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November 09, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS--St. Maarten-born makeup artist and entrepreneur Antoinette Philips (pictured) is celebrating her island's heritage through the launch of Soualigan Divine, a 22-shade eyeshadow palette inspired by the colors, communities and cultural landmarks of St. Maart...

November 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs announced in Parliament on Monday that the Council of Ministers has approved a temporary 50 percent reduction in the special import duty on gasoline, marking a decision by government to proceed with a measure intended to provid...

November 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten has outstanding payments to several vehicle repair garages, including authorized dealerships, resulting in some service providers refusing to perform maintenance, repairs and warranty work until outstanding invoices are settled. Th...

November 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has confirmed that neither she nor Acting Minister of Justice Marinka Gumbs was informed by the Public Prosecutor's Office (OM) or asked to make any decision concerning the release of a woman arrested after three firearms w...

November 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs has confirmed that work on the Rolandus Canal rehabilitation project in Suckergarden began while the public-private partnership (PPP) document discussed in Parlia...

November 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The collective court case filed by the Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) against NV GEBE will formally appear on the docket of the Court of First Instance on Tuesday, November 10, marking the next procedural step in a legal challenge concerni...

November 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten Diagnostic and Medical Center (SMDC) has achieved international accreditation for its medical laboratory under ISO 15189:2022, marking a milestone for the institution and strengthening confidence in the quality, competence and reliability of its diagnost...

November 09, 2026

The Ministry of Justice congratulates six Coast Guard officers who officially took the BAVPOL oath on Thursday, October 29, 2026, administered by Acting Minister of Justice Marinka Gumbs. This marks an important milestone in their professional development, formally authorizing...

November 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Caribbean Pages, an eight-month literary initiative supported by the Dutch Foundation for Literature (Nederlands Letterenfonds), is gaining momentum in St. Maarten, with students at Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School participating in a program that combines Cari...

November 09, 2026

The Minister of Finance, Honorable Marinka Gumbs, is encouraging the people of Sint Maarten to take advantage of the activities organized by the Ministry of Finance in recognition of Financial Literacy Month 2026, under the theme “Make It Make Cents.”  This November marks...

November 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – As St. Maarten and St. Martin prepare to celebrate St. Maarten/St. Martin Day on November 11, local-born entrepreneur and makeup artist Antoinette Philips is marking the occasion with the launch of her second eyeshadow palette, Soualigan Divine, a vi...

November 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on November 10, 2026. The Public meeting which was adjourned on November 9, 2026, will reconvene on Tuesday at 15.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Ph...

November 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – “As is our custom on November 11th, we celebrate St. Martin Day. We honor an island that has shared one land, North and South, for nearly four centuries,” Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Minister of VSA) Claret Connor said on...