Local News

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...

September 07, 2026

AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport, PJIA, officially unveiled its Princess Juliana’s Gallery of Changemakers on Friday, creating a permanent public tribute to individuals whose leadership, service, vision and contributions have helped shape St. Maarten, its people...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) has launched a limited-time promotion giving eligible AAdvantage® credit cardholders the opportunity to earn double AAdvantage® miles on every eligible transaction through November 6, 2026. The promotion, which began September 6,...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, President Tamara Leonard will take the Island Roots to Global Routes Trade Mission across Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba next week as preparations continue for the regional business mission to Miami scheduled fo...

September 06, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, recently received Clifton Walle, Chairman of the Supervisory Council of the Integrity Chamber of Sint Maarten, for a courtesy visit at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague. Du...

September 06, 2026

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), is urging residents to take immediate action to prevent mosquito breeding following the heavy rainfall experienced on Sunday. The combination of rai...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--The President of Parliament, the Hon. MP Sarah A. Wescot-Williams, as well as the Secretary General of Parliament, Garrick Richardson, participated in the 16th Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians, the 19th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference, the 19th...

September 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The President of Parliament, the Hon. Mrs. Sarah A. Wescot-Williams, as well as the Secretary General of Parliament, Mr. G.J. Richardson, participated in the 16th Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians, the 19th Presiding Officers and Clerks C...

September 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (COMMENTARY – By Sherritza Peterson, & drs. Xiomara Balentina) - In part one we discussed how Caribbean people have always produced knowledge, even though there is a tendency to praise external knowledge, while downplaying the value of local knowledge. In part...

September 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POINT PIROUETTE) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a reported home invasion that occurred this morning, Saturday, September 5, 2026. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., Central Dispatch received several calls concerning a home invasion at a residen...

September 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Five new automated weather stations are helping the Meteorological Department of Sint Maarten build a clearer picture of local weather conditions, with observations from different locations across the country. The new network is one of a wide range o...

September 04, 2026

NEW YORK--The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support the gradual phaseout of the traditional Mercator world map in favor of a projection that more accurately represents the true size of Africa and other regions of the world. A total of 164 countrie...