Local News

June 25, 2026

GREAT BAY- - The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) has announced that environmental and community protection measures are in place as construction begins at the Sister Marie Laurence School site under the Trust Fund’s Fostering Resilient Learning Project (FRLP). Acc...

June 24, 2026

GREAT BAY- - St. Maarten’s economy is expected to keep growing in 2026, but many households may still feel financial pressure because of higher fuel and electricity prices, according to the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en St. Maarten (CBCS). In its June 2026 Economic Bulleti...

June 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--The National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) has achieved a major milestone for nursing education in St. Maarten and the wider Dutch Caribbean region with the official granting of Pre-Accreditation Status for its Diploma Nursing Program by the Nat...

June 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Prosecutor’s Office of St. Maarten has clarified that there is no video footage available of the fatal traffic accident that occurred on Brouwers Road on June 11, 2026. The Prosecutor’s Office also stated that public information suggesting that the suspect...

June 24, 2026

​The Ministry of Justice is aware of the public concern surrounding the departure from Sint Maarten of an individual connected to a fatal traffic incident and recognizes the profound loss and grief experienced by the family affected and the wider community. A fatal incident of...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - Economic activity across the monetary union is expected to continue expanding in 2026 and 2027, although at a more moderate pace than the strong growth recorded in 2025. According to the June 2026 Economic Bulletin of the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sin...

June 24, 2026

​PHILIPSBURG - The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Patrice Gumbs wishes to correct his statement made in Parliament on Monday, June 22nd during the meeting on cemeteries and related infrastructure. During the meeting the Mi...

June 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--Leader of the SAM party and Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers on Wednesday stated unequivocally that he does not agree with, and cannot defend, the decision to deport a suspect who was involved in a traffic accident that resulted in the death of a young scooter r...

June 24, 2026

ORANJESTAD, Aruba--Media reports out of Aruba on Wednesday confirmed that the Openbaar Ministerie Aruba and Stichting Reclassering en Jeugdbescherming Aruba have signed an agreement to launch a pilot program for electronic supervision, commonly known in Aruba as “banchi.” The...

June 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Legacy of Hair event, held on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at Inglot, Carrefour Bush Road, brought together community members, models, creatives, vendors, and cultural supporters for an evening dedicated to honoring the history, resilience, and identity connect...

June 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, has informed the public that the original response deadline set out in its Formal Demand for Corrective Action to NV GEBE, dated June 15, 2026, expires today, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. ACP-SXM said that i...

June 24, 2026

​Philipsburg – The Inspectorate of Taxes reminds all businesses that the deadline to file and pay their 2025 Final Profit Tax Return is Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Returns must be submitted to the Tax Administration Office, located in the Vineyard Building, between 8:00 a.m. a...

June 24, 2026

PHILIPSBURG-- The suspect in the fatal traffic accident that occurred on AJC Brouwer Road on June 11, 2026, has been released from pre-trial detention and transferred to the Immigration and Border Protection Service, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed on Wednesday. The Prosecut...