Local News

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...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY- - Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams is urging government ministries to make greater use of existing laws to issue fines, impose penalties and generate revenue, while warning that limited legal and administrative capacity could slow the government’s...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Parliament will not repeat the written-question procedure used during the handling of Budget 2026 when it begins deliberations on the 2027 national budget, Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams confirmed Tuesday, saying MPs will return to the regular Ce...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY- - Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina described Tuesday’s official presentation of the 2027 national budget to Parliament as a historic moment, saying it is the first time since St. Maarten became a country on 10-10-10 that a national budget has been submitted bot...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs formally presented the 2027 national budget to Parliament on Tuesday within the timeframe required by law, but cautioned against treating the timely submission as an accomplishment, saying government’s real test will be whether...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten marine biologist and natural resource manager Tadzio Bervoets recently led three days of hands-on training in Barbados aimed at strengthening sustainable fisheries management and marine spatial planning across the region. The training was held from Septe...

September 08, 2026

GREAT BAY/THE HAGUE--Children and young people in St. Maarten and across the Dutch Caribbean are expected to benefit from a new four-year effort to make theater and cultural education more accessible throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands. More than 80 organizations from th...