Current News

ATLANTA - PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR), an affiliate of PKF Consulting, today announced that it has released its 2008 edition of Caribbean Trends in the Hotel Industry. The report finds that the Caribbean hotel industry faces some strong challenges going forward. Read more »

Local News

Repairs to the Simpson Bay Bridge began on July 28th.  While most of the structural deficencies carried out by Canadian Central Welding and Iron Works have been repaired the works will continue through the 2nd week of September. Read more »

Weather

We are in for a rocky weather ride today. TS Hanna’s tail is going to smack us right in the face over the next 12-15 hrs (unless it retracts its “tail”). Hanna is forecasted to become a hurricane over the next day or so while it is moving away to the northwest at 7 miles. TS Gustav is battering Jamaica and is expected to move back over open waters and also intensify again to hurricane status today.

August 29, 2008 - Today: Thunderstorms following each in high frequency most of the day and part of the night. High 85F. Winds W at 15-25mph. Chance of rain 90%.

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Cruise sched.

MONTH: AUG-08

The ultra-modern cruise facilities at the Port of St. Maarten puts St. Maarten in the ninth place among the top twenty world cruise ports and destinations, according to G.P. Wild International, a management, marketing and economic consultancy practice based in the United Kingdom.

Harbor Point Village, where cruise ship passengers can disembark was opened in May 2003, is made up of 12 shops and 12 market-stalls.

Passengers who wish to browse Philipsburg, duty-free shopping mecca of the Northeastern Caribbean, can take a water taxi to the Captain Hodge Wharf. While those who rather tour the island or visit one of the island’s other attractions, taxis are on standby.

This schedule is subject to change without notice whether issued by the St. Maarten Port Authority, the Cruise Line, sea conditions and local advisories or other unforeseen cicumstances beyond our control.

Cocktails

The name Daiquirí is also the name of a beach near Santiago, Cuba, and an iron mine in that area, and it is a word of Taíno origin.The cocktail was invented about 1905 in a bar named Venus in Santiago, about 23 miles east of the mine, by a group of American mining engineers. Although stories persist that that Cox, one of the engineers present, invented the drink when he ran out of gin while entertaining American guests the drink evolved naturally due to the prevalence of lime and sugar. Read more »

Recipes

There is some debate regarding tiramisu’s origin, as there is no documented mention of the dessert before 1983. In 1998, Fernando and Tina Raris similarly claimed that the dessert is a recent invention. They point out that while the recipes and histories of other layered desserts are very similar, the first documented mention of tiramisu in a published work appears in a Greek cookbook. Backing up this story, the authors recalled an article that tiramisu was created in 1971 in Treviso. Read more »

Happy Hour Listing

The term Happy Hour originated in the United States Navy. In the 1920s, “happy hour” was slang for on-ship performances. “Happy” in this context meant slightly drunk. Read more »

Photos

The Bananaquit is a very small bird attaining an average length of 11 cm. It has a slender, curved bill, adapted to taking nectar from flowers. It sometimes pierces flowers Read more »

Cinemas

FREE Movies In August

The Arts & Cultural Services of French St. Martin annually holds an open-air movies festival. Each weekend, movies are shown in different towns on the French side. Movies are for all ages and admission is free. For More Information, contact :
The Arts & Cultural Service at the St. Martin Townhall - Tel: 0590 51.19.05

Now Showing at Philipsburg Theaters in Philipsburg

GOD TUSSI GREAT HO (Indian)

9PM  FRI, SAT 
3PM, 6PM  SUN 
8PM  TUES, WED 

Visit Movie’s Official Website

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Events and Activities

Basseterre, St. Kitts – On Saturday night, October 18, 2008, St. Kitts  will host the 6th Annual International Soca Awards (iSA), marking the first time that such an event will be held on the island.  The Awards event will feature performances by top Soca artists and will conclude an exciting ‘Soca Weekend’ on St. Kitts. Read more »