Soualiga Newsday

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SOUTH REWARD) - Fifteen carpentry students from Githo School in Nijlen, a village near Antwerp, Belgium, spent an exciting and inspiring week on Sint Maarten as part of a student exchange with Milton Peters College (MPC)/Construction Sector. From September 21 to...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) hosted a successful Caribbean Foundation Year (CFY) Student and Parent Town Hall on Friday evening, bringing together incoming students, parents, representatives of USM, MECYS, SEA and OCW for an informative and e...

September 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten–Mid Isle successfully hosted two vibrant editions of its Reading Under a Tree initiative on September 12 and September 18, bringing children together for an enriching outdoor reading experience designed to spark imagin...

September 28, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Hon. Claret Connor, is leading a delegation from Sint Maarten to the 63rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), taking place at PAHO Headquarters in Washi...

September 28, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As illness, loss and grief touch household after household across St. Martin, our strength must now include the courage to rest, to grieve and to heal. Lately, every week seems to bring another announcement: another funeral program to fold, another h...

September 28, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on September 29, 2026. The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned on September 28, 2026, will be reconvened on Tuesday at 11.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhel...

September 28, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, recently met with State Secretary for Digital Economy and Sovereignty, Willemijn Aerdts for an introductory meeting at the Ministry of Economic Affairs. State Secretary Aerdts is...

September 28, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS - Franshelis Garcia earned her PhD degree from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands on Friday, September 25, 2026, after successfully defending her doctoral thesis on stigma surrounding obesity and metabolic and bariatric surgery...

September 28, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas (IPDC), on behalf of its partner organisations, today announced the successful completion of data rescue and digitisation activities for the historical meteorological archives of Aruba, Curaçao and...

September 28, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - September brought together two important moments for Sint Maarten: Literacy Month and SDG Month. For Windward Islands Bank (WIB), it was also an opportunity to reflect on the role education and literacy play in building stronger, more empowered commu...

September 28, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) is proud to announce the return of Dr. Rolinda Carter, who will assume the role of President of the University of St. Martin in January 2027. For USM, Dr. Carter’s return represents more than a new chapter in lead...

September 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - “When artificial intelligence tells the story of St. Maarten to the world, it must tell the whole story,” says Nzinga Lake, President of the St. Maarten Small Properties Association (SMSPA). As St. Maarten marks World Tourism Day 2026 today under the...

September 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher Wever joined the 721 Kids Foundation graduation ceremony on Sunday evening at the John Larmonie Center, where he addressed the graduates and presented them with their certificates. Speaking to the graduating clas...