St. Maarten News

April 26, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- To ensure the safety of all participants during the upcoming J'ouvert jump-up and other similar events, the Police Force of Sint Maarten kindly requests that the public refrain from wearing sky masks. While this has become a popular tre...

April 26, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, April 24, 2023, the Court in First Instance of Sint Maarten rendered its judgment in the case of Roxanne (Roxxy) Webster against the Sint Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) and Soualiga Kaiso Artistes Foundation (...

April 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- It is with great pleasure that I address you, my fellow St. Maartener’s on the occasion of King’s Day.A day marking the celebration of the birthday of His Majesty King Willem Alexander. A day celebrated in all the Countries within our K...

April 25, 2023

U.S. Consulate, the Ministry of Education and Stichting Studiefinanciering Curaçao (SSC) sign agreement to open Curacao’s first-ever EducationUSA advising centerU.S. Consul General Margy Bond, Minister Sithree van Heydoorn, and SSC Director Sidney...

April 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The 21st Annual Vaccination Week of the Americas (VWA) 2023 commenced on Saturday, April 22 to 29 April, and is taking place throughout the Americas to prevent childhood diseases under the umbrella of the Pan American Health Org...

April 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  On April 18 and 19, based on the vision of the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, Omar Ottley, civil servants of the Ministry of Public Health participated in a workshop for strategic long-term planning for ...

April 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Today, the St. Maarten Innovations, Initiatives & Industries Link-Up Event (SMILE), opened its early bird ticket season for its 2023 edition. This was announced today by the organizer the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Associat...

April 24, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---  The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Ministry VSA), would like to inform the general public, that due to the upcoming holiday's CPS public h...

April 24, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Social & Health Insurances (SZV) announced an important milestone in the trajectory of the construction of its own state-of-the-art office building and wellness center. Issued on Friday, April 21, 2023, the permit marks a significan...

April 24, 2023

SABA:--- Economic Affairs Policy Advisor Courtney Hassell of the Public Entity Saba attended a Kingdom workshop on Bonaire on April 18, 19, and 20 about European Union (EU) funding.The workshop was organized and funded by the Ministry for the Interior ...

April 24, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The court of first instance decision on Monday to allow singer Roxanne “Roxxy” Webster to the 2023 Nagico Senior calypso finals scheduled for Wednesday, April 26, at Jocelyn Arndell festival village.The singer took the St. Maarten Carni...

April 24, 2023

MARIGOT: --- Some 16 gendarmes participated in a one-hour road control which took place in the La Savanne are. The aim of the control was to prevent the transporting of underage children on two-wheelers the gendarmerie said in a press statement. Durin...

April 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Inspectorate of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT), would like to inform the community and business sector that certain services and departments will be relocated. As of April 2023, the main office o...