Local News

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Claret Connor, has acknowledged that St. Maarten's growing problem with monkeys, iguanas and other pests must be addressed as government moves forward with its proposed Breadfruit Tree Initiative. T...

October 21, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao is pursuing two major aviation initiatives aimed at strengthening its position as a Caribbean travel hub, with government preparing to seek the restoration of its Category 1 aviation safety rating from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Patrice Gumbs, has confirmed that Cupecoy Development N.V. will finance the entire cost of the Rolandus Canal rehabilitation project in Sucker Garden, valued at just over US $750,0...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Patrice Gumbs, has announced that approximately 17 hectares of land commonly referred to as Rainforest have been returned to the Government of St. Maarten, opening the way for...

October 21, 2026

The T-Hunt 2025 teams before the adventured around the island finding clues and solving challenges. PHILIPSBURG--Telem’s second annual T-Hunt will take place on Sunday, November 29, with teams set to compete in an island-wide hunt featuring clues, challenges and activities. Th...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY- - Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers has called for a fundamental rethink of how St. Maarten finances its garbage collection and waste management system, arguing that the country cannot continue budgeting for the waste generated by its resident population whi...

October 21, 2026

Tamara Leonard in Miami with a Miami Springs Elementary School's Ms. Mercedes Pacheco’s third-grade gifted class. An interactive reading session of "Does My Belly Have a Brain?" was held. MIAMI--St. Maarten-based TamLeo Books brought Caribbean literature to an American classro...

October 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--With the Ministry of VROMI now directly managing the country's wastewater treatment plant following the expiration of its previous management contract, Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg on Tuesday asked for clarity on whether the government employees assign...

October 21, 2026

Two weeks ago, the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Mr. Patrice Gumbs, announced the launch of a tender for the development of a new zoning plan for Sint Maarten. In response to questions from the public about why rezoning i...

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

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Court of Appeal has sentenced all three defendants in the fatal shooting outside the Gentlemen’s Club in Defiance to 12 years in prison for co-perpetration of manslaughter and illegal firearm possession. Time spent in pre-trial detention will be...

October 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/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 Netherla...

October 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Mr. Patrice Gumbs, is highlighting the value of Private-Public Partnerships (PPPs) in addressing the financial limitations facing Government, particularly when...