Local News

September 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SUCKER GARDEN) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM), through its Traffic Department, together with several local businesses and other stakeholders, carried out a road cleaning action on Saturday, September 5, 2026, on Sucker Garden Road. The action was aimed...

September 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - A conversation that began that was initiated by project founder Soidi Ilis, Soidi Illis last year with students, parents and teachers is entering a new chapter as From Coils To Crowns 2 launches its mini podcast series, creating an ongoing platform f...

September 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, the Minister of Finance is scheduled to submit the draft National Ordinance stipulating the Budget for Sint Maarten the service year 2027 to the President of Parliament at 14.00 hrs. In accordance with Article 38 of t...

September 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (COMMENTARY – By Brian Meade) - Firstly, I want to talk about Leadership Matters — but only when it dances with visionary critical thinking. Too often, leadership is treated like a title, a badge, or a seat at the head of the table. But leadership is not a chair —...

September 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The development of the Point Blanche Prison Satellite Library took another step forward last month with its first Book Club activity, bringing together prisoners, the Sint Maarten Library, international volunteers and prisoner volunteers to discuss "...

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The reconstruction of the St. Maarten Library will reach a major milestone on Tuesday afternoon, September 8, when officials gather for the official groundbreaking ceremony at the library site in Philipsburg. The ceremony will formally mark the start of construction...

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), through the Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA), has published the list of car rental operators that have successfully completed the 2026 Confirmation Letter Proces...

September 07, 2026

The development of the Point Blanche Prison Satellite Library took another step forward last month with its first Book Club activity, bringing together prisoners, the Sint Maarten Library, international volunteers and prisoner volunteers to discuss “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coe...

September 07, 2026

The Coast Guard has 16 newly graduated “Able Seamen” with St. Eustatius receiving their first programme graduate. The achievement came as 16 recruits from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten including participants from Saba and St. Eustatius, completed more than a year of intensive...

September 07, 2026

TEATT Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten and Makayla Cooks. POND ISLAND--Makayla Cooks has been selected by the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) for its Young Women’s Mentorship Initiative following a local selection process that began with 25 applicants. The Ministry...

September 07, 2026

Last week, Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling represented Sint Maarten at the Judicial Four-Party Consultation (JVO) held in Curaçao from September 1–3, where the Ministers of Justice of Sint Maarten, Curaçao, Aruba and the Netherlands met to address shared justice and secu...

September 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Aalbers Private Tax Advisory has expanded its website,  aalbersprivatetaxadvisory.com , from a firm website into a free knowledge portal on tax law in Sint Maarten and the wider Dutch Caribbean. At its centre is the Caribbean Tax Update, a weekl...

September 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Teen Times crew spent its weekly meeting on Saturday, September 5, doing something increasingly important in a world filled with screens, short videos and constant distractions: reading to each other. In recognition of Literacy Month and International Literacy D...