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Dutch side Agriculture bdeeley Yesterday at 12:49 PM Maybe this was being grown for Pharmaceutical purposes?

SXM agriculture - link
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GEBE Power - Positive News bdeeley Yesterday at 12:18 PM GEBE stated that they hope to have the new power generators up and running, adding 20 Megawatts of additional output to the power grid, by November. With the 10 Megawatts that they added 2 months ago this should give them the capacity they need to meet current requirements. Also, it appears that the Government of the Netherlands is making support available. Article link is below.

GEBE - article link
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1st Digital ED website is active - Register Your Upcoming Visit bdeeley Yesterday at 09:11 AM Sint Maarten has turned on the first of the two new Digital ED websites run by IBP. The website is below and is accepting applications for those arriving on the island on October 15th or later.

Digital ED - website link
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Key West Bareboat Rental ericr 10/07/2024 09:15 PM I'm looking for opinions on the best bare-boat charter rental places for a small outboard for a day in Key West.

It looks like there are many places to chose from, so it would be great to get a recommendation to help narrow it down. I'm especially interested in considering something that's a step-up from the run of the mill Hurricane Deck boats that seem popular in the rental market down there. Bonus points if they have convenient car parking on-site.

Apologies if this has been asked, but I couldn't find any mention of it.

Thanks for any feedback!
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Coming down a day early! dolfer 10/07/2024 08:24 PM In order to avoid Milton in Miami we have changed our flight from Wednesday to Tuesday. American made it easy, No change fees. Everything is rearranged except BSV. Have not heard if we can add a day there. I guess we'll sleep on the beach one night.
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Buying a Home in SXM PMagistro 10/07/2024 08:18 PM My wife and I live in NJ and visit St Martin 3-4 times a year and always stay in Orient Beach. We are almost empty nesters and look forward to selling our home. We always thought we'd eventually end up in Florida but have yet to find an area in Florida we like and talked about buying a place in SXM instead but really didn't take it seriously out of fear of hurricanes as well as being outside of the US (namely healthcare concerns) for a prolonged period of time.

I think we've come around to the fact that there is truly no area that is safe from storms, etc and life happens.

We therefore would are entertaining the idea of keeping our beach house on the Jersey Shore, selling our main home in Northern New Jersey and investigating buying a place in SXM that we'd use of say 7-8 months per year.

While this sounds great on paper, we are totally ignorant as to the issues involved such as State taxes, healthcare, citizenship versus residency, and whether the French or Dutch side offers better alternatives for Americans. I am a planner by nature and don't want to make a decision based solely on the price of the unit and our love of the Island.

Would appreciate any direction any one can provide to help address issues like this. Thanks in advance.
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Anguilla Excursion caeguy 10/07/2024 05:37 PM Hi all - Has anyone used Bill Bones Boatcharters to Anguilla? If so, can you share your experience with the trip? I have some guests who have never been to Anguilla and this excursion seems to be one of the few that go to Shoal Bay.

https://www.boatchartersxm.com/anguilla-getaway-hotel-guest/#


TIA!
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Vegetarian options on the French Side / Orient Trevor 10/07/2024 05:35 PM Any good tips for places with vegetarian or vegan options that isn't just a pizza? As in dishes that are actually plant and grain heavy? I adapted a stricter plant based diet this year for heart health reasons (and its working, LDL cholesterol down 100 points!).

We'll be going the last week in November / first week in Dec and spending half the trip in Orient bay.
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Greek charter companies jpfitzy7 10/07/2024 05:07 PM We are looking to bareboat in Greece next summer, possibly out of Corfu. Looking for recommendations for charter companies. Looking for a cat with 4 cabins for 8 people or so.

Thanks!
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