AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGustavia & St. Barthélemy’s celebrity roots: A new excerpt from Michael Gross’s “Treasured Island” revisits how Jimmy Buffett’s St. Barth years helped turn the island into a celebrity playground, including the early “second generation” of Gustavia smugglers and the notorious hotel/nightclub Buffett owned. Local labor & healthcare: Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital staff in Saint Barthélemy began a strike June 5 over poor working conditions, lack of materials, and management instability, with union leaders pointing to repeated leadership changes and disruption. Wellness tourism: Rosewood Le Guanahani St Barth is running ocean-themed yoga and fitness for Global Wellness Day (June 8–14), including Ocean Flow, candlelit jetty yoga, Flow Stretch, Vinyasa, Restorative/Nidra, plus aqua fitness and Pilates. Travel & island lifestyle guides: A fashion-insider guide spotlights St. Barths’ softer, insider rhythm beyond the obvious hotspots in Gustavia, while a separate travel roundup highlights small-ship luxury cruising options that include Caribbean sailings. Regional postal promo: La Poste and the Saint Martin Tourism Office launched the “Destination Saint Martin” collector stamp book, with books sold locally and in France.
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