Local News

November 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (HARBOUR VIEW) - The Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency Ajamu G. Baly, is pleased to announce that the Governor’s Symposium 2026, originally scheduled for September 25, 2026, will now take place on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The...

November 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (MAHO) - The Fourth Annual Integrity Summit Dutch Caribbean officially commenced on November 2 and will continue through November 6, 2026. This annual initiative, organized by the National Integrity Bureaus across the Dutch Caribbean, brings together integrity pro...

November 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - NV GEBE has reached a major milestone in its efforts to strengthen St. Maarten's electricity generation capacity with the signing of two agreements that will facilitate the acquisition, production and installation of three new Wärtsilä generators, re...

November 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Bridge Builders is inviting residents to its annual Meatless Day Walkathon on Saturday, November 7, with all proceeds going to Animal Defenders and its work caring for stray animals on the island. The walkathon is being held ahead of Meatless Day, ob...

November 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Egbert J. Doran used the 2027 Budget debate to call for stronger accountability, better planning and practical solutions to the challenges facing Sint Maarten, the MP said in a press statement on Wednesday, November 4, 2026....

November 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Democratic Party Member of Parliament Dimar Labega delivered harsh criticism of Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs, a fellow member of the Democratic Party, during Tuesday evening's parliamentary debate on the draft 2027 National Budget, questioning her leadersh...

November 04, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Government has allocated 900,000 Caribbean guilders in the draft 2027 budget to advance tax reform, including the repeal of outdated tax laws and the introduction of a revised General National Ordinance on National Taxes, Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs said dur...

November 04, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--TEATT Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten intends to ask the Bureau Telecommunication and Post (BTP) to identify which recommendations from its 2025 evaluation of GEBE's tariffs have already been verified, which corrective measures can be implemented immediately and w...

November 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten is looking to St. Maarten's established tourism identity, “A Little European, Lots of Caribbean,” as a central element of a new tourism development strategy for...

November 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Canadian airline WestJet is preparing to increase its Toronto to St. Maarten service to as many as eight weekly flights during the peak 2026-2027 winter tourism season, providing additional capacity on one of the island's established international air routes. A...

November 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sarah A. Wescot-Williams (DP) has called on Minister of Finance Marinka J. Gumbs to investigate whether the Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten (APS) could play a role in making rooftop solar energy more affordable for households, particula...

November 04, 2026

La Interprofessional consular chamber of Saint-Martin (CCISM) reminds the beekeepers of Saint-Martin that the annual declaration of beehives is mandatory, starting with the first colony. This campaign should also allow for better understand the local sector and its needs. &nbs...

November 04, 2026

“Book of the Dead” by Lasana M. Sekou and “Rhetoric of Resistance, Labor of Love: The Ecopoetics of Nationhood in the Poetry and Prose of Lasana M. Sekou” by Dannabang Kuwabong. PHILIPSBURG--The poetry and writing of St. Maarten author Lasana M. Sekou has featured in several r...