St. Maarten / St. Martin Culture & Arts Blog

announcement activity of the week: cultural roots tour

June 9, 2025

Visit St. Maarten / St. Martin Activity of The Week: St. Martin Cultural Roots Tour with Seagrape Tours

Want to dive into the authentic culture of St. Martin? The Cultural Roots Tour with Seagrape Tours, is our Activity of the Week!   Join a passionate local guide to discover the island’s traditions, explore its rich history, taste Creole

mark yokoyama standing in nature in sint maarten

June 5, 2025

Discovering Every Day – Islander Interview with Mark Yokoyama

Todays’ islander highlight centers around Mark Yokoyama. Mark is one of the driving forces behind Amuseum Naturalis, a free and volunteer driven museum in between of Orient Bay and French Quarter, located in the historic Old House. He also published

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 the

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