Souliga Newsday

May 30, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (OYSTER POND) - On Thursday, May 29th, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Police Central Dispatch received a distress call reporting that a young child had fallen into a swimming pool in the Oyster Pond area. Multiple police patrol units a...

May 29, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - First-time author Safiyya Chance has been selected to represent the island’s writers at the 22nd Annual St. Martin Book Fair, taking place June 5 – 7, 2025, announced House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP). Chance’s role as “liter...

May 29, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) is proud to announce the launch of “Good News Tuesday”, a new internal initiative dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the outstanding contributions of its team mem...

May 28, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Minister of Education Hon. Melissa Gumbs addressed the most recent directive of U.S. President Donald Trump with respect to international student visas. A number of Sint Maarten students are c...

May 28, 2025

SINT MAARTEN/NETHERLANDS, THE HAGUE – The Kingdom Council of Ministers approved on May 28, 2025, the appointment of Manon Ridderbeks as Chief Prosecutor of Sint Maarten.  She will take office on 1 August, succeeding Hieke Buist, who will be appointed ...

May 27, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - A delegation from the Parliament of Sint Maarten is currently in Montevideo, Uruguay, attending and participating in the 21st ParlAmericas Plenary Assembly and the 9th Gathering of the Open Parliament Network from May 27 to 2...

May 27, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - In a decisive step towards enhancing national security, a strategic meeting was held between the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) and the Customs Department of Sint Maarten, to deepen inter-agency cooperation in the fight...

May 26, 2025

SINT MAARTEN/GUYANA - During the 39th Annual General Meeting of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP), held from May 12 to 16, 2025, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre in Georgetown, Guyana, Commissioner Carl John, Chief of Pol...

May 26, 2025

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - On the opening day of the Kingdom Day Program at the Caribbean Climate & Energy Conference 2025, the Honorable Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, Dr. Luc Mercelina, delivered an impassioned and forward-thinking address calling for u...

May 26, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) — The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI), through its Department of Infrastructure Management, has launched an emergency cleanup operation to address the significant accumulati...

May 26, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The Law Enforcement Council (Council) is deeply concerned about the current rehabilitation (care and treatment) of juvenile males, which no longer appears to completely be a priority due to the changes and current situation a...

May 26, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Honorable Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT), Grisha Heyliger-Marten, extends heartfelt congratulations to the promoters, partners, and sponsors of the Soul Beach Music Festival f...

May 25, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Freegan Food Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), is proud to announce the launch of a four-month pilot program designed to support vulnerable seniors in St....