St. Maarten / St. Martin Culture & Arts Blog

Picture of St Maarten and a sunset

June 4, 2025

Did You Know… St. Maarten Is The 5th Smallest Autonomous Nation In The World?

Fun fact: Dutch side St. Maarten is not just the smallest country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is also the fifth smallest autonomous nation in the world. Only the Vatican (.49 km2) and Monaco (2.02km2) are smaller countries

thanking personnel for their hard work at princess juliana international airport

June 3, 2025

Princess Juliana International Airport Honors Staff Through Good News Tuesday

Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) is proud to announce the launch of “Good News Tuesday”, a new internal initiative dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of its team members.   During the first official Good News Tuesday, held

jay haviser

June 2, 2025

Meet the Islanders: Dr. Jay Haviser

Digging for Hidden History   Over the past decades, there has been no official archeological excavation on St. Maarten without Dr. Jay Haviser being involved. Jay has been an archaeologist for the Dutch Caribbean since 1980. He did so for

June 2, 2025

Forts & Fortresses on St. Maarten / St. Martin

Caribbean history is one of great powers vying for hegemony on the vital route of gold and spices. In fact, the first time the United States were recognized as an autonomous country also happened in the Caribbean. United States presidents

Concordia monument on the boarder of the dutch and french side

May 29, 2025

Did You Know… St. Maarten Is Not The Only Divided Caribbean Island? 

The Caribbean as Great Power Battlefield   In the 17th century, many European nations tried to expand their empires in the strategically positioned Caribbean. Many islands belonged to various countries over time – for example, St. Maartens neighbor the United