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Support for the VAE at the CEM

Since February, the Multiprofessional Economic Chamber (CEM) has held Qualiopi certification, which distinguishes training centers. It is now also fully operational in providing support for the Validation of Acquired Experience (VAE). To support professionals, the CEM is able to leverage various funding mechanisms,...

le 13/04/2026

#VAE#Validation des acquis#CEM#entreprise#expérience professionnelle#diplome#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

Disability Awareness Fortnight: “El lobo bueno” at the theater

Before attending the closing concert of the Saint-Barth Livre et Jazz Festival, starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Arawak with JP Bimeni, an early evening cultural event dedicated to disability is being offered as part of the Quinzaine. At 6 p.m., a performance of “El lobo bueno, raconte-moi le handicap” will take place...

le 11/04/2026

#Théâtre#quinzaine du handicap#handicap#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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A Handi-Color 600

Every year, the event generates growing enthusiasm. In 2025, to ensure that everyone could participate in Handi-Color, the Handi-Relais association put 500 “walker kits” (sunglasses and colored powder) up for sale. They all sold out in no time. Faced with such success, the association’s members decided to...

T.F. le 10/04/2026

#Handi Color#handi relais#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Disability Awareness Week: Lecture, Roundtable Discussion, and Theater Performance

Organized by the MTPH (Regional Center for People with Disabilities) with support from the Regional Authority and the Department of Social Cohesion, Disability Awareness Week continues through the end of the week. Several events are scheduled. Lecture by Dr. Olivier Revol This Thursday at 5:30 p.m., Dr. Olivier...

T.F. le 09/04/2026

#handicap#quinzaine du handicap#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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When Benzo Speaks Creole

Yékrik, yékrak! Yémistikrik, yémistikrak! For three days, Saint-Barthélemy had the honor of hosting Benzo—whose real name is Benjamin Moïse—a famous storyteller from Guadeloupe. Also a writer, teacher, and musician (with the group Kasika), Benzo visited schoolchildren in...

T.F. le 04/04/2026

#Education#école#conte#conteur#Benzo#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

In Grand Fond, the territorial government is starting construction... without a permit

For several weeks now, construction has been underway on a plot of land in the Grand Fond neighborhood. The development is taking place on parcels acquired by the Territorial Collectivity to provide farmland for the island’s farmers, as well as to build housing. On March 24, in an online post, the first...

T.F. le 04/04/2026

#collectivité#collectivité de Saint-barthélemy#Saint-Barth#Travaux#permis de construire#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

Easter Camping: Sensitive Areas and Precautions to Take

As is the case every year, campers will be flocking to various sites across the island over the Easter weekend. Some spots are traditionally very popular, while others are jealously guarded by regulars. However, regardless of the location, the areas where tents will be pitched are subject to various guidelines...

le 03/04/2026

#camping#Paques
Local Life

Sunday Fair at Sainte-Marie School in Colombier

On Sunday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sainte-Marie School in Colombier is hosting its school...

le 28/03/2026

#SBH#Sainte-marie#Colombier#Kermesse
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Handi-Color: Available at Super U and at the market

The Handi-Relais association continues to collect registrations for the Handi-Color event scheduled for April 12. Following two sales events (at the Super U garage sale and in front of the Monoprix in Lorient), 266 walker kits have already been sold (10 euros for a bag of colored powder and matching sunglasses) out of...

le 28/03/2026

#handicap#handi relais#Handi Color#Marché#SBH#stbarth#stbarts#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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A moving commemoration of the crash on March 24, 2001

““The most tragic event the island has ever known and the worst memory I have.” These are the words of Bruno Magras, honorary president of the Territorial Collectivity. On March 24, 2001, at 4:47 p.m., Air Caraïbes Flight TX 1501, arriving from Princess Juliana Airport in Sint Maarten, crashed in the hills...

T.F. le 27/03/2026

#crash#air caraibes#commemoration#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Last few days to pay property taxes

regarding the CFAE… The filing requirements and payment of the CFAE (Annual Flat-Rate Business Tax) owed by all businesses, including real estate investment companies (SCIs) and independent professionals, with their registered office in Saint-Barthélemy or operating a facility engaged in regular...

le 27/03/2026

#CFAE#Taxes#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barthelemy#saint-barth
Local Life

Disability Awareness Week: "Changing Perspectives"

“On our island, where solidarity is a vital force, disability remains all too often invisible, taboo, or excluded.” This was the starting point for the Regional Center for People with Disabilities (MTPH) when designing a project that could help dispel many misconceptions. With the support of the Territorial...

T.F. le 25/03/2026

#handicap#MTPH#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Air Antilles: Report on the August 24, 2023, Accident

On Thursday, August 24, 2023, a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter operated by Air Antilles veered off the runway while landing in Saint Barthélemy. The plane collided with a West Indies helicopter that was parked on the tarmac. One of the plane’s wings was nearly torn off, while the helicopter was left in a...

le 25/03/2026

#crash#air antilles#bea#SBH#stbarts#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

The Sao Visited by the Ponant

A few days after being officially christened (JSB 1656), the Société nationale de sauvetage en mer (SNSM)’s new RIB, the Sao, was visited by the captain of the Ponant, Jean-David Lemaire. On Thursday, March 12, the officer symbolically boarded the Sao alongside Julien Lestin, head of the...

le 25/03/2026

#snsm#sao#SBH#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

A tribute to the victims of the Air Caraïbes crash

Twenty-five years ago, on March 24, 2001, Air Caraïbes Flight TX 1501 crashed behind a house in the Public neighborhood, killing twenty people: the passengers and crew, as well as the homeowner, Augustin Questel. While time and the legal system have moved on from the most tragic accident Saint-Barth has ever...

le 23/03/2026

#commemoration#crash#air caraibes
Local Life

Wine Tasting: Antonin Jutten Wins Bronze at the French Antilles Competition

The Saint-Barthélemy Sommelier Association won the bronze medal at the professional competition for the Best Sommelier of the French Antilles, held on March 15 in Guadeloupe. More specifically, it was the association’s representative, Antonin Jutten—who also represented his establishment (Le...

T.F. le 22/03/2026

#sommellerie#SBH#Concours#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

March 8: Celebrating Women

Whether in the Ajoe dance studio for “Women’s Day Dance,” on the stage of the Théâtre du Paradis, or on the promenade in front of the Collectivité hotel, the island’s women had several spaces to express themselves on Sunday, March 8, in observance of International Women’s...

T.F. le 17/03/2026

#8 mars#Ajoe#Theatre#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy

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