Soualiga Newsday

September 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on September 28, 2026. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Council of Minis...

September 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The first concrete of the new Soualiga Marketplace is now in place, following the pouring of its foundation and floor slab, with Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten on hand to witness the ev...

September 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (CAY HILL) – On Saturday, October 3, 2026, St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), in collaboration with the Positive and Elektralytes Foundations, hosted its annual Men’s Health Day, providing free health screenings to a record of 502 men. Participants were tested for...

September 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM), through the KPSM Operations Team and in cooperation with various operational partners, conducted a series of targeted enforcement actions during the period of Sunday, September 20 through Sunday, September 27,...

September 27, 2026

S INT MAARTEN (CUPECOY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) arrested a suspect on Friday, September 25, 2026, in connection with an attempted armed robbery in the Rhine Road area. Police received a report that two persons were approached while walking by two-armed men. T...

September 26, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS - The Kingdom Council of Ministers has approved the nomination for appointment of Perry F.M. Geerlings as a new member of the Board of Financial Supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Cft). Geerlings takes a seat in the Board on the recommendation o...

September 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (ST. PETERS) - On Monday, September 21, 2026, the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) received an official complaint from a victim who reported being threatened with a firearm following a verbal confrontation with a suspect. Following the complaint, personnel of t...

September 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The General Audit Chamber has published its audit into the governance and financial management surrounding the Minister Plenipotentiary and the Cabinet in the Netherlands. The Minister Plenipotentiary fulfills an important constitutional role within...

September 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - Both Curaçao and Sint Maarten continue to demonstrate resilience, supported primarily by tourism activity and ongoing private investment. The main challenge facing the monetary union is no longer recovery but sustaining growth and strengthening resilienc...

September 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - In its September 2026 Economic Bulletin, the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) expects growth to continue across the monetary union in 2026 and 2027, albeit at a more moderate pace than in recent years. Real GDP in Curaçao is projected to...

September 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center (SEDC) will launch AI for Small Business , a four-week training program designed to help local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) build practical artificial intelligence skills, running Oct...

September 25, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V. (PJIAE), in partnership with SXM Paws, once again welcomed rescued puppies to Princess Juliana International Airport as part of its Paws in Flight Saturday initiative. This lates...

September 25, 2026

SINT EUSTATIUS (ORANJESTAD) - Voters on Sint Eustatius will go to the polls on Wednesday, 17 March 2027, to elect members of the Island Council and the Electoral College. The two elections will take place on the same day but serve different purposes and have different voter el...