Local News

June 23, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (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 ident...

June 23, 2026

~ No timeline yet ~ PHILIPSBURG--The Belvedere remainder remains government’s primary focus for the development of a new cemetery, although no final decision has yet been made on the exact location and no timeline has been established for cemetery expansion, Minister of Public...

June 23, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Faith Peterson is showcasing her talent on Dutch national television while pursuing a professional career in the performing arts at the Lucia Marthas Institute for Performing Arts in the Netherlands. The 23-year-old performer, who was born and raised on St. Maarte...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has called on Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs to provide Parliament and the public with clearer timelines, concrete deliverables and a detailed breakdown of government’s...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation currently has approximately 4,000 housing requests on record, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs told Parliament during the continuation of a meeting on the c...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Affordable housing, income-based access to homes and the need to prevent continued housing market failure were central to Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs’ presentation to Parliament, as he outlined governmen...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY-- Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has told Parliament that government intends to move toward a more structured and sustainable management system for burial grounds, including the future repurposing of un...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY-- Member of Parliament and 1st Vice President of Parliament Christopher Wever engaged with young leaders from St. Maarten, the Czech Republic, Spain and Latvia during the final conference of the Erasmus Plus Youth Participation Activity, “Fact & Act: Youth f...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The EYoung Talent Fund, established by EY Dutch Caribbean as part of its broader community impact initiatives alongside EY Cares and managed by the Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied (CCG), has officially expanded its reach to St. Maarten. The Fund has awarded its first...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) has issued a detailed response to statements made by NV GEBE management during its June 19, 2026 public briefing, stating that the utility company presented what ACP-SXM describes as a selective narr...

June 22, 2026

BONAIRE--The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) has stated that the treatment of artisanal Bonairean fishermen engaged in traditional seasonal net fishing for masbango must be viewed as a human rights, cultural rights and indigenous rights issue, not merely as a fishing...

June 22, 2026

THE HAGUE-- International students in the Netherlands are facing increasing housing challenges, with reports ranging from fraud and illegal subletting to bedbug infestations, leaks and unsafe living conditions. According to NL Times, citing reports from the National Stude...

June 22, 2026

​New Procurement Reform Brings Greater Accountability, Transparency, and Financial Control  Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – The Minister of Finance is pleased to provide a concise overview of the Government's Procure-to-Pay process, offering greater clarity on how public fund...