Local News

May 27, 2026

GREAT BAY–The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor has launched a new cost of living study in collaboration with the Dutch organization Nibud, as part of Minister Richinel Brug’s efforts to better understand the financial pressures facing households in St. Maarten and to support future discussions on the country’s poverty line. The study […]

May 27, 2026

Shujah Reiph, CLF President, St. Martin Book Fair Coordinator (left) and Cindy Peters, CLF Vice President, BFC member. PHILIPSBURG–Preparations for the 23rd edition of the St. Martin Book Fair are in high gear, with this year’s focus centred on the island’s authors, according to the Book Fair Committee (BFC). BFC head and literary festival coordinator […]

May 27, 2026

Viktoras Kamarevcevas (VSSA, Head of Digital Initiatives Department), Tomas Misevičius (Director, State Digital Solutions Agency VSSA), Femi Badejo (GoSM, ICT – Head of Department), Chard Charles (GoSM, ICT – Senior Policy Officer/Project Manager), Michel Williams (GoSM, ICT – Senior Policy Officer/Project Manager VILNIUS–A delegation from the ICT Department of St. Maarten is visiting Vilnius, Lithuania, […]

May 27, 2026

​The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is informing the public, and in particular owners of scooters currently being stored at the rear section of the Philipsburg Police Station, that management has taken a decision to begin clearing the area in preparation for the upcoming 2026 hurricane season. A significant number of scooters have remained […]

May 27, 2026

CBA choir winner of the Secondary Choir Competition, with their choir director Natisha Hanson and School Director Silveria Jacobs.   PHILIPSBURG–Kimore Smith of the Charlotte Brookson Academy (CBA) for the Performing Arts won the 2026 Secondary Schools Solo Competition, while the Marie Genevieve de Weever School and the Charlotte Brookson Academy choir captured top honours […]

May 27, 2026

SINT MARTIN (GREAT BAY) – “Native Choir – The Gathering” is a fusion of dance, song, dramatization, and “silent interpretation” of poetry from Native Choir, said the book’s author, Safiyya Chance. The concert of at least 12 performers, centered on Safi…

May 27, 2026

​The Ministry of VSA has started a new study together with the Dutch organization Nibud to better understand how much it really costs for families and individuals to live in Sint Maarten. The goal is to get a clearer picture of how difficult it is for many families to make ends meet and what people […]

May 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (CUPECOY) - NV GEBE hereby informs the general public that there is currently an outage in the Cupecoy area (from The 14 to Sapphire Hotel) due to copper theft in the Cupecoy area. “Our technical team is currently assessing the situation and working diligently to...

May 27, 2026

​Original Land Issuance and Permit Decisions Predate Current Administration PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs has moved to clarify his role in the Simpson Bay grape tree incident, clarifying that the foundational land and permit decisions connected to the matter were made before his tenure in office. […]

May 27, 2026

GREAT BAY–Member of Parliament Chris Wever has accused opposition members of political grandstanding following the Simpson Bay tree incident, saying their public reaction stands in sharp contrast to their absence from a parliamentary meeting scheduled just one day earlier to discuss the country’s nature policy. MP Wever said it was “ironic” that members who now […]

May 27, 2026

PHILIPSBURG–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Patrice Gumbs of the Party for Progress (PFP) on Tuesday survived a motion of no confidence in Parliament after members voted 7 against and 6 in favour, rejecting the motion by a narrow margin following an extended debate on the performance of the ministry.   […]

May 27, 2026

Khalisha Halley. GUYANA–St. Maarten native Khalisha Halley recently presented research on substance use during pregnancy and its link to low birth weight at the 70th Annual CARPHA Health Research Conference in Georgetown, Guyana, placing her work before regional health leaders, ministers and international public health officials. Halley, a doctoral student at Florida A&M University (FAMU), […]

May 27, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs pushed back on claims by former VROMI Minister and current MP Egbert Doran that he misled the public about the Simpson Bay grape tree incident, explaining in Parliament that the relevant land and permit history predates his tenure and that his 2025 signature related to the transfer of already […]