Local News

October 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (CAY HILL) - Last Sunday, residents of Beaver drive got together and took action to improve the condition of the unpaved section of their street. Fed up with the deteriorating condition of the street, particular when it rains and water settles and undermines the r...

October 02, 2026

Following the mobilization of World Clean Up Weekend The Clean St Martin association invites volunteers to join them. Sunday, October 4th at 8am at La Belle Créole , to continue the cleanup and to link two sections of beach that have already been treated.   The actions or...

October 02, 2026

BONAIRE/SABA--The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) has allocated more than US $670,000 to four nature restoration projects on Bonaire and Saba through the first grant round of its Conservation & Restoration of Key Habitats Program. Three projects will be carried out...

October 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers has called for a full accounting of the country’s .sx internet domain, questioning how much revenue it generates annually and why proceeds he said were originally intended to benefit the University of St. Martin have apparently n...

October 02, 2026

This Saturday, October 3rd, from 17pm to 19pm , the volunteers of the Soualiga Animal Lovers association are waiting for you  in front of the Super U in Hope Estate  to collect food for dogs and cats. The I Love My Island Dog association  will be there in the mo...

October 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Forge Fitness SXM and Carib Swim Team (CST) are approaching one year of a dryland training partnership that has helped young swimmers build strength, power and endurance, while contributing to personal best times in the pool. The partnership places CST’s compet...

October 02, 2026

Created to promote mutual support, social connection, and autonomy for people with mental disabilities or facing similar difficulties, the Mutual Support Group (GEM) celebrated his first birthday au Museum of Art For Science (AFS), which is leading the initiative A year during...

October 02, 2026

The Archigirls organize the second edition of Rugby in Pink Saturday, October 3rd at the Bellevue stadium. On the occasion of Pink October This day will combine sporting activity, prevention and solidarity around the fight against the breast cancer .   De within 9 to 13 h...

October 02, 2026

HARBOUR VIEW, St. Maarten--Governor Ajamu G. Baly welcomed 81 new Dutch citizens during the fifth naturalization ceremony of 2026, held on Tuesday, September 29, at the Cabinet of the Governor. The ceremonies were held in two separate sessions, during which all 81 individuals...

October 02, 2026

This Saturday, October 3rd, the Panorama Sessions return to the heights of Sentry Hill, within Rainforest Adventures SXM. For this new edition, DJ Joeski will share the stage with Stban and Niko, for an afternoon dedicated to house and electronic music. Organized by SXM Festiv...

October 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Foundation (MMHA) successfully concluded its 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Lantern Light on Friday, September 25, 2026, under the theme “Hope Is REAL.” The evening brought together members of the community for remembr...

October 02, 2026

CAY HILL--The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) will celebrate 25 years of service to St. Maarten with “The Happiness Event,” a community street fair on Friday, October 9, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Foundation’s headquarters on Leopard Road #1 in Cay Hill. The event is al...

October 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling told Parliament that St. Maarten cannot simply require visitors who already possess a legally recognized foreign or international driver’s license to purchase an additional local driving permit, saying such a measure could confl...