Local News

June 24, 2026

(This piece was written by teen journalist from Teen Times Aashika Asrani) GREAT BAY--In a time when many young people are searching for guidance, purpose and motivation, Didi Krishna Kumari is regarded by many as a source of hope, compassion and spiritual wisdom. She is...

June 24, 2026

GREAT BAY-Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina, in his capacity as Acting Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), on Monday met with representatives of the Vitiligo Education and Inspiration Support Society (V.E.I.S.S.). V.E.I.S.S. Foundation and signed an O...

June 24, 2026

​Philipsburg — Acting Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Hon. Dr. Luc F.E. Mercelina, on Monday met with representatives of the Vitiligo Education and Inspiration Support Society (V.E.I.S.S.). V.E.I.S.S. Foundation and signed an Official Statement r...

June 24, 2026

THE HAGUE--A recent push by Caribbean Members of Parliament during the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultation, IPKO, to keep slavery, its legacy and reparatory justice on the Kingdom agenda was reflected this week in the Tweede Kamer, where Dutch MP Mikal Tseggai questioned t...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - We, the Sint Maarten Library is thrilled to invite the community to a special Influencer Open House on Saturday, June 27, 2026, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Come out and see which influencers will be there. We are also incredibly excited to announce a s...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) recently welcomed twelve (12) third-form students and teachers from the Gwendoline van Putten School on St. Eustatius for an educational campus visit designed to introduce students to higher education opportunitie...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Service (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), joins the international community in observing World Vitiligo Day on June 25 and stands in solidarity with individ...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Comprehensive environmental and community protection measures have been established as construction begins at the Sister Marie Laurence School site under the Trust Fund’s Fostering Resilient Learning Project (FRLP). The National Recovery Program Bure...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - 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 comm...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Victorious Living Foundation (VLF), through its Professional Development affiliation with PESI — a trusted leader in continuing education for mental health professionals — invites licensed therapists, counselors, educators, and clinical practitioners...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - 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 me...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Prosecutor’s Office confirms that the suspect in the fatal traffic accident that occurred on Brouwers Road on June 11, 2026, was released from pre-trial detention on Monday and subsequently transferred to the Immigration and Border Protection Ser...

June 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (EMILIO WILSON PARK) - Victory-Over-Injustice-Consciously- Eliminating- Silence VOICES Foundation Commemorates its 16th Cultural Ancestral Emancipation Day Celebration event at the Emilio Wilson Park on Wednesday July 1, 2026 Under the theme “Education is Our Foun...