St. Maarten News

May 30, 2023

~Supporting young people to do their part on the journey to making the Caribbean the first climate-resilient region in the world!~   Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands:---CCRIF invites Caribbean nationals to apply for its scholarship and internship pr...

May 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  A delegation from the Parliament of Sint Maarten left for The Netherlands to participate in the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO) from June 1–5, 2023, with the Netherlands as the host country. Delegations from the Pa...

May 30, 2023

SABA:--- Saba’s Electoral College on Tuesday, May 30th voted for the Dutch First Chamber. All five votes went to Labor Party (PvdA) Senator Jeroen Recourt. PvdA and the green left party GroenLinks have combined their forces in the Senate.Three of the f...

May 30, 2023

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has observed that the circulation of smaller denominations of Netherlands Antilles coins (5, 10, and 25 cents) is low. One contributing factor is the substantial amount of ...

May 30, 2023

BONAIRE:--- (Hammerhead) sharks play an important role in maintaining healthy oceans, which is important for the fisheries and the economy of the Caribbean islands. Later this year, the Dutch and French governments will officially propose that three sp...

May 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On the 27th of May 2023, the collaborative efforts of the Alpha Team, consisting of the Police Department KPSM, the Customs Department, the Immigration Department, the Koninklijke Marechaussee, and the Coast Guard, led to a significant ...

May 29, 2023

The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) represented by Davika Bissessar and James Finies of the Foundation We Want Bonaire Back, concluded a productive visit to the United Nations Head Quarters in New York attending meetings in which the Committee...

May 29, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning, and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI), Department of Infrastructure announces that some road painting will take place on the Church Hill Round-a-bout.The Church Hil...

May 29, 2023

SABA:--- Edison Rijna visited Saba on Monday, May 29 in his new role as Special Envoy for the Caribbean Netherlands for the European Union (EU), United Nations (UN) funds and economic development with Latin America and the Caribbean and economic develo...

May 29, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday, May 25th, the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) and Medwork organized a sick leave management masterclass at the SHTA offices.The masterclass aimed to equip attendees with comprehensive knowledge and prac...

May 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- This week the Centrale Bank van Curacao en Sint Maarten (CBCS), launched a lecture series for groups 7 of the primary schools. Minister of Finance Mr. Ardwell Irion kicked off this lecture series last Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Oranjes...

May 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Personnel of the Sint-Maarten Police Force and Fire Department responded swiftly to multiple reports of a significant fire at the top of Madrid Road in the Dutch Quarter earlier this evening. The incident, which occurred on 0n May 28th ...

May 27, 2023

Marigot:--- A 34-year-old man who was reported missing since Wednesday was found dead in an abandoned building in Oyster Pond. Reports from the relatives of Sheldon Le Blanc said in several Facebook and Whatsapp posts that he left home on Wednesday to ...