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September 03, 2026

𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥...

September 03, 2026

CARIBEAN REAGION--Several Caribbean governments are continuing to move ahead with the development and implementation of regulated cannabis industries, with countries including Saint Lucia, Dominica, Grenada, The Bahamas and St. Kitts and Nevis advancing legislation, regul...

September 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--As the world focuses on literacy this month, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs, as she has on numerous previous occasions, reiterated her concerns about literacy levels among some of St. Maarten’s young people, warning that weaknesses in...

September 03, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Dutch government is expected to reveal on September 15 whether the country packages with St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba will continue, with the decision tied directly to the presentation of the Netherlands’ 2027 budget. State Secretary for the Interior and...

September 03, 2026

THE HAGUE--The VVD has questioned why St. Maarten did not participate in a University of Curaçao study examining the advantages and disadvantages of different relationships between the Caribbean islands and the European Union, pointing specifically to the fact that the Fr...

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten performer Natorii Illidge is returning to London’s West End for the third time, this time taking another major step in her career as she joins the cast of the global hit musical MAMMA MIA! in the principal role of Ali. Illidge will also serve as fourth c...

September 02, 2026

AMSTERDAM--Three St. Maarten creatives took their talents to an international stage at WorldPride Amsterdam 2026, with choreographer and multidisciplinary creative Andrew Sylveste leading choreography for a performance by British singer and actor Olly Alexander. Sylveste was j...

September 02, 2026

CAY HILL- - St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is inviting parents and expecting parents from St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba to take part in a new survey on public knowledge, perceptions and preferences around vaccination and the prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (...

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Signs of slower construction activity on St. Maarten are beginning to appear in the island’s cargo statistics, with Port St. Maarten figures showing sharp declines in sand imports and other non-containerized cargo during the first six months of 2026, even as overall...

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Electricity companies across the Caribbean have spent much of the summer trying to solve versions of the same problem: demand is climbing, generating units are breaking down, backup capacity is shrinking and island grids have nowhere else to turn when supply fa...

September 02, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao’s ship-repair industry is positioning itself to benefit from the rapid expansion of offshore oil and gas activity in Guyana and Suriname, with plans being considered for an investment of more than €100 million to modernize and expand the island’s shipyard....

September 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--TamLeo Books has launched a month-long community literacy initiative aimed at getting more children across St. Maarten excited about reading while encouraging parents, teachers and the wider community to make books a greater part of everyday life. The initiativ...

September 02, 2026

CARIBBEAN--Persons with disabilities across the Caribbean are set to gain greater access to employment opportunities with the recent launch of the United Nations’ ‘HireAbility Campaign’, under the theme “Break Barriers. Embrace Inclusion. Champion Rights”. The regional initiat...