Local News

June 05, 2026

Unclaimed vehicles at the garage of the Philipsburg Police Station. PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has issued a final appeal to owners of vehicles currently stored at the Philipsburg Police Station to claim their property before it is removed and disposed of. The n...

June 05, 2026

ARNHEM, The Netherlands--Second-year communications student Milica Granger has earned top honors at HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands after her group placed first for its corporate communication client presentation, an achievement that highlights both her c...

June 05, 2026

GREAT BAY- - Marking World Environment Day on June 5, 2026, and in line with this year’s theme, “Climate action starts with us,” Windward Islands Bank (WIB) is launching its Green Energy Loans, a financing solution designed to support residents and businesses in St. Maart...

June 05, 2026

CARIBBEAN REGION--Record levels of sargassum seaweed are moving across the Atlantic and into the Caribbean, raising concerns for beaches, coastal communities, tourism areas and public health across the region. According to the latest sargassum outlook cited by AccuWeather and...

June 05, 2026

The St Maarten delegation in The Hague. THE HAGUE--Delegations from the Parliaments of St Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao met on Thursday, June 4, 2026, for a Tripartite Consultation in The Hague, where discussions focused on the draft Dispute Regulation, the evaluation of the Coun...

June 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) — The 2026 hurricane season is here and while it is predicted to be below average Hurricane Season, NAGICO Insurances is encouraging residents and businesses to be prepared, stay aware, and stay protected. "We know it’s easy to feel at ease when the we...

June 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - During a bilateral summit in Willemstad, Curacao, the governments of Sint Maarten and Curaçao made substantial progress in strengthening the independence of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS), as a cornerstone of a stable monetary un...

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--EmpowerU, a United States-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by St. Maartener Harsha Parchani, has opened applications for two student support funds aimed at expanding access to education, mentorship and academic opportunity for St. Maarten students...

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY/MARIGOT-- St. Martin Unity Flag, Activity Guide (K to Grade 2) and St. Martin Unity Flag, Activity Guide (Grades 3–6) , edited by Aishira Cicilia and Shanice Theodule, will be launched at St. Martin Book Fair on Saturday, June 6, at 8 pm during the Main Book Launch &...

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Representatives of the St. Maarten Automotive Federation met on May 25 with members of the Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance Department in preparation for the upcoming Test & Tune event scheduled for Sunday, June 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p....

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry, COCI, in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO, hosted a full-attendance Business Support Session on Wednesday evening at the University of St. Martin. The session was organized to provide busines...

June 04, 2026

VIENNA, Austria--St. Maarten was represented this week at an international penal reform event held alongside the 35th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, CCPCJ35, in Vienna, Austria. The event, titled “Advancing Penal Reform in Is...

June 04, 2026

DATE ISSUED:  Wednesday 3 rd  June 2026 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL:  Thursday midday (12:00 LST) 4 th  June 2026 WEATHER: This afternoon & evening: Fair to partly cloudy and slightly breezy. Isolated showers are possible. Tonight, through...