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October 22, 2026

 PHILIPSBURG--Aartwichgt Anthony Bell was sentenced to 10 years’ unconditional imprisonment and ordered to pay 50,000 Caribbean Guilders in compensation to the victim when the court delivered its verdict on Thursday, October 22.  The verdict was communicated to Bell...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Although St. Maarten's Constitution allows for referendums, the country still lacks the national ordinance needed to regulate how they are conducted, President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has pointed out. The MP, who personally initiated legislation to estab...

October 22, 2026

KRALENDIJK, BONAIRE--Dutch political party Progressief Nederland (PRO) will hold its first public information meeting on Bonaire on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, bringing two members of the European Parliament to the island for discussions about Bonaire's relationship with the...

October 22, 2026

A SOFAR Spotter Buoy. ANGUILLA--The Department of Disaster Management, with support from the Maritime Unit and the Fisheries Department, has announced the deployment of three SOFAR Spotter Buoys in Anguilla dur-ing the week of October 19–23, 2026. This deployment forms part of...

October 22, 2026

Rescue workers WILLEMSTAD--The “Ami ta Prepará” (I Am Prepared) Expo took place last Saturday at Plasa Brion. Visitors received information and practical advice on how to prepare themselves and their families for a crisis situation. The event was held by the Directorate for Ri...

October 22, 2026

Carmelia (back to camera) is congratulated WILLEMSTAD--The democratic rule of law is facing increasing pressure from crime, disinformation, shifting political power structures and declining public confidence in government institutions, Aruba's Attorney General (AG) Amalin Flan...

October 22, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Voice of the Youth St. Maarten Foundation is pleased to announce that it has received separate funding contributions from Het Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied, Madurodam Kinderfonds, and Kinderpostzegels, (through Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben), to...

October 22, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CHILE - Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) and Chairman of the Justice Committee, Lyndon Lewis, called for stronger regional cooperation, better-equipped justice institutions, and practical legislation to address cybercrime and organized cri...

October 22, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin's (USM) Caribbean Foundation Year (CFY) students welcomed President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams for their third weekly Pep Talk, an inspiring and interactive session that encouraged students to take their educat...

October 22, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--A woman who was entrusted with the care of young girls was sentenced to thirty months or two-and-a-half years in prison by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, October 20, after judges found that she had sexually abused a minor herself and deliberately failed to interv...