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August 26, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Tuesday, August 25, 2026, officers of the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) were conducting a routine control in the Philipsburg area, specifically on Front Street, when they encountered a male individual carrying a backpack. As officers attempt...

August 26, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, the Honorable Dr. Luc F.E. Mercelina, has congratulated Windward Islands Airways International (WINAIR) on its 65th anniversary, paying tribute to the airline's founders, generations of employees and its enduring role...

August 26, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Cannabis Legislative Inter-Ministerial Workgroup has responded to concerns raised by Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina over mental health, youth protection, treatment capacity, product safety, enforcement and institutional readiness, saying these...

August 26, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Shortly after 04:00 a.m. on Wednesday August 26 th , 2026, Central Police Dispatch received information concerning a strong odor of oil/fuel reportedly coming from the vicinity of the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) and the l...

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As young people across Sint Maarten continue their educational and professional journeys, the Sint Maarten Library celebrates K. Henry, who is concluding four and a half months of work experience at the Library as she prepares to further her studies....

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Ife Badejo, Founder and CEO of Islandpreneur International and an appointed AI Ambassador for Sint Maarten, will join a faculty of international AI leaders on Thursday, August 27, and Friday, August 28, 2026, for "Artificial Intelligence for Women Le...

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Service (CPS) as a reminder is informing the public that its COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be open by appointment only on Friday, August 28, 2026. The clinic, located at the CPS offices in the Vineyard Building Of...

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on August 26, 2026. The Public meeting which was adjourned on August 25, 2026, will be reconvened on Wednesday at 10.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in...

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (BELAIR) - The Sint Maarten Institute for Public Policy Studies (SIPPS) announces the closing ceremony of its Commemoration and Awareness Campaign on Dutch‑colonial enslavement, to be held on August 27th at 7:00 p.m. at the Belair Community Center.&...

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - RISE Foundation has completed the core phase of its 2026 Back-to-School Support Project, providing uniforms, backpacks, school supplies and shoe assistance to students across four partner primary schools while extending additional student and classro...

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Egbert J. Doran is questioning how government can report a positive financial result while millions of guilders remain owed to vendors and civil servants continue waiting on payments and benefits due to them, the MP said in...

August 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - TELEM has been identified by government as a national fiscal risk, Member of Parliament (MP) Darryl York said in a press statement on Tuesday. Yet six weeks after MP Darryl York submitted questions on its governance, restructuring, employee turnover,...

August 24, 2026

BONAIRE (KRALENDIJK) - Jan Helmond has requested the King to grant him resignation as Acting Kingdom Representative effective January 1, 2027. Although his statutory appointment continues until he reaches the age of 70, he has chosen to retire earlier. Until that time, he will...