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August 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CARIBBEAN — It’s the last week to enter the nonprofit EPIC’s second annual Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest 2026 , presented in partnership with Caribbean Compass magazine. This is your chance to celebrate the beauty, wildlife, people, and saili...

August 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As Parliament prepares to vote on the National Budget 2026, Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs says approval of the budget will allow Government to move forward with several important commitments to the people of St. Maarten, including the long-awaite...

August 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Two men were arrested on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, after police responded to reports of gunshots in the L.B. Scott Road area. A search of a residence, conducted with proper legal authorization, led to the recovery of a firearm. Police were called o...

August 27, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Students from a major school in South Reward are reportedly using containers near their schools to hide and smoke during breaks, while some students as young as 14 are arriving at school already high, Education Minister Melissa Gumbs told Parliament on Wednesday a...

August 27, 2026

Top student Rishi Pokhriyal EBENEZER--The Methodist Agogic Center-Comprehensive Secondary Education (MAC CSE) student Rishi Rakesh Pokhriyal earned Grade I in all 17 subjects he sat in the June 2026 CXC CSEC examinations, standing out among the school’s strongest performers an...

August 27, 2026

“𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘳. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--As students and educators across St. Maarten return to the classroom, TelEm Group is extending best wishes to the entire school community for a successful, inspiring and rewarding new school year, while reaffirming its longstanding commitment to supporting educ...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--A new scientific study examining sharks and rays across the Dutch Caribbean has found that Caribbean reef sharks become less common in coastal areas affected by heavier development and intensive diving activity, findings with direct relevance for St. Maarten as...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg has submitted a budget-neutral amendment to the 2026 national budget to make Cg 100,000 available for the temporary hiring of legislative lawyers, describing the proposal as a practical follow-up to a motion she authored in 2025...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Veronica Jansen-Webster has submitted two amendments to the 2026 national budget, one aimed at temporarily strengthening critical staffing capacity within the Ministry of General Affairs and a second seeking to increase funding for Financia...

August 27, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has pushed back against the argument that St. Maarten is “not ready” to address cannabis legislation, saying the country has already been living with cannabis use, youth exposure and an unre...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten –Member of Parliament Egbert J. Doran has tabled two motions during the 2026 budget debate, one calling for a review and modernization of St. Maarten’s firearm legislation, including protection provisions for qualifying Justice personnel, and another see...

August 26, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten – Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has tabled three motions aimed at strengthening community development, encouraging greater private support for causes of national importance and introducing a community-based approach to tackling littering and...