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February 16, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger‑Marten, has formally assigned the Sint Maarten Tourism Authority Foundation (STAF) to lead the process of establishing the Sint Maarten Tou...

February 15, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE) hosted a special Seniors Movie Night on Friday evening, welcoming 60 elderly members of the Sint Maarten community for a screening of War Room in cele...

February 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (ST. PETERS) - Following the tragic shooting incident that occurred in St. Peters on the evening of February 13, 2026, the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) confirms that its management team and the officers involved are fully cooperatin...

February 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The Minister of Justice Hon. Nathalie Tackling released a statement on Saturday evening February 14, 2026, with respect to Friday’s police involved shooting. “Yesterday, our community experienced a tragic loss of life in a po...

February 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The National Detectives (Landsrecherche) are investigating the police-involved shooting that occurred on St. Peters Road on the evening of February 13, 2026. As previously reported by the Police Force of Sint Maarten, officer...

February 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Just weeks before the holiday season, the Freegan Food Foundation received formal notice from its landlord, Mr. Thompson of WIFOL, that the lease for FREEGAN HQ will not be extended. Although the organization was initially as...

February 13, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (ST. PETERS) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a police-involved shooting that occurred on St. Peters Road on the evening of February 13, 2026. At approximately 9:00 PM, Police Dispatch received multiple reports of...

February 13, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO is proud to announce that Mr. Marvio Cooks and Mr. Marcus Nicolaas have successfully completed the Digital Talent for Educational Transformation and Innovation Diploma Course, d...

February 12, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Kadaster St. Maarten and Kadaster Netherlands, also representing the BES Islands Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, have taken another step toward strengthening regional cooperation in land administration and geospatial develo...

February 12, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg submits a proposal to the Ministers of Justice, Education Culture Youth and Sports (ECYS) and Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA) to explore a Social Formation Traject...

February 12, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The proposed law to abolish both the Inheritance Tax (Successiebelasting) and the Land Tax (grondbelasting) has been approved by the Council of Ministers. The Minister of Finance, Hon. Marinka J. Gumbs, now looks forward to a...

February 12, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The 2026 Business Hoops tournament closed in spectacular fashion on Saturday night at a packed L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium, where Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV) outlasted Rainforest Adventures 74–69 in a championship game that...

February 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Iris Hakkens, 27, calls herself an "island girl" from Sint Maarten. For her studies and out of personal interest, she is researching Caribbean identity in the former Netherlands Antilles. She traveled to Aruba and Sint Maarte...