Friday April 15, 2016. The tour was guided by the GEBE power…

St. Maarten Lions Club Bumper Sticker to Discourage Substance Abuse by Minors

  The St. Maarten Lions Club has commenced distribution of bumper stickers with a message to discourage substance abuse by minors: Under 18?  Stay Clean and Sober!   The timing of…

SXM Airport Gets Another International Award for Excellence

The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, has received yet another international award for excellence – “The Majestic 5 Continents Award for Quality and Excellence” granted by Paris-based Otherways Management and…

Minister Jacobs Congratulates Oranje School on Book-Week

Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs congratulates Oranje School on its 29th annual book-week. Pupils of the Oranje School showed their newly gained knowledge of this…

Lasana Sekou on poetry and publishing at Virgin Islands Literary Festival & Book Fair 2016

St. Martin’s author Lasana M. Sekou conducted the Spoken Word workshop and was a publishing panelist at the VI Literary Festival & Book Fair, which ended in St. Croix last…

Endemic Animal Festival Highlights Local Nature at the Zoo

Local wildlife took over the St. Maarten Zoo this past Sunday morning, and over 400 people came out to see and learn about it. The occasion was the third Endemic…

Self Defense classes for Down Syndrome/Special Needs students

SXM BJJ is proud to announce a series of free self defense classes for students with special needs such as Down Syndrome and Autism. The classes will be held on…

SMART Postponed

SMART stakeholders – L’Office du Tourisme de St. Martin, The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association and L’Association des Hoteliers de St. Martin announce the…