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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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Sint Maarten
U.S. Citizens Right to Live, Work, Play in Dutch Caribbean, Including St Maarten, Under Dutch American Friendship Treaty (DAFT)
You read that right. US citizens can quite simply live and/or work in Sint Maarten, and all of the Dutch Caribbean, under the Dutch American Friendship Treaty of 1956 (DAFT). When I first heard about this I thought it sounded too good to be true. So, of course, I Googled…
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Local & Cultural News
Peaceful Protests by Soualiga United Leads to Apparent Reopening of French Border in Saint Martin (Update: It’s Official!)
Peaceful protests on the island of Saint Martin appear to have lead to the reopening of the French border. While it’s not yet known if this will be permanent or temporary, it certainly feels like a turn to once again close the borders would be ill-advised and potentially met with…
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Hurricane News
Extreme Activity in Atlantic Basin Ties Record For Number of Named Tropical Storms
Boy, is there a lot of storm activity in the Atlantic Basin. If you’ve visited the NOAA’s National Hurricane Center website recently you’ve likely noticed as much. Seeing all of the storms lately got me wondering about what the record was for most named storms at one time. It turns…
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Anguilla
Anguilla Reopens to Tourists, Offering Visa For Up to 12 Months But There’s a (few) Catch(s)
If you ever wanted to find out what it’s like to live in a Caribbean paradise, now might just be your best shot. The government of Anguilla has announced the island will reopen to tourists and is currently taking applications. Start planning. We're almost ready for you! 🏝We're happy to…
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Beaches/Outdoors/Adventure
Watch: Beautiful Short Documentary Will Make You Feel Like You’re on Saint Martin (or Wish You Were)
Times are weird. So any chance I get for even a morsel of normality I take it. This video by We are SXM and Maarten Like St. Maarten honestly made me feel like I was on Saint Martin. This is a really well-done look at both the French side, Saint-Martin,…
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Local & Cultural News
Hope Springs Eternal as First US Flights in Over 4 Months Land in Sint Maarten (VIDEO)
It’s been a long time coming — since March 17, 2020, actually — that a flight originating in the United States landed at Sint Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport with arriving tourists aboard. On Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 11:19 am, a Jet Blue A320 landed in Sint Maarten and…
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