St. Maarten is a tourism based economy, it is one of the most popular destinations in the World. Presently its GDP is one of the highest in the Caribbean. The Government of St. Maarten encourages Local and International investors to analyze the economic environment, look at the numbers and take advantage of the many great opportunities when investing in St. Maarten.

St. Maarten has a fully duty-free port, Great Harbor for Cruise ships as well as, including a modern International Airport Facility.
- Telecommunication
- Financial services sector
- Marine industry
- Education
- Agricultural sector

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication

- The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication hereby makes known that the following policies have been approved and or amended by the Government of Sint Maarten.
Complete copies of the policies and amendments is also available at the department of Records and Information Management (formerly known as General Affairs) at the government administration building.

November 4th, 2011

Public Announcement, signed by the Minister

 The Enforcement Policy - approved by the former Executive Council as per 18th May, 2010 (BC180510, ag.pt 20).

 The Casino Policy “Rules of the Game” - Policy Announcement, Revised Policy- amended by the former Executive Council as 31 August 2010 (BC310810 ag.pt.24).

 The Adult Entertainment part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 - amended as of 26th February 2011.

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