Soualiga News Today

June 03, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Former Member of Parliament (MP) and Engineer, Claude ‘Chacho’ Peterson, has decided to run as a candidate in the upcoming snap elections on August 19th, 2024, with the Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) led by former Member of P...

June 03, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Government representatives of the Ministry of General Affairs, department of The Interior and Kingdom Relations (BAK) and the department of ICT, attended the EU-LAC High Level Policy Dialogue on e-governance, in San José, Cos...

June 03, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) recently launched her Leadership Profile workshop. This initiative, hosted by HR Talented Solutions in collaboration with the PJIAE HR department, saw participation fro...

June 02, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Acting Prime Minister and Acting Minister of VROMI, Veronica Jansen-Webster, said, " concerning the ongoing energy crisis impacting our island, at 4:01 PM, a complete blackout occurred at the GEBE power plant, marking a criti...

June 02, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The vacation allowance due to civil servants for 2024 will be paid on schedule, said Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs. “There is absolutely no question about that,” she stressed. However, she clarified that it is the 1% inc...

June 02, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Friday 31 May 2024, the Honorable Minister of Justice, Lyndon Lewis and his cabinet staff visited the Point Blanche Prison, where he engaged in a significant discussion with the Inmates Association, including President Mr....

June 02, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel today issued a scathing condemnation of opposition Members of Parliament, accusing them of desperate attempts to rewrite their dismal history and successfully throwing the country...

June 02, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – During her working visit to Sint Maarten on Friday, May 31, 2024, Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen had multiple meetings with first the Prime Minister Dr. Luc Merce...

June 01, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Friday, May 31st, 2024, businessman Olivier Arrindell, leader of the Oualichi Movement for Change (OMC), officially registered his political party with the Electoral Council, the OMC said in a press statement on Friday. T...

June 01, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - The Sint Maarten Police Force has intensified its control operations in response to a recent series of armed robberies in the Simpson Bay and Lowlands areas. These enhanced efforts have resulted in several arrests and the c...

May 31, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Today marks the official start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and NAGICO Insurances is reminding the public that it is crucial for individuals, communities, and organizations to be prepared. This season is forecasted to be...

May 31, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (LOWLANDS) - The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is seeking the public's assistance in identifying and apprehending the suspects involved in a serious armed robbery that occurred in the early hours of May 31, 2024. At approximately 02:00...

May 30, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Council of Ministers (CoM) convened a meeting with NV GEBE representatives to address the ongoing load-shedding issues affecting the community. The meeting centered on gaining insight into the current challenges ...