Cruise line heavily fined for environmental violation
GREAT BAY – Cruise Company Princess has to pay the American government $40 million for environmental violations. In 2013, investigators discovered a ‘magical pipe’ at one of the company’s cruise vessels; the pipe was illegally pumping oil into the ocean. ‘Magical pipe’ used to dump oily water into the ocean It appeared that Princess already More...
XL Airways flies in cruise passengers from Paris
GREAT BAY –Port St. Maarten CEO Mark Mingo, is pleased with the progress to advance Sint Maarten as a homeport destination in the Northeastern Caribbean. During a meeting that included Minister of Tourism and More...
No contract yet for destination marketing in United States
By Hilbert Haar GREAT BAY – On October 20, Minister Ingrid Arrindell (Tourism and Economic Affairs) held a farewell speech at the Council of Ministers press briefing. During this address she said, among other More...
KLM 747 tips its wings for the last time
GREAT BAY– Of all the aircrafts touching down at the Prince Juliana International Airport, KLM Boeing 747-400, owned by the Royal Dutch Airlines has been the one attracting most of the attention on its arrival More...
Spectacular views from the top of Sentry Hill
GREAT BAY– When completed, the Rainforest Adventures Park located on the premises of the Emilio Wilson Estate will have more than thrill seeking adventurers bargain for. In addition, to the two lift stations More...
Mr. and Mrs. Smith celebrate wedding anniversary in style
Married couple spending vacation on St. Maarten celebrate wedding anniversary in style the way one only can in St. Maarten. Story and photo’s by Milton Pieters. Mr. and Mrs. Smith celebrate wedding anniversary More...
STA does not want Brison as director
GREAT BAY – The supervisory council of the St. Maarten Tourism Authority does not support the appointment of Rolando Brison as its director, the board said in a press statement issued yesterday. “Under the current More...
Zip line at Emilio Wilson Estate will be the steepest in the world
By Milton Pieters GREAT BAY– Just when everyone thought that the most spectacular landing, the largest cruise ship facility and the oddest national borders were the only things that made St Maarten stand out More...
Developer wants to build ecolodge at Pinel Island
Example of the huts Malo wants to build on Pinel Island. Photo soualigapost.com MARIGOT (soualigapost.com) – The Malo Company, in which Ms. Lharmony is one of the shareholders, intends to build a five-star More...
Belize hits record-breaking numbers in tourist arrivals
BELIZE (CMC ) — Belize tourism officials say that for the past 15 consecutive months the industry has been experiencing “record breaking increases” in overnight arrivals monthly. The Belize Tourism Board More...