Local News

October 05, 2026

GREAT BAY--Public school teachers in St. Maarten had still not received their annual Teacher Appreciation Coupon Sheets up to the time of this release, after distribution was halted following a request from the Minister of Education, according to educator and youth advoca...

October 05, 2026

Jeremiah Cantave.   PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Academy recorded 318 Grade One results in the 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, with 90.1 per cent of the 23 subjects sat producing acceptable grades of I to III. The results, released as the s...

October 05, 2026

From left: Kjell Winkens, Project Officer, Mental Health & Prevention, Trimbos Institute; Prof. Dr. Laura Shields-Zeeman, Head of Mental Health and Prevention, Trimbos Institute & Professor of Public Mental Health, Utrecht University; Muraiye Pierre, VSA Policy Advisor...

October 05, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--Former Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Antilles Suzy Camelia-Römer and Maria Liberia-Peters are calling for concrete political follow-up to the newly released investigation into the colonial role of the House of Orange-Nassau, with both stressing that the Caribb...

October 05, 2026

THE HAGUE--A large majority of Dutch people oppose paying reparations for the Netherlands’ slavery past, according to a new RTL panel, while Prime Minister Rob Jetten has also ruled out compensation following the publication of a major study into the colonial role of the House...

October 05, 2026

GREAT BAY--The streets of Philipsburg were transformed into a sea of pink on Friday, October 2, as more than 200 community members participated in the Annual Pink Parade organized by the Positive Foundation and Elektralytes Foundation as part of the 2026 Breast Cancer Awa...

October 04, 2026

ST. EUSTATIUS--The Statia Cultural Heritage Implementation Committee (SCHIC) has recommended postponing the planned reburial of 69 Golden Rock ancestral remains by one to two months to allow the Executive Council additional time to consult the descendant community on possible...

October 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Library successfully hosted its inaugural Becoming HER event, an empowering initiative created to provide young girls with a safe and inspiring space for open conversation, guidance, self-development and personal growth. Originally planned for a maxi...

October 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Roseburg says she is pleased that the Ministry has confirmed that donations of security cameras from the business community are welcome as part of efforts to improve public safety on Sint Maarten. Speaking during the Central Committee meeting of...

October 04, 2026

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands--St. Maarten Medical Center will be among more than 35 companies and organizations taking part in the FRED Job Fair & Conference 2026 in Rotterdam, giving professionals and job seekers in the Netherlands an opportunity to explore employment possibili...

October 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Council of Ministers has approved two full days off for civil servants for the remainder of 2026, Christmas Eve on Thursday, December 24, and New Year’s Eve on Thursday, December 31. The approved days off are subject to the condition that the service permits. Ci...

October 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten’s Valeska Laurant has achieved the Distinguished Toastmaster designation, the highest educational award bestowed by Toastmasters International, marking a major milestone in a journey centered on communication, leadership, personal development and service...

October 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--OpenAI has alerted more than 100 organizations after detecting potentially unauthorized or unintended activity involving its artificial intelligence agents, providing a real-world example of the security concerns emerging as AI systems gain the ability to act i...