Local News

July 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Caribbean Shark Coalition has welcomed the designation of the Sint Maarten Insular Shelf as an Important Shark and Ray Area (ISRA), a global benchmark identified by the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Shark Specialist Group. The recognition co...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Department of Statistics, STAT, has launched the 2026 Labour Force Survey, marking the first full Labour Force Survey in St. Maarten since 2018 and introducing a new international standard for measuring employment. The 2026 survey applies the employment def...

July 03, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C./THE HAGUE--The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States marked parallel celebrations across the Atlantic on Thursday in recognition of two major milestones in shared Dutch-American history: the transatlantic celebration of America250 and...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten–Mid Isle hosted its annual Change of Board (COB) Ceremony at Paradise Event Hall on Welgelegen Road, marking the official transition of leadership for the 2026–2027 Rotary year. Incoming President Grace Linger was form...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, anticipates commencing the Pelican Park Development Project with a groundbreaking ceremony during 2026, marking a major step toward the realization of a long-planned economic hub at the entrance to Philipsbur...

July 03, 2026

St. Dominic Primary School Exhibition. PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten National Commission for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognised pupils from five schools during its 2026 Wire Bending Exhibition and Certificate Ceremony, celebrati...

July 03, 2026

The ribbon being cut at the ceremony at the Eutel offices.   ST. EUSTATIUS--On Thursday, July 2, additional automated teller machines (ATMs) were opened to the general public on the island. Two additional ATMs are now operational at Eutel N.V. and Charles A. Woodley Pier,...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/WASHINGTON, D.C. - The World Bank today announced the appointment of Achim Fock as Division Director for the Caribbean. In this role, Mr. Fock will lead the Bank's strategic engagement and the operational portfolio across Caribbean countries, overseeing...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - Sint Maarten youth sailor  Nathan Sheppard  has returned from  Tangier, Morocco , where he proudly represented Sint Maarten at the  2026 Optimist World Championship , held from  June 18–28, 2026 . The Optimist World Champio...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on July 6, 2026. The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned on June 29, 2026, will be reconvened on Monday at 14.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Phili...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) – The Board of Directors of the University of St. Martin Foundation (USMF) announces that, effective July 1, 2026 , Dr. G.A. Carmona Báez will conclude his tenure as President of the University of St. Martin (USM). The Board wishes to reassure studen...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Where Culture Lives research project, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and carried out by Lemonade & partners (Jorien Wuite, Ludmila Duncan, Gregory Richardson and Elton Villareal), concluded with a s...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, has identified the Island Roots to Global Routes Business Mission to Miami as one of its next major priorities for 2026, as the Chamber continues to focus on business growth, international expansion, formaliz...