Soualiga Newsday

August 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - “Check on the person who is always checking on everyone else.”  That is the simple but powerful call from community advocate Nzinga Lake, who is hoping to spark a community movement around an often-overlooked reality, the emotional and practical...

August 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Held on August 9, the inaugural event organized by Xtratight Entertainment brought students, parents and community members together with exhibitors offering information, services and resources to help families prepare for the new school year. The exh...

August 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Permanent Committee of Kingdom Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations (CKAIR) of Parliament, will meet on August 12, 2026. The Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 14.30hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philips...

August 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina has extended heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Colombia following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on Monday, August 10, resulting in loss of life, injuries and widespread destruc...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH QUARTER) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating an incident that occurred in the Dutch Quarter area on Monday, August 10, 2026. Shortly after 7:00 p.m., the Central Police Dispatch received several calls reporting an ongoing altercation...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - When culture travels, it creates connections far beyond the shores from which it came. The Funtopia Youth Initiative Foundation (FYIF) recently took its Soualigan Giants Moko Jumbies across the channel to Anguilla, where they participated in the Angu...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Regional Rastafari leader and cannabis policy advocate Ras Iroy will be among the featured speakers at the upcoming public forum “Building the Future of Cannabis Regulation,” where he will address the relationship between Rastafari, reparatory justic...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Institute for Public Policy Studies (SIPPS) will host a major public dialogue on Wednesday, August 12, at PMIA Hall, Backstreet, beginning promptly at 7:00 p.m. The event is supported by the Slavery Memorial Committee. SIPPS, establi...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Faction leader of the Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon C.J. Lewis extends his deepest sympathy and unwavering support to the people of Colombia following the powerful earthquake that struck the country earlier today, r...

August 10, 2026

CARIBBEAN/SINT MAARTEN - Satellite imagery and weather data indicates that there is a healthy looking tropical disturbance that’s located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, Crown Weather reported on Monday morning, August 10, 2026. “...