2020 ends the way it started…. very quiet!

2020 ends the way it started…. very quiet!

The island is very quiet – too quiet and new regulations are introduced by France. The French government has simply over-ruled the local governments and issued a “ban on accommodation” for American hotel guests on the French Side for the moment. The...
French Side is open and all borders are open!

French Side is open and all borders are open!

Yesterday, September 16, 2020, locals and residents of the island stood up together and demonstrated against a further extension of border controls by the French side. Since the beginning of March this year, people have been living separately, an intolerable and...
Hurricane Season 2020

Hurricane Season 2020

  As if this year wasn’t challenging enough, a new historical record is now being added: As of today we have 5 Tropical Cyclones active in the Atlantic area and 3 more storm systems are developing. There hasn’t been anything like this since 1971, when...
SXM airport reopens July 1st

SXM airport reopens July 1st

MINISTER OF TEATT Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunications Press Statement Date: June 19, 2020 Airport to Re-Open on Emancipation Day Philipsburg – Minister of TEATT Ludmila de Weever stated that the Country is ready to receive travelers from Europe...
Possible date of reopening the SXM Airport

Possible date of reopening the SXM Airport

July 1, 2020 is the earliest possible date for the reopening of Princess Juliana International Airport. Travel between Covid-19-free Caribbean islands. This possible date is contingent on everything on the island holds steady healthy-wise. “St. Maarten is looking at...