Souliga Newsday

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten–Mid Isle hosted its annual  Change of Board (COB) Ceremony  at Paradise Event Hall on Welgelegen Road, marking the official transition of leadership for the 2026–2027 Rotary year.  Incoming President&nbs...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on July 6, 2026. The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned on June 29, 2026, will be reconvened on Monday at 14.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Phili...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/WASHINGTON, D.C. - The World Bank today announced the appointment of Achim Fock as Division Director for the Caribbean. In this role, Mr. Fock will lead the Bank's strategic engagement and the operational portfolio across Caribbean countries, overseeing...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - Sint Maarten youth sailor  Nathan Sheppard  has returned from  Tangier, Morocco , where he proudly represented Sint Maarten at the  2026 Optimist World Championship , held from  June 18–28, 2026 . The Optimist World Champio...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on July 6, 2026. The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned on June 29, 2026, will be reconvened on Monday at 14.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Phili...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) – The Board of Directors of the University of St. Martin Foundation (USMF) announces that, effective July 1, 2026 , Dr. G.A. Carmona Báez will conclude his tenure as President of the University of St. Martin (USM). The Board wishes to reassure studen...

July 03, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Where Culture Lives research project, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and carried out by Lemonade & partners (Jorien Wuite, Ludmila Duncan, Gregory Richardson and Elton Villareal), concluded with a s...

July 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Department of Statistics (STAT) today announced the launch of its 2026 Labour Force Survey (LFS), the first full Labour Force Survey in Sint Maarten since 2018. Data collection runs from July to September 2026. The LFS is a household sample surve...

July 02, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell recently attended the opening ceremony of Netherlands Veterans Day in the Hague, joining veterans, government representatives and invited guests in paying tribute to the men and women who have served...

July 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten National Commission for UNESCO successfully hosted the 2026 Wire Bending Exhibition and Certificate Ceremony from June 15–19, 2026, recognizing the creativity and achievements of students participating in the UNESCO Wire Bending Prog...

July 01, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs as part of his efforts to modernize the Ministry met with Aruban Minister of Infrastructure and Telecommunication René Herdé. The Minister was joined...

July 01, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH QUARTER) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) arrested five male suspects during the early hours of Wednesday, July 1, 2026, during a patrol in the Dutch Quarter area. At approximately 3:30 a.m. , police officers conducting routine patrols along Brasil...

June 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - What happens when today's digital storytellers meet the place where every story begins? We, at the St. Maarten Library answered that question by welcoming local influencers for its successful “Influencer Open House: Discover Your Library,” highlighti...