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Sint Maarten
Frontier Airlines Announces New Service, $89 Introductory Fares to Sint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport
Frontier Airlines has just announced that they will be initiating new service from two cities in the United States to Sint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport. Weekly non-stop service will commence from Orlando and Miami, with both beginning on July 10, 2021. “We’re overjoyed to add St. Maarten to our…
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Saint Martin
Saint Martin’s Coco Beach Announces Plans to Reopen On Wednesday, December 9
The high season is near in Saint Martin and, while there’s uncertainty about what it will look like this year, it can’t come soon enough. Businesses normally shutter during hurricane season, until after November 1, but this season has seen some businesses extend closings due to a reduction in tourism…
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Local & Cultural News
A History of St. Martin’s Lolos, What’s Best On the Menu From ‘Sky’s the Limit’ Founder, Jacqueline Lake-Carty (Video)
Jacqueline Lake-Carty is better know as “Jacko” and is recognized as an emblematic figure around Saint Martin. She opened the lolo known as ‘Sky’s the LImit’ 20 years ago in Grand Case, the capital of Caribbean gastronomy. As a young child, she learned to cook Caribbean specialties from her mother.…
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Beaches/Outdoors/Adventure
Saint Martin’s Rainbow Cafe Announces Plans to Reopen with ‘New Look and Many More Surprises’
Located on the shore of Grand Case Bay, Rainbow Cafe is one of our favorite places to spend an afternoon basking in the warm sunshine. Hurricane Irma destroyed much of the property in 2017 but they built back even better than before and were one of the first restaurants to…
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Anguilla
Anguilla’s Straw Hat Restaurant Reopens as Safe Environment Certified Business Within Meads Bay Bubble
It’s been a long strange year indeed. And it’s not over yet, sadly. We’ve all struggled to get back to some semblance of normality. You remember that, right? Sometimes, I’m not sure I do. The island of Anguilla has been slowly reopening in a phased approach, but businesses like the…
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Local & Cultural News
Vibrant Colors of Sint Maarten Shine in National Cultural Parade (Video)
When I first came to Sint Maarten I was just another tourist longing for beautiful beaches. It always starts out that way, but more often than not tourists who come to the Friendly Island once inevitably find themselves itching to return. The more I returned, the more I wanted to…
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Entertainment
Watch: Local Sint Maarten Dancers Stun With Epic Performance of Jerusalema Challenge
Sint Maarten is filled with a bevy of incredible talent. That’s never been more evident than in this great video from Only on SXM that highlights the dance moves of some fabulous local talent as they perform the Jerusalema Challenge. If you aren’t familiar with the Jerusalema Challenge, it started…
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Anguilla
Transport Yourself to Anguilla’s Rendezvous Bay For Thirty-Two Seconds of Pure Bliss (Video)
Anguilla is just a few miles away from Saint Martin and provides moments of pure bliss and serenity that few places on this Big Blue Marble can. Case in point, this video from the owner of Sunshine Shack, Garvey, overlooking Rendezvous Bay with Saint Martin glimmering in the distance. If…
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Anguilla
Anguilla Criticized For “Very Difficult Reopening” By Starwood Capital Group Chairman, Barry Sternlicht
In October 2010, Starwood Capital Group (SCG) purchased the distressed loan of the failed 166-room Viceroy Resort on Anguilla, the stunning Caribbean island neighbor of Saint Martin. Situated on a coveted piece of property overlooking the Caribbean Sea and sandwiched between Barnes Bay and Meads Bay, SCG, led by Chairman…
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Sint Maarten
Aruba Offering U.S. Citizens Financial Incentives to Live, Work on Island Up to Three Months, Could St. Maarten Follow?
The Caribbean island of Aruba has announced that U.S. citizens can enjoy a “Workcation” for up to three months with access to special overnight stay and amenity deals from local hotels, villas, and condos. There are a variety of offers available ranging from high-end hotels like the Ritz-Carlton to other…
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