Local News

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...

June 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, has formally requested a comprehensive written accountability report from the Bureau of Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten, BTP SXM, concerning its energy regulator mandate from 2017 to 2026 and...

June 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, has formally written to SOL Antilles NV seeking clarification on fuel supply negotiations with NV GEBE, the transparency of pass-through costs and the impact of SOL’s pricing structure on consumers i...

June 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, has formally written to the Public Prosecutor’s Office requesting access to the “Freya” investigation report, clarification on the formal status of the investigation, and consideration of whether the...

June 18, 2026

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Inside a former school now used as a shelter, more than 1,200 Haitians live side by side after fleeing homes overrun, burned or shot apart by gangs. Privacy is nearly impossible. One meal a day is all that is guaranteed. Parents worry about their childre...

June 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina has announced that the Supervisory Board of NV GEBE has decided to reopen the recruitment process for the company’s three C-suite level positions: Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer. The Pri...

June 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--In an effort to protect public health and environment, the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, has moved swiftly to address an unauthorised container that was placed on the Pelican Park property without the knowledge or permission of the Chamb...

June 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On June 11, the Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten (APS) presented its clean audit report to the Minister of Finance, further underscoring the fund’s strong financial performance and long-term stability. APS has announced a 0.92% pension increase, m...

June 18, 2026

​Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – On June 11, the Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten (APS) presented its clean audit report to the Minister of Finance, further underscoring the fund’s strong financial performance and long-term stability. APS has announced a 0.92% pension increase,...

June 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - 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 scenari...

June 18, 2026

Tourism, Economic Affairs Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten   PHILIPSBURG--The Inspection Department of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA) has issued more than Cg. 7,000 in fines to supermarkets, retail establishments, petrol stat...

June 18, 2026

COCI's clean-up efforts underway. PHILIPSBURG--At least two businesses operating along Ring Road were forced to close on Wednesday after rotten meat allegedly removed from a Carnival booth container that had been causing a foul stench for days was allegedly dumped into the Pon...

June 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry and the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, MECYS, Melissa Gumbs, has announced the second annual Dame Ruby Bute National Short Story Contest, inviting young writers between the ages of 12 and 14 to imagine the future of St. Maarten Carniva...