Local News

October 22, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--A woman who was entrusted with the care of young girls was sentenced to thirty months or two-and-a-half years in prison by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, October 20, after judges found that she had sexually abused a minor herself and deliberately failed to interv...

October 22, 2026

A member of the St. Maarten team seen training on a cocktail ahead of this year's Taste of the Caribbean event.   PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten and Saint-Martin will send a joint team of culinary professionals to the prestigious Taste of the Caribbean competition, scheduled fo...

October 21, 2026

(𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦) GREAT BAY--As has been allowed on in previous years, only shops located in Philipsburg will be granted a special exemption to open on St. Maarten's Day, Christmas Day and New...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Anglican Church is extending a special invitation to Anglicans across St. Maarten, particularly young people and adults who have drifted away from regular church attendance, to reconnect with their faith and church community during a homecoming initiative o...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Ardwell Irion has issued a pointed warning to Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs, urging him to take decisive action on St. Maarten's garbage collection problems rather than allow t...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY- - Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Patrice Gumbs, has announced that St. Maarten's budget allocation for road infrastructure is set to increase substantially in 2027, rising from just 650,000 guilders in 2026...

October 21, 2026

THE HAGUE--From strengthening public accountability and economic resilience to addressing infrastructure challenges, environmental sustainability and Kingdom relations, Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina continues an intensive official working visit to the Netherlands, bringing...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Government websites across Europe were temporarily shut down on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, following the discovery of two critical security vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used by a large portion of the world's websites. Authorities in several...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) is reminding residents of St. Maarten that confidential emergency mental health assistance is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, through its dedicated crisis line at +1 (721) 585-5556. The service is available to both adu...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Coaches, trainers, sports officials, volunteers and healthcare professionals in St. Maarten are being encouraged to register for five specialized sports training courses scheduled for November 14 and 15, 2026, as preparations continue for the Special Olympics Kingdo...

October 21, 2026

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the Collective Prevention Service (CPS) says while breast cancer cannot always be prevented, adopting healthy lifestyle practices can contribute to reducing the risk of breast cancer and several other noncommunicable diseases. CPS...

October 21, 2026

The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Mr. Patrice Gumbs, has finalized the return of long-lease land to Country Sint Maarten. The land is located in Cul de Sac, in the area locally known as Golden Rock and Industry, adjacent...

October 21, 2026

THE HAGUE--The website of the Dutch Parliament's House of Representatives, the Tweede Kamer, was among numerous websites taken offline on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, following an urgent cybersecurity warning concerning critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the world's most...