Local News

June 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--The 2026 Country Budget presents Windward Islands Airways International N.V., better known as Winair, as one of the government-owned companies showing stable results, improved financial strength and continued operational consolidation. According to the budget overvi...

June 17, 2026

The proud group of graduates. PHILIPSBURG--The University of St. Martin (USM) celebrated the achievements of 13 degree graduates during its Thirty-Second Commencement Exercise, recognising graduates, General Education Diploma GED recipients, English as a Second Language ESL ce...

June 17, 2026

Didi Krishna PHILIPSBURG--Humanitarian leader, author, and speaker Didi Krishna will visit St. Maarten to share a message of hope, resilience, and personal transformation through her presentation, “Choose Happiness.” Hosted by the Indian Merchants Association (IMA) and the Sad...

June 17, 2026

Symbolic ground breaking at the former Club Orient Resort. From left: Steven Patrick, President Louis Mussington, Stephen Payne, Lloyd Tackling and Christine Page. (Robert Luckock photo)   ORIENT BEACH--A groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a new luxury naturist r...

June 17, 2026

​THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell recently participated in an interview with the expert group on the Democratic Deficit within the Kingdom of the Netherlands at the Cabinet in The Hague. The interview formed part of a series of cons...

June 16, 2026

GREAT BAY-- The 2026 Country Budget provides an overview of the financial position of government-owned companies, with particular attention to the continuity of operations, available financial information and possible risks for government finances. The budget notes that financ...

June 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--SZV announced on Tuesday that St. Maarten has reached a major milestone in the modernization of healthcare, with all general practitioners, GPs, on the Dutch side now connected through a digital General Practitioner Information System, GPIS, implemented through...

June 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection Sint Maarten (ACP-SXM) extends its sincerest appreciation to every individual and organization whose invaluable contribution helped make the Community March for Rights, Accountability & Transparency on June 15, 2026 a...

June 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--From June 8 to 12, 2026, members of the No Mas No More (NMNM) working group gathered in Sint Maarten and St. Eustatius for their annual work conference. The conference brought together representatives from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, Sint Maarten,...

June 16, 2026

​Philipsburg — Prime Minister Dr. Luc F.E. Mercelina, in his capacity as Acting Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), has reaffirmed the Government's unwavering commitment to integrity, transparency, professionalism, and the protection of civil servant...

June 16, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport will host a free workshop titled “Applying for a U.S. Student Visa or Canadian Study Permit” on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the University of St. Martin from 6:00 p.m...

June 16, 2026

ORANJESTAD--Aruba Prime Minister Mike Eman has announced that he will step down as leader of the AVP in September and resign as Prime Minister on January 1. He made the announcement Monday evening during a party meeting, according to media reports in Aruba. Eman said the decis...

June 16, 2026

​Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – The Ministry of Finance has successfully implemented payroll tax adjustments ahead of the June 2026 vacation payroll following concerns raised by Justice personnel regarding the taxation of certain extraordinary payments. The matter was brought dir...