Seasonal Update - Fall 2005
Another lively hurricane season is about to end, and St-Barths has once again been spared from the unbridled fury of Mother Nature.
Frequent and substantial rain during the past few months has turned dry and rocky St-Barth into a lush tropical island....
Seasonal Update - Summer 2005
The island has had a spectacular green color this spring. Many showers and a high level of humidity were the main factors. As usual, with the start of the Low season, comes the start of road work on the island. A small inconvenience in return for smoother...
Seasonal Update - Fall 2004
This year, the crop of hurricanes passed far enough away to the north and south that they were never a threat to us. Many hotels are being renovated. The airport, which was closed from September 6th to October 16th to re-new the runway, has re- opened. Many roa...
Airfield Renewal Sept/Oct 2004
Articles : The Work at the Airport Advances on Schedule Airport to Be Closed from September 6 through October 15, 2004
Hurricane Season 2004 Many readers have expressed concern about St. Barts during this very active hurricane season. Here's the story so far: August 9th: Tropical Depression Charlie passed around 350 miles south of the island. Too far away to have any effect locally, it then proceeded via Cuba ...
On Sunday, December 7th, 2003, inhabitants of St. Barths went to the voting booth to voice their opinion in a special referendum that could permanently alter the island's political relationship with France. The issue at hand is whether St. Barths should remain, as it is, a part of the ...
Tragic Aircraft accident There was a tragic airplane accident in St. Barths, on Saturday the 24th of March, a little after 4 PM local time. An Air Caraïbes Twin-Otter aircraft, arriving from St. Maarten's Juliana Airport crashed into a house in Public during its approach to the St. Barths airs...
Carnaval 2001
Dear Visitors, You have probably read or heard that the island of Saint-Barthélemy has been facing a water shortage since the beginning of the year. Because of the lack of rain since mid-December and the profusion of tourism, the desalinization plant cannot meet the demand for water. But, n...
