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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...

October 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Central committee meeting on October 7, 2026. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Prime...

October 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--The National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) is celebrating alumna Sherlin Sahida Warrington after she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University, graduating with President’s and Dean’s honors and a cumulative GPA of 3.86. He...

October 06, 2026

ORANJESTAD, ST. EUSTATIUS--St Eustatius is taking centre stage in regional tourism development this week as its new junior commissioner of tourism, Reuel Schmidt, represents the island at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Regional Tourism Youth Congress in Guyana. The...

October 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten says St. Maarten’s social media strategy must ultimately be measured by the tourism and economic activity it generates, not simply by the number of followers on Govern...

October 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--A major review of crisis management capacity across the Caribbean part of the Kingdom has placed St. Maarten within a wider effort to strengthen disaster preparedness, emergency staffing, regional logistics and large-scale maritime rescue, while recommending the cre...

October 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - 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 secondar...

October 06, 2026

A major operation was launched on Tuesday, September 29th between Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy as part of an investigation into a drug trafficking Triggered at 6 a.m. by the detachment of the Anti-Narcotics Office (OFAST) of Saint-Martin The operation was conducted under...

October 06, 2026

The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs with Luis Gioia of the Gioia Group at the Simpson Bay Dock. SIMPSON BAY--The Simpson Bay dock will be closed to the public from Wednesday, October 7, as refurbishment works get unde...

October 06, 2026

For ten months, Saint-Martin was one of the rare territories of the Republic to be devoid of social worker in the gendarmerie Record (ISG) An essential position which acts as a liaison between victims, the police, and support services Since last month, Marie-Noëlle Jardon resu...

October 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--An evaluation of the Protocol for Strengthening Border Control between the Netherlands, St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao has concluded that the seven-year cooperation agreement has added value to border control, while also identifying shortcomings that will need...