~ Eyes ‘gold standard’ for region ~

CUPECOY--Former Governor Eugene Holiday has called on the custodians of St. Maarten’s future to unite behind a shared national vision to transform the country into “the Gold Standard for progress, governance and innovation in the region.”

The Saint Martin Tourism Office team poses at the entrance to Baratié Restaurant. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--The Saint Martin Tourism Office invited the press to a dinner at the intimate Baratié Restaurant in Concordia on Saturday as part of its promotion for the upcoming fifth Festival de la Gastronomie, scheduled for November 11-22.

MARIGOT--On Friday, October 10, the Collectivité and Banque des Territoires signed three loan agreements to finance the construction and reconstruction of two secondary schools and rehabilitation of water and sanitation networks.