Local News

July 03, 2026

The deceased dolphin seen on Orient Beach. ORIENT BAY--On Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at around 9:00 am, the Management Association of the Saint-Martin Nature Reserve (Réserve Naturelle) was alerted to the presence of two dolphins stranded on Orient Beach. Rangers from the Reserve...

July 03, 2026

Wooden walkways make it possible to stroll around the site. (Robert Luckock photo) ORIENT BAY--A ceremony was held Monday, June 29, to inaugurate the Biodiversity Mangrove Nursery and the latest landscaping to the site, located on Rue de la Baie Orientale, opposite the Salines...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, has officially closed registration for its START SMART Project ahead of the original July 10, 2026 deadline, after overwhelming public response saw the program reach maximum capacity within a short time...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has announced the official opening of the registration period for Carnival 2027, with registration running from July 1 to September 1, 2026. The July 1 opening continues what has become an annual tradition for t...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, on Wednesday launched registration for the START SMART Project, a free phased support initiative designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs, informal businesses, sole proprietors, and existing micro and small bu...

July 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--The latest 2026 report from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, on vaccination coverage within the National Immunisation Programme identifies St. Maarten as one of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom for which vaccination data was...

July 02, 2026

​The Department of Statistics (STAT) today announced the launch of its 2026 Labour Force Survey (LFS), the first full Labour Force Survey in Sint Maarten since 2018. Data collection runs from July to September 2026. The LFS is a household sample survey and the main source of t...

July 02, 2026

​THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell recently attended the opening ceremony of Netherlands Veterans Day in the Hague, joining veterans, government representatives and invited guests in paying tribute to the men and women who have serve...

July 02, 2026

​GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – National Disaster Coordinator and Fire Chief Clive Richardson is calling on the country's business community, particularly those operating within the tourism and hospitality sector, to review and strengthen their hurricane contingency and bus...

July 02, 2026

Minister Arrindell and Minister-Counsellor Henrique Choer Moraes in front of a mosaic by renowned Brazilian artist Athos Bulcão, located at the Embassy of Brazil in The Hague. THE HAGUE--Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell recently met with Henrique Choer Moraes, Minist...

July 02, 2026

A scene during the meeting. PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs as part of his efforts to modernise the Ministry met with Aruban Minister of Infrastructure and Telecommunication René Herdé. The Minist...

July 02, 2026

The firearm that was confiscated. DUTCH QUARTER--Five male suspects were arrested after police recovered a firearm and several other items believed to be intended for use in criminal activities during an early morning operation in Dutch Quarter on Wednesday, July 1. According...

July 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Department of Statistics (STAT) today announced the launch of its 2026 Labour Force Survey (LFS), the first full Labour Force Survey in Sint Maarten since 2018. Data collection runs from July to September 2026. The LFS is a household sample surve...