Local News

October 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) says the ongoing review of NV GEBE’s fuel charges must result in clear deadlines, public disclosure and financial relief for consumers if improper charges are confirmed. ACP-SXM welcomed the forensic reca...

October 07, 2026

La CAF of Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin invites landlords to submit their 2026 rent declarations electronically. This applies to individual owners, real estate agencies and companies whose tenants receive housing assistance.   Amount you have to pay July rent must be declar...

October 07, 2026

A gravesite ORANJESTAD, St. Eustatius--A group of concerned citizens from St. Eustatius’ descendant community has launched a petition urging the Executive Council to ensure that the 69 ancestral human remains excavated in 2021 from the 18th-century Golden Rock Plantation buria...

October 07, 2026

Et si l’opéra se vivait aussi comme une expérience à partager? Ces 9 et 10 octobre à 20h, “La Voix du Cœur” proposera au Théâtre La Chapelle de la Baie Orientale une immersion dans l’univers lyrique, avec à la clé une soirée culturelle, musicale et solidaire.   Encore par...

October 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The National Alliance (NA) faction has requested an urgent public meeting of Parliament with Minister of VROMI, Hon. Patrice Gumbs, to address concerns surrounding wastewater treatment and the broader management of waste in Sint Maarten. The request...

October 06, 2026

  The third Reading Festival Sint Maarten Edition brought two days of reading, creativity and interactive learning on September 25 and 26, 2026.    About 600 students joined Friday’s program at the University of St. Martin (USM) and participating secondary schoo...

October 06, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, recently received a courtesy visit from the Board of Financial Supervision (Cft) Fleur Brouwers-van Raaij, Deputy Secretary of the Secretariat of the Board of Financial Supervision, and Glenn Tho...

October 06, 2026

MARIGOT, Saint Martin--Five weeks before the opening of the 2026 Festival de la Gastronomie, the Saint Martin Tourist Office has unveiled the latest details of the sixth edition, which will place coconut at the center of nearly two weeks of culinary events from November 11 to...

October 06, 2026

L–R: District Governor Lion Hyacinth Jeremiah MJF, Lions Club of St. Eustatius President Cherile van Putten MJF and Andres Mercera pause for a photo near Fort De Windt during the island tour. ST. EUSTATIUS--The Lions Club of St. Eustatius welcomed District Governor Lion Hyacin...

October 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten has been ranked among the leading islands in the Caribbean and Atlantic in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards, earning the No. 16 position with a reader score of 91.13. The results, announced on October 6, place St. Maarten among 20 island...

October 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - The first Statia Bash sailing event in 25 years took place over the weekend. Seven (7) participating boats set sail on Saturday morning with an imaginary start line between Pelican and Beacon Hill for a 4–5-hour reach to Statia. Everybody was excit...

October 06, 2026

Upgraded venue. WILLEMSTAD--Renaissance Wind Creek Curaçao Resort has unveiled its newly renovated atrium, introducing an upgraded venue designed for meetings, events and celebrations. The 335-square-metre facility, the resort’s largest banquet space, is located in the heart o...

October 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Permanent Committee of Kingdom Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations (CKAIR) of Parliament, will meet on October 7, 2026. The Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 13.00hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmin...