Local News

November 02, 2026

FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA--St. Maarten's participation in the 2026 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show has placed the island among international marine industry players at a time when developments in yacht technology, maintenance and refitting are creating opportunities for...

November 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Financial Supervision Board (Cft) has acknowledged the Government of St. Maarten's efforts to improve its budget preparation process, noting that the country is on track to adopt its 2027 budget within the required timeframe. While the supervisory body iden...

November 02, 2026

GREAT BAY- - St. Maarten-born auditor Mariana Fleming has successfully completed all requirements for the Registeraccountant (RA) qualification, the highest professional designation in the Dutch accountancy profession and the Netherlands equivalent of the Certified Public...

November 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York is questioning why basic road maintenance continues to take extended periods to complete, arguing that government should be able to address potholes and other immediate road defects without waiting for extensive infrastructure projec...

November 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York says government must be held accountable for the ongoing challenges surrounding garbage collection and waste management in St. Maarten, but residents must also recognize their responsibility to maintain clean communities and adopt be...

November 02, 2026

VSA Minister Claret Connor at SMMC. CAY HILL--Free breast screenings and other health checks were offered at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) recently as part of a Women’s Health Day initiative organised in collaboration with the Elektralyets Foundation and Positive Foundatio...

November 02, 2026

Group picture from the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle’s Ramesh Manek End Polio Now Walkathon which took place on World Polio Day. PHILIPSBURG--About eighty people took part in the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle’s annual Ramesh Manek End Polio Now Walkathon on Saturda...

November 02, 2026

St. Joseph School Group 5 pupils with local author Tamara Leonard, their class teacher Tr. Shudeska Leonard, reading volunteers (Marisca Hunt-Peterson and Jillianne Maria), Philipsburg Cultural Center Director Kaishah Peters and Programme Manager Kenty Lichtenberg. PHILIPSBURG...

November 02, 2026

COCI representatives handing over the proposed decree to TEATT Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten. PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) has submitted a proposed National Decree Containing General Measures LBHAM to introduce electronic voting, with...

November 02, 2026

The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is currently investigating a serious traffic accident that occurred on Bush Road shortly before 4:00 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026. Central Police Dispatch received a report of a male lying on the roadway next to a scooter following a traffic accident. Police patrols, detectives, and personnel from the Traffic Department were immediately dispatched to the scene.

November 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Philipsburg Cultural and Community Center (PCCC), with funding from the Nederlands Letterenfonds (Dutch Foundation for Literature), continues to bring Caribbean stories into local classrooms through Stories of St. Maarten – A Year of Reading &amp...

November 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of General Affairs announces that the Reception Desk of the Public Service Center (PSC), located at the Government Administration Building on Soualiga Road, has restored its regular operating hours effective Monday, November 2, 2026. The...

November 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Kadaster St. Maarten is congratulating Board Member Maribel Mariana Fleming on completing the academic and practical training requirements for the Registeraccountant (RA) qualification while based on St. Maarten. Fleming recently passed the final exa...