Local News

September 09, 2026

Inset from left to right: Denzil Ali, Steel Structures representative; Joseanne Peterson, President of the Board, St. Maarten Library; Dr Genora Joseph, Project Manager, Fostering Resilient Learning Project; Thijn Laurenesse, Fostering Resilient Learning Project Senior Program...

September 09, 2026

GREAT BAY- - Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs says there is still room to reduce government spending, pointing specifically to travel expenses and the use of government vehicles as areas where additional savings can be achieved. Responding to questions following the officia...

September 09, 2026

Le The territorial council will meet tomorrow, Thursday, September 10th at 9am. , in the council chamber. On the agenda, 17 draft resolutions mainly devoted to the finances of the Collectivity, but also to land, employment and the situation of elected officials. Before the vot...

September 09, 2026

The local authority will soon install two floating barriers in Cul-de-Sac Bay to limit groundings Sargassum Suspended due to the lack of a decree regulating, in particular, the ban on anchoring, their implementation can now be launched after publication of the text.   As...

September 09, 2026

The association Avenir Sportif Club of Saint-Martin gives the runners a meeting on Sunday 27 September for the 25th edition of Back-to-school runs The start will be given at 6:30 am from the Galisbay parking lot .   This new edition offers two formats : A 5km qualifying r...

September 09, 2026

This is a relatively exceptional occurrence for a local court: since the beginning of September, the detached chamber of the Northern Islands has benefited from a new investigating magistrate Before this judicial year began, cases requiring the intervention of an investigating...

September 09, 2026

WILLEMSTAD- - Curaçao’s Parliament has adopted a motion calling for a formal Kingdom-wide procedure requiring consultation with the Caribbean countries before international positions are taken on matters that directly affect them, a proposal that could give St. Maarten a more...

September 09, 2026

KINGSTON- - Jamaica has formally taken its slavery reparations case to Buckingham Palace, asking King Charles III to refer three legal questions concerning the enslavement of Africans in Jamaica and Britain’s potential obligation to provide reparatory remedies to the Judicial...

September 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Peoples' Tribune was recognized by the Parliament of St. Maarten on Tuesday for its commitment to responsible artificial intelligence, digital trust and the strengthening of informed and empowered communities. The recognition formed part of Parliament’s activiti...

September 08, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Island Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have raised serious concerns that a new structural €30 million allocation intended to reduce the cost of living in the Caribbean Netherlands could instead be used to finance subsidies that the Dutch government i...