Local News

October 22, 2026

The Government of Sint Maarten announces that the public consultation on the draft National Gambling Ordinance (Kansspelenverordening) will open on Monday, 26 October 2026 and remain open until Friday, 4 December 2026.  The draft Ordinance forms part of the wider Gambling...

October 22, 2026

BEST, THE NETHERLANDS —  The Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina continued his working mission in the Netherlands with a visit to Philips Healthcare in Best on October 22, exploring how medical innovation, artificial intelligence and remote specialist support could...

October 22, 2026

The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), reminds the public that discharging or pumping of wastewater into government drainage systems or onto public roads is strictly prohibited.  Property owners, businesses, contractors,...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The General Audit Chamber has confirmed that its formal objection procedure concerning the Road Fund remains unresolved, with outstanding concerns about government's compliance and progress toward correcting identified problems. The Chamber is scheduled to meet...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The reconstruction of Sister Marie Laurence Primary School in Middle Region has entered a new phase, with the building's steel structure now rising above the construction site following the arrival of seven containers of steel materials last week. The project r...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Government will block wastewater pipes and connections found illegally discharging wastewater into public drainage systems or onto public roads, as the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) moves to enforce regulations...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The WIFOL union has signed two Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) amendments with Pearl Development N.V. and Iron Shore Management, two companies operating at Oyster Bay, marking an early development in newly elected President Joanice "Dukie" Richardson's effort...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Minister of Finance has sought to clarify suggestions that her ministry requested a further delay in the implementation of the Road Fund because of financial difficulties, explaining that the fund's proposed new structure could not be fully incorporated int...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Hundreds of Colombian tourists boarded two aircraft on Thursday without knowing where they were going, only to discover upon landing at Princess Juliana International Airport that their mystery Caribbean vacation destination was St. Maarten. The unusual arrival...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY-The Voice of the Youth St. Maarten Foundation has secured funding from three organizations to strengthen the St. Maarten Youth Brigade Drum Band and support leadership training for its members, creating additional opportunities for young people to develop their music...

October 22, 2026

 PHILIPSBURG--Aartwichgt Anthony Bell was sentenced to 10 years’ unconditional imprisonment and ordered to pay 50,000 Caribbean Guilders in compensation to the victim when the court delivered its verdict on Thursday, October 22.  The verdict was communicated to Bell...

October 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Although St. Maarten's Constitution allows for referendums, the country still lacks the national ordinance needed to regulate how they are conducted, President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has pointed out. The MP, who personally initiated legislation to estab...

October 22, 2026

KRALENDIJK, BONAIRE--Dutch political party Progressief Nederland (PRO) will hold its first public information meeting on Bonaire on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, bringing two members of the European Parliament to the island for discussions about Bonaire's relationship with the...