StMaartenNews

June 22, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Copa Airlines has announced an increase in its service to St. Maarten, demonstrating a strong vote of confidence in the destination, according to Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication, the Honorab...

June 22, 2023

MARIGOT:--- The Gendarmerie has reported that a motorcyclist has lost his life in St Jean St. Barths early this morning. An investigation has been launched.In the meantime, an air condition unit has been stolen from the Jeam Amselme School while a robb...

June 22, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- As the summer holidays draw near, the Sint Maarten Police is issuing a warning to the public regarding the increased risks associated with road safety and residential burglaries, particularly in relation to the mischievous behavior of y...

June 22, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is here. The second named storm of the season Bret is currently out in the Atlantic Ocean east of the Lesser Antilles. During this hurricane season, the Sint Maarten Police Force KPSM is urging all res...

June 21, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The SHTA’s “St. Maarten Flavors Appeteaser Week”, kicked off on the 15th of June as a teaser for St. Maarten’s culinary month--November. The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau and their PR firm Diamond PR ensured coverage of the week and the u...

June 21, 2023

POINTE BLANCHE:---  Royal Caribbean’s 5th Oasis Class, Wonder of the Seas, has canceled its port call for Thursday, June 22 due to the passing of Tropical Storm Bret in the southern Windward Islands. The cruise line looks forward to its next port ...

June 21, 2023

~As seen in recent visit by Government of Suriname delegation~ PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has expressed satisfaction with the capacity being built in local institutions during her tenure at the head of the Council of Ministers. Thi...

June 21, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, June 12, 2023, Customs officers at the Cargo building of the Princess Juliana International Airport, inspected cargo coming in from Anguilla. On the screen of the X-Ray equipment, the officers noticed an image that gave them ...

June 21, 2023

~Top student in Public Education~ PHILIPSBURG:--- The Marie Genevieve De Weever Primary School (MGDW) hosted its School Leaving Ceremony 2023 on Wednesday morning on the school campus. Under the theme, "Lift me up," 32 students will leave primary edu...

June 21, 2023

SABA:--- Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind came to Saba on Wednesday, June 21, for a one-day visit.The Minister and his delegation arrived on Wednesday morning at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport where they were welcomed by Island Governo...

June 21, 2023

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has detected counterfeit NAf. 50 and NAf. 100 banknotes in circulation. The counterfeit NAf. 50 bills are of poor quality and can be easily identified as counterfeits. On t...

June 21, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Mr. Omar Ottley, alongside Social & Health Insurances SZV and the St. Maarten Diagnostic Center (SMDC), made history on Monday, June 19, with the contract signing of the Huisa...

June 21, 2023

CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS:--- The Law Enforcement Council (the Council) names both positive developments and concerns within law enforcement in its 2022 State of the Law Enforcement for the Caribbean Netherlands islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Th...