Local News

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...

June 19, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) welcomed prospective students, parents, and community members to a well-attended Information Session on Wednesday evening, June 17, where attendees had the opportunity to explore the many educational pathways avai...

June 18, 2026

​The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) hosted a high-level coordination meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the Philipsburg Police Station, bringing together representatives from KPSM, Immigration and Border Protection Services, Customs, and other personnel within the Min...

June 18, 2026

​GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Ministry of General Affairs' Office of Disaster Management (ODM) is calling on contractors, builders, developers, and trenching and excavation companies to ensure that comprehensive storm-ready plans are in place for the 2026 Atlantic Hur...

June 18, 2026

​THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. 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 organized by the Embassy of the People's Republi...

June 18, 2026

​Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — June 18, 2026 Following her participation in the 35th Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna, Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling concluded a series of working visits and strategic enga...

June 18, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. 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 organized by the Embassy of the People's Republic...

June 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Ministry of General Affairs' Office of Disaster Management (ODM) is calling on contractors, builders, developers, and trenching and excavation companies to ensure that comprehensive storm-ready plans are in place for the 2026 Atlantic Hur...