Souliga Newsday

August 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On the occasion of Windward Islands Airways International N.V.’s (WINAIR) 65th anniversary, the Minister of Finance, the Honorable Marinka Gumbs, extends her heartfelt congratulations to the board, management, staff, and passengers of Sint Maarten’s...

August 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Just after 11:00 a.m. on Friday morning August 21, 2026, the Police Dispatch Center received several calls reporting a traffic accident before the roundabout in the area behind the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC). According to the reports, a Brink...

August 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Following multiple incidents of serious disturbance to sea turtles in Sint Maarten during the 2025 nesting season, the Nature Foundation is asking residents and visitors to approach these locally protected species with greater care and vigilance in t...

August 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Backpacks, school supplies, and plenty of excitement filled the ALEEZE Convention Center on Sunday, August 9, 2026, as the Sint Maarten Library joined the Back 2 School Expo, organized by Xtratight Entertainment. The event brought together students,...

August 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Supporting families means supporting the whole child; from a mother's well-being and a baby's earliest days to the development of a lifelong love of reading. Early literacy begins before a child enters school, and can begin even before birth: talking...

August 20, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, recently received Gerbert Kunst, Dutch Representative for Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten, for a courtesy visit at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary. This marked Kunst’s second visit to...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Honorable Minister of Finance, Marinka Gumbs is moving forward with the introduction of a pension contribution for political officeholders, which include Ministers, the Minister Plenipotentiary and Members of Parliament, as part of her broader effort...

August 20, 2026

PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN DATE ISSUED: Thursday 20th August 2026 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Friday evening (18:00 LST) 21st August 2026   WEATHER: Tonight, through Friday evening: Cloudy to partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Isolated showers ar...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina, on behalf of the Government and people of Sint Maarten, has expressed solidarity with the Government and people of the Republic of Peru following the powerful earthquake that struck the country on Thursday,...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) is pleased to announce that construction has officially begun construction on its new Curbside Check-In facility. This is an important infrastructure improvement designed to add much-needed capa...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on August 21, 2026. The Public meeting which was adjourned on August 20, 2026, will be reconvened on Friday at 10.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Ph...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, Melissa D. Gumbs, took time to address rumours that several schools were not briefed about the pending closure of their gymnasiums. In a media statement provided on Thursday evening, Gumbs provid...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) is reminding the general public that registration for Carnival 2027 will officially close on September 1, 2026. Registration will close for troupes, booths, pageants, bands and the calypso compet...