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May 26, 2026

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, 26 May 2026 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) 27 May 2026 WEATHER: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy and breezy with light haze, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers. Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F               Forecast Low: 24°C / 75°F Sunset Today: 6:42 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:37 A.M. SURFACE WINDS:  This […]

May 26, 2026

​POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – The 2026 Dutch Caribbean Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Alliance (DC ALFA) Conference officially commenced this week in Sint Maarten, bringing together representatives and stakeholders from Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, and Sint Maarten for a week of dialogue, collaboration, field activities, and policy-focused discussions surrounding the future of agriculture, […]

May 26, 2026

GREAT BAY–Members of Parliament pressed Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina for proof, documentation and consistency on Monday, after his presentation to Parliament on the dispute involving Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Richinel Brug. The meeting focused on allegations surrounding the relationship between the Prime Minister, Minister Brug, the URSM board and matters […]

May 26, 2026

THE HAGUE–St. Maarten has recorded the lowest level of food self-sufficiency among the six Dutch Caribbean islands assessed in a new baseline study by research agency PRIVA, with local production accounting for just 0.72% of the island’s measured food supply. The finding places St. Maarten behind Saba at 4.62%, Aruba at 6.57%, Bonaire at 8.25%, […]

May 26, 2026

GREAT BAY–The Joint Court of Justice’s 2025 Annual Report shows that St. Maarten recorded an increase in new cases filed at the Court of First Instance in 2025, while the island’s pending caseload at year-end decreased compared to 2024. According to the report, total first-instance case inflow for St. Maarten rose from 3,621 cases in 2024 […]

May 26, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (COLE BAY) – More than 90 participants from across the Dutch Caribbean and the wider region gathered last Thursday at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort for a regional pension seminar hosted by the Caribbean Pension Funds Association (CaPAs) under …

May 26, 2026

SINT MARTIN (GREAT BAY) – Preparations for the 23rd edition of the St. Martin Book Fair are in high gear, with this year’s focus centered on the island’s authors, according to the Book Fair Committee (BFC)).  BFC head and literary festival coordinator …

May 26, 2026

GREAT BAY–Member of Parliament Darryl York has questioned the move to bring Parliament into what he described as an internal dispute between Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina and Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Richinel Brug, stating that Parliament is being asked to consider serious political consequences without all members having access to […]

May 26, 2026

The Department of Youth hereby informs the public that student registration for the 2026 edition of the Business Outreach & Placement Program (BOPP) has officially closed after reaching and surpassing the program’s registration capacity within just five days of opening. Student registration officially opened on Wednesday, May 20th, 2026 and, due to the exceptional response […]

May 26, 2026

​THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Recently, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, Minister Plenipotentiary, attended a reception hosted by the Cabinet of Aruba in The Hague in honor of the introduction of Aruba’s newly appointed Minister Plenipotentiary, Mildred G.M. Schwengle. The gathering also marked two important milestones for Aruba: 40 years of Status Aparte and the 50th […]

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