Local News

September 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/WASHINGTON, D.C. - Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Hon. Claret Connor, marked two significant moments during the 63rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): the signing of Sint Maarten’s 2026–2031 Country C...

September 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) — Windward Islands Bank (WIB) successfully hosted its “Walking into the Future – Building Progress” Walk-a-Thon on Sunday, September 27, bringing together WIB employees, customers, families, and members of the community for a morning centered around he...

September 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - History was made in St. Maarten today with the official media press launch of Project INSPIRE, a two-year pilot initiative being implemented through a partnership between Education, Consulting, Academic Advising and Mentoring (ECAAM) of Dominica and...

September 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) Library has added an inscribed copy of The Conch Paradox: Rethinking Resilience , Second Edition, to its collection ahead of a public talk and conversation with author and Aruban economist Rendell de Kort on Wedne...

September 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - A good book can open a world of imagination, inspire a love for reading, and connect readers with stories created close to home. During Literacy Month, that connection came to life through the donation of two locally written books to the Sint Maarten...

September 30, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Civil Servants Union–Private Sector Union (WICSU-PSU) says it has received no formal response from the management of the Maho Group of Companies after requesting an investigation into the workplace incident that left longtime employee Wayne...

September 30, 2026

(L to R) – Dr. Abel Knottnerus, Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs; Stephane Thomas, Department of Records Management (DIV); Fabianus Fliervoet, Program Manager, National Recovery Program Bureau; Stanley Mourillon, DLT Work-Stream Project Manager; Femi Badejo...

September 30, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Ardwell Irion called for a significant increase in Sint Maarten’s minimum wage during Tuesday’s budget debate, arguing that wages have not kept pace with the rising cost of living faced by households. Irion pointed to increasing fuel prices, hig...

September 30, 2026

As part of ongoing efforts to maintain public safety and security on Sint Maarten, the Korps Politie Sint Maarten (KPSM) Flex Team, conducted security and traffic controls throughout various areas of the country during the afternoon hours of September 28 going into t...

September 30, 2026

Sun, music and lots of energy: the atmosphere was sporty on Sunday morning, September 27th, on Galion beach, where nearly a hundred participants took part in the first edition of the “Sporty Challenge Saint-Martin”, organized by the Centre of excellence and education through s...

September 30, 2026

GREAT BAY--Dr. Nicole E. Francis Cotton and Roy Cotton Jr. have been named featured keynote speakers at the Caribbean Griefology Conference 2026, joining a regional faculty for the November 12 to 15 gathering at the Hilton Barbados Resort. The conference, being held under...

September 30, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten will be represented as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at one of the world’s most important biodiversity meetings next month, when governments gather in Yerevan, Armenia, for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention...

September 30, 2026

After more than a year and a half of provisional administration, the Saint-Martin territorial delegation of the Red Cross now has an elected board. The election, held online from Friday, September 25 to Monday, September 28, saw 40 of the 70 members participate, representing a...