Soualiga Newsday

September 15, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Richinel Brug extends heartfelt congratulations to Mrs. Dorothy Serrant, who celebrated the extraordinary milestone of her 100th birthday on September 14, 2026. “Reaching 100 years of life is truly a blessing. I extend my warmest congratulations to M...

September 15, 2026

SINT EUSTATIUS (ORANJESTAD) - On 16 November 2026, Statia will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the First Salute to the United States as part of Statia Day, the island’s annual celebration. In the same year that the United States celebrates 250 years of independence, Stati...

September 15, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Student Support Services Division of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport is once again hosting its workshop entitled “Applying to Schools in The Netherlands” on September 17, 2026, at the University of St. Martin from 6:00 PM to 8...

September 15, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Sint Maarten and Saint-Martin are gearing up for the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the largest annual cleanup on the island. Volunteers can register via www.volunteer.sx and will assist with the cleanups and the gathering of data. The cle...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), through the Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA), has published the list of Touring Car (T-Plate) and Unregulated Transport (G-Plate) operators tha...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (MULLET BAY) - Share your vision for the future of the Mullet Bay area at the first public meeting. Architectural and urban design firm lyongo architecture is currently working on the development of the Mullet Bay area masterplan and is inviting the wider communit...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - President Sarah Wescot-Williams opened the Parliamentary Year with a bold theme and an honest admission. Fifteen members, seventeen committees, seven factions — and a secretariat running on short staff. Here is what the annual report says about how S...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/NETHERLANDS - The work of FREEGAN foundation on Sint Maarten has received national attention in the Netherlands. On Monday, August 31, the organization was featured in Expeditie Nederland, broadcast by Omroep MAX on NPO 2 at 6:30 PM. The episode focused on social...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) hosted Lit Night @ USM on Thursday, September 10, bringing students, faculty, staff and members of the wider community together for an evening of poetry, spoken word, storytelling and creative expression. The even...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Library joined the other libraries of the Dutch Caribbean—the CAS islands (Curaçao, Aruba, and Sint Maarten) and the BES islands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba)—in taking an important step in the further development of their shar...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Kingdom of the Netherlands abstained from a United Nations resolution recognizing the trafficking of enslaved Africans and slavery as a crime against humanity. Sint Maarten, Aruba, and Curaçao were not consulted beforehand. They responded — toget...

September 14, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In the early morning hours of Monday, September 14, 2026, shortly after 1:00 a.m., police officers conducting controls on the Zagers-Gut Road intercepted a white Kia Seltos that had previously been identified in a video circulating on social media. T...

September 13, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (COMMENTARY – By: Sherritza Peterson & drs. Xiomara Balentina) - In part one, we explored whose knowledge is considered important. In part two, we spoke about how the Caribbean child develops an understanding of self through the people and institutions around...