Our Scans · Saint Martin · Weekly Summary

• The Canadian government warns about the risk of break-ins in its travel advisory for Saint-Martin. Travellers Worldwide
• Officials in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe warned of up to 3 in (8 mm) of rain in a span of three hours or less for some areas, while officials in the French territories of St Barts and St Martin said flooding in some coastal areas was possible. The Guardian
• France's Caribbean territories, such as Guadeloupe and Saint Barthelemy, are at risk from hurricanes, which are becoming stronger and more dangerous as a result of climate change. Carbon Brief
• Other countries where there is a monkey presence which could become serious in the near future include St Kitts, Nevis, Barbados, Saint Martin and Tortola. CABI Invasive Species
• Protecting the waters around Saint Martin's Island is critical to sustaining fisheries and conserving globally threatened marine wildlife. Sea Save
• With the exception of two local commercial banks, which will join later in 2022, all banks in Curacao, Saint Martin, and Bonaire are participating in the IP CSM. Research
• LVMH is working with Central Saint Martins to identify disruptive solutions to boost sustainable development and innovation in the luxury industry. LVMH Group
• Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Bahamas, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Suriname, Saint Martin, and Saint Kitts will be the first Latin American and Caribbean countries to add the Plant-Based Whopper to their menus in 2021. Triple Pundit
• Since the turn of the century, the landscape of crises has changed and they are becoming more heterogeneous and destabilizing: one need only think of the hurricanes of unprecedented force that ravaged Houston and Saint Martin. Veolia

Last updated: 18 June 2025