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June 20, 2026

SINT-MARTIN (FRENCH QUARTER) - The Les Fruits de Mer association will launch a new book this Saturday,  Trees for Me and My Island . The bilingual book showcases native trees, which are trees originally from this island. It features 18 native trees that are ideal to plant...

June 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In alignment with its steadfast mission to promote literacy, lifelong learning, and civic engagement, the Sint Maarten Library has once again stepped forward to support the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset’s 2026 Community Book Drive initiative. On T...

June 19, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - On June 18, 2026, the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) decided to maintain its monetary policy stance unchanged. This decision reflects two considerations. On the one hand, the monetary union continues to benefit from a strong external po...

June 19, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling declined to answer questions during Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press briefing regarding the application of Article 30 of the Constitution of St. Maarten, which provides that persons awaiting trial should be detained sepa...

June 19, 2026

​PHILIPSBURG — Sint Maartener Dejon Daly, a student at the Breda University of Applied Sciences, submitted his final thesis to the Ministry of VROMI, concluding his six-month internship. Dejon’s thesis, ‘Entitled Resilience through Spatial Design’, presents scenarios for the d...

June 19, 2026

Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell (second right). THE HAGUE--Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell recently attended the commemoration of the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations at the Peace Palace in The Hague. The event was jointly organised by t...

June 19, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (MULLET BAY) - “Sun Resorts”, announces the commencement of the Mullet Bay masterplan process, an important step toward providing the people of St. Maarten with clearer information, better understanding, and a more structured view of what the future of this signif...

June 19, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS (By Tiel van den Heuvel / Basketball.nl) - A few months ago, his sole focus was on his career as a professional basketball player in Europe. Then, an unexpected message changed his summer plans. Now, Shaquille Rombley (29) from Philipsburg, St. Maa...

June 19, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA), in collaboration with the National Employment Service Center (NESC), successfully hosted its Marine Industry Immersion Day on Wednesday, June 17th, bringing together government officials, policy make...

June 19, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten still does not have an integrated system for the guarding and protection of public officials, other persons, objects and services, even as security threats in society continue to increase, according to findings highlighted by the Law Enforcement Council....

June 19, 2026

GREAT BAY- - The Windward Islands Teachers Union, WITU, says teachers and non-teaching staff of the Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performing Arts, CBA, should not be left in uncertainty over their vacation allowance, a known annual legal entitlement that families depe...

June 19, 2026

English stream valedictorian Wen Hui Yu and Dutch stream valedictorian and public schools top performer Abdul Mohammed.    ~36 students graduate~ PHILIPSBURG--"Success is not determined only by grades or prizes. True success comes from hard work, perseverance, honest...

June 19, 2026

Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Patrice Gumbs Jr. (left) receives a copy of the thesis “Resilience through Spatial Design” from St. Maarten student Dejon Daly, whose research proposes hurricane-resilient housing and community...