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September 29, 2026

GREAT BAY--Most St. Maarten Government ministries are operating with organizational structures and function books that have not been comprehensively reviewed since 2010, even as the country’s population increased by approximately 26 percent between 2011 and 2022 and demand for...

September 29, 2026

Old 52 years , le prévenu présenterait un âge mental estimé entre 7 et 10 ans . L’expertise psychiatrique estime pourtant qu’il avait " parfaitement conscience qu’il franchissait un interdit " en envoyant à un 17 year old une vidéo de lui en train de se masturber. Mercredi 23...

September 29, 2026

Blending dance, acrobatics and circus arts on apparatus such as the hammock or the suspended hoop, Fly Dance SXM school is preparing to take three athletes to Italy. Joséphine Tellier Ourson, 11 years old, Lou Leculier, 15 years old, and their teacher Alyona Zhdanova will repr...

September 29, 2026

NA MP Egbert Doran. PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Egbert Doran is challenging the government to show what residents are actually getting in return for the approximately Cg 662 million in expenditure proposed in the 2027 Budget. He said on Monday...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Positive Foundation and Elektralyets Foundation officially launch their 2026 Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign , a month-long community initiative focused on awareness, education, early detection, survivorship, and support. This year’s campaign br...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Government of Sint Maarten has completed the production phase of its public records digitization initiative, with over 315,206 Archived Public Records (APRs) successfully scanned. The initiative forms part of the Digital Government Transformation...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Two St. Maarten practitioners have been named featured keynote speakers at the Caribbean Griefology Conference 2026, a landmark regional gathering at the Hilton Barbados Resort from 12 to 15 November 2026 under the theme Rooted in Awareness, Healing,...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, the Honorable Dr. Luc Mercelina, who also serves as Deputy Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), has expressed profound sorrow, on behalf of the Council of Ministers and the people of Sint...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) – On Wednesday, September 30 th , fuel pump prices will be adjusted at 6:00 AM for diesel and gasoline.  The current price of unleaded gasoline is Naf.3.076 per liter, will be adjusted to the new price of Naf.3.102 per liter. The current price o...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SOUTH REWARD) - Fifteen carpentry students from Githo School in Nijlen, a village near Antwerp, Belgium, spent an exciting and inspiring week on Sint Maarten as part of a student exchange with Milton Peters College (MPC)/Construction Sector. From September 21 to...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) hosted a successful Caribbean Foundation Year (CFY) Student and Parent Town Hall on Friday evening, bringing together incoming students, parents, representatives of USM, MECYS, SEA and OCW for an informative and e...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten–Mid Isle successfully hosted two vibrant editions of its Reading Under a Tree initiative on September 12 and September 18, bringing children together for an enriching outdoor reading experience designed to spark imagin...

September 29, 2026

Washington, D.C. – September 28, 2026 Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Hon. Claret Connor, is leading a delegation from Sint Maarten to the 63rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), taking place at PAHO Headquarters in...