Local News

June 26, 2026

Patrick Drijvers PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company NV GEBE expects to introduce prepaid electricity service by next year after completing the installation of smart meters and the software system needed to support the service, GEBE Manager Distribution Patrick Drijvers said during...

June 26, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recommended that each constituent country within the monetary union be given a structured opportunity to place a minimum number of substantive items on the agenda of each regular meeting of the Board of the C...

June 26, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten has been included as one of the destinations in the first Caribbean season of Aman at Sea, the new ultra-luxury cruise brand preparing to debut its first vessel, Amangati , in 2027. According to Cruise Arabia & Africa, Amangati will make its Car...

June 25, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten’s airlift from the important Orlando market remains firmly supported, even as Frontier Airlines is adjusting its network and discontinuing its Orlando to St. Maarten service from August 15. This is somewhat typical operational behavior from this airline...

June 25, 2026

GREAT BAY-- World Vitiligo Day is being observed today, June 25, with advocates across the Caribbean and beyond using the moment to call for greater awareness, better education, stronger support systems and a more compassionate public response to persons living with the condit...

June 25, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Netherlands’ national weather service, KNMI, has issued its first-ever code red warning for extreme heat as the country moves through the most intense stretch of a record-setting hot spell. The warning takes effect at midnight on Thursday and applies to eight of...

June 25, 2026

STATIA--St. Eustatius will observe Emancipation Day this year with a renewed focus on history, education, ancestral remembrance and community discussion, moving the annual July Day observance beyond the format of a traditional celebration. This year’s activities are being coor...

June 25, 2026

​GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Service (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Ministry VSA), is urging residents to take precautionary measures to protect themselves and their families during the cu...

June 25, 2026

​Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – The Ministry of Finance announces that the Draft Budget 2026 has officially been submitted to Parliament for consideration, marking an important milestone in Government's ongoing efforts to strengthen fiscal discipline, improve public financial man...

June 25, 2026

GREAT BAY--“Budget 2026 was a shared lesson. Budget 2027 must be a shared success.” That was the message from Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs as the Ministry of Finance announced that the Draft Budget 2026 has officially been submitted to Parliament for consideration. T...

June 25, 2026

GREAT BAY--The official pool draw for the 2026 Bring Ya Best (BYB) Invitational Basketball Tournament has been completed, setting the stage for a week of international basketball, competition, culture and community spirit in St. Maarten. The team draft and pool selection...

June 25, 2026

GREAT BAY--All is set for “Choose Happiness,” a free community presentation by internationally respected humanitarian leader, author, and speaker Didi Krishna, taking place this Thursday, June 25, at Port St. Maarten (Harbour). Residents and island visitors are invited to be p...

June 25, 2026

GREAT BAY-- The Sint Maarten National Athletic Federation (SNAF) has been informed of the cancellation of the Dutch National Championships U18 & U20, which were scheduled to take place this weekend in the Netherlands. The Dutch Athletics Federation made the decision d...