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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...

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 served...

July 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO successfully hosted the 2026 Wire Bending Exhibition and Certificate Ceremony from June 15–19, 2026, recognizing the creativity and achievements of students participating in the UNESCO Wire Bending Prog...

July 02, 2026

​PHILIPSBURG - Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs as part of his efforts to modernize the Ministry met with Aruban Minister of Infrastructure and Telecommunication René Herdé. The Minister was joined by VROMI Sec...

July 02, 2026

Ponum Dance finale by Funtopia dancers, with Rudolph Davis, Naomi Warsop and Kyro Vanterpool backed by drummers Samy D ’ Alexis, Helier Coquillas, and Cobra Camara (Robert Luckock photo) OYSTER POND--The 163rd Emancipation Day ceremony was held at the Belvedere Plantation clos...

July 02, 2026

The Cultural Glamour Dancers give a performance before the main ceremony. CUL DE SAC--There was a palpable sense of community in the crowd that gathered together for the Cultural Ancestral Emancipation Day Celebration at Emilio Wilson Park on Wednesday, July 1. “Education is O...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs recently met with Aruba’s Minister of Infrastructure and Telecommunication René Herdé as part of ongoing efforts to modernize the Ministry of VROMI and improve the use of...

July 02, 2026

BONAIRE--Human rights advocate James Finies announced today that the Bonaire Draft Resolution, sponsored by two Caribbean CARICOM countries, was formally submitted and registered into the administrative process of the 80th United Nations General Assembly on June 10, 2026. The...

July 02, 2026

AMSTERDAM--Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten used his Emancipation Day address at the National Commemoration of Slavery History in Oosterpark, Amsterdam, to call for faster and more meaningful action on healing, repair, discrimination and racism across the Kingdom of the Netherl...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg, Chairlady of CKAIR and the Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Decolonization, issued a strong Emancipation Day message calling on St. Maarten and the wider Kingdom to move beyond symbolic gestures and commit to meaningful...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Reason for Hope Foundation on Tuesday announced the successful completion of an International Statistics Training Program made possible through a collaborative partnership with Kendell "KC" Henry, a National Instructor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the FIBA...

July 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten Marine Trades Association, SMMTA, President Jesse Peterson says the recently held Marine Industry Immersion Day confirmed the need for stronger cooperation between Government, the private sector, educators and the wider marine industry to protect an...

July 01, 2026

ST-PETERS--Students from St. Maarten Academy and the Methodist Agogic Centre, Comprehensive Secondary Education, MAC-CSE, earned all three top awards in the regional After the Storm: Youth Designing Climate Resilience for the Caribbean Project , a UNESCO initiative that challe...