Local News

July 10, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams says the unprecedented use of artificial intelligence during Parliament's review of the 2026 national budget should serve as a learning opportunity to strengthen parliamentary oversight, with the focus on asking better...

July 10, 2026

The accident scene Thursday on the French side of the Cole Bay border monument. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--A 76-year-old man was pronounced dead following a head-on collision between two French-side registered vehicles on the Bellevue RN7, close to the Cole Bay border mon...

July 10, 2026

​I come to you today with important news news that affects every single one of us who calls this island home. The Court of First Instance has issued a landmark ruling confirming what we have long maintained: Mullet Bay Beach has always been, and remains, public property be...

July 09, 2026

KRALENDIJK--The Plenary of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) has unanimously elected Bonaire human rights advocate James Finies as President of the organization's Decolonization Committee. COPPPAL brings together 80 poli...

July 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Dutch St. Maarten has received major international exposure in two Los Angeles Times special supplement features highlighting the country's tourism strength, growing luxury market, expanding air and cruise connectivity and increasingly important role as a logistics...

July 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) — For Bernadetta Davis , a 69-year-old reader who was born in Curaçao and raised on St. Martin, In Emilio Wilson Park with Uncle Joe did something remarkable: it made her feel like a child again. Legally blind, Mrs. Davis experiences the book through t...

July 09, 2026

MARIGOT--First Vice President Alain Richardson has used a series of Los Angeles Times special supplement features to outline an ambitious development agenda for French Saint Martin, highlighting plans for major housing expansion, new hotel rooms, infrastructure upgrades, renew...

July 09, 2026

MARIGOT---French Saint Martin has received prominent international exposure in a Los Angeles Times special supplement, where the destination is presented as a boutique, lifestyle-driven Caribbean escape built around gastronomy, culture, intimate accommodations and a distinctiv...

July 09, 2026

SXM AIRPORT--Winair has welcomed the first aircraft featuring its special 65th Anniversary branding, officially launching a year-long celebration of one of the Caribbean's longest-standing regional aviation success stories. The ATR aircraft is now displaying commemorative...

July 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Court confirmed that Mullet Bay Beach is public, but the ruling does not appear to establish a specific public right of way across Sun Resorts' privately owned land behind the beach, leaving a potentially important question over land-based access. Whether Sun Re...

July 09, 2026

Motorworld, Regional Distributor for Chery in the Caribbean, proudly celebrates another major milestone with the successful launch of the Chery brand across the ABC islands. Over three consecutive days, Chery officially opened its doors in Bonaire on July 2, Curaçao on July 3, and Aruba on July 4, marking an important expansion of the brand's rapidly growing Caribbean footprint.

July 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Foundation Catholic Education St. Maarten (SKOS) is celebrating Berthille Chittick, affectionately known as Teacher Betty, as she marks 40 years of dedicated service to Catholic education and begins a well-deserved retirement. Teacher Betty began her journey with SK...

July 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Court of First Instance has ruled that Mullet Bay Beach remains public and is not owned by Sun Resorts Limited, rejecting the company's claim that the beach itself passed into private ownership through historic land transfers dating back to 1852. The Court,...