POND ISLAND--The TelEm Management Board, Supervisory Board, and staff collectively spent XCG 230,885 on travel over the past nine months, Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs said during a Parliamentary Question Hour on Thursday.

~ 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.