Local News

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has disclosed that government is exploring the establishment of a centralized National Vehicle Titling System that would create a verified database of vehicle owner...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has cautioned that government cannot responsibly authorize refunds or credits to electricity consumers based solely on the fuel clause surplus identified in the Apr...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has disclosed that GEBE failed to submit a government-requested proposal to correct deficiencies in its electricity fuel clause calculation, prompting the Bureau Te...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has confirmed that a joint technical task force between her ministry and the Ministry of Finance has been established to advance research into a proposed Financial...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Port St. Maarten is developing a new pedestrian access route, known as Project Walk, that will connect the cruise port area to Dock Maarten, providing cruise passengers with an additional way to walk directly into Philipsburg and potentially improving the distributi...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has questioned why incorrect road markings on Cole Bay Hill remain uncorrected months after a serious accident reportedly exposed deficiencies that complicated the application of traffic regulations. He also raised concerns about the...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has cautioned that reducing or even eliminating Port St. Maarten's throughput fee on fuel supplied to GEBE would provide only marginal relief to electricity consume...

November 06, 2026

PHILIPSBRG--Unified Resilient St Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher Wever has proposed temporarily freezing GEBE's fuel clause at 30 cents until a full investigation into the matter is completed.   He said on Wednesday that the measure could hel...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina has told Parliament that government has completed its part of the nomination process for the Social Economic Council (SER), but remains dependent on employers' and employees' organizations to submit their candidates before the adviso...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Members of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg and Darryl York have renewed their demands for clarity on GEBE's disconnection policy, questioning why customers, including elderly residents, people with medical needs and families with young children, continue to face el...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY/MARIGOT, St. Martin--The literary work of St. Martin poet and author Lasana M. Sekou continues to attract international academic attention, with three scholarly publications in 2026 examining or drawing on his writings to explore Caribbean identity, history, environm...

November 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Raeyhon Peterson's proposal to cut Parliament's travel budget by 80% could redirect Cg 904,624 toward repairs at St. Maarten's public schools, providing a significant increase in funding for school maintenance at a time when the Ministry of Educ...

November 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - The highest-ranking military officer within the Dutch Ministry of Defense, the Commander of the Armed Forces, General Onno Eichelsheim, recently paid a working visit to Defense operations in the Caribbean Region. During this visit, General Eichelsheim vi...