Soualiga News Today

July 07, 2024

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell marked the end of the Slavery Memorial Year the day after the official Emancipation Day celebrations on July 1st by receiving the newly published book "From Slavery...

July 07, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) is proud to announce that it has received a clean audit report for the financial year 2023. The audit was conducted by the independent auditor SOAB and reflects BTP’s commi...

July 05, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Following the critical meeting in Parliament on June 25, 2024, where solutions to the GEBE energy crisis were discussed, Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina addresses the citizens of Sint Maarten with a detailed timeline for the...

July 05, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The following statement is from the Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis related to the reunification of Ana Carolina Lazaro Cuevas and her children. Good day to the people of Sint Maarten. Today, I extend my heartfelt strength...

July 05, 2024

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - Yesterday, Thursday, July 4, 2024, the inaugural strike of the 5-guilder "Farewell NAf" commemorative coin was celebrated at the Royal Dutch Mint (KNM) in Houten, the Netherlands. This special silver coin features all birds depi...

July 04, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Tuesday, July 2, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Ministry VSA), the honorable Veronica Jansen-Webster and her cabinet visited the White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation (WYCCF). The visit aimed...

July 04, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - "Hurricane Beryl has tested our resilience in the Caribbean region, but in the face of this adversity, our unity and strength shine through," declared Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina. He added, "You are not just enduring th...

July 04, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport, and Telecommunication (TEATT), Grisha Heyliger-Marten, has requested the Princess Juliana International Airport operating company (PJIAE), to make overdue payments to gove...

July 03, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - SZV Social and Health Insurance hosted a workshop for a mixed group of persons on retirement and preparing for retirement on Friday, May 31, in collaboration with the St. Maarten Library. The workshop, held at the St. Maarten...

July 03, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - “The Democratic Party of St. Maarten joins the region and the international community in expressing profound compassion with our brothers and sisters in the region, who have been struck by the fury of hurricane Beryl. Our tho...

July 02, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Sunday June 30th Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) revealed its list of candidates who will be postulating themselves for the upcoming snap elections slated for August 19th, 2024. The list included former leader and president...

July 02, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The possible introduction of a City Manager to develop strategies aimed at attracting not only residents and cruise visitors to Philipsburg but also stop-over or stay-over guests was discussed recently. A “City Manager” was ...

July 01, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - What do you do when the entrances to Prom Night become as big as prom itself? “Encourage it,” was how Teen Times, the organizers of Prom Night 2024, answered that question after what they dubbed a very successful event. Pr...