Government of Sint Maarten

July 07, 2026

​THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell was at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to bid goodbye to Sint Maarten student Roberto Patrick who departed for Pristina, Kosovo, on Saturday, 4 July, to participate in the 2026 Prishtina Internationa...

July 06, 2026

​Pond Island, Sint Maarten - Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten conducted an extensive walkthrough of the Philipsburg Boardwalk, using one of the area’s busier cruise days to assess enforcement concerns, beach ve...

July 06, 2026

​Pond Island, Sint Maarten – The Disney Destiny's inaugural call to St. Maarten on July 1 ushered in a significant expansion of Disney Cruise Line's presence on the island, marking the first of three scheduled Disney visits in 2026, with approximately 14 calls expected in 2027...

July 02, 2026

​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 survey and the main source of t...

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 serve...

July 02, 2026

​GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – National Disaster Coordinator and Fire Chief Clive Richardson is calling on the country's business community, particularly those operating within the tourism and hospitality sector, to review and strengthen their hurricane contingency and bus...

July 02, 2026

​PHILIPSBURG - 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 by VROMI Sec...

June 30, 2026

​GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – As Caribbean Nutrition Month June 2026 comes to an end, the Collective Prevention Service (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), is encouraging residents to continue embracing healthy eat...

June 30, 2026

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Fire Department, a department within the Ministry of General Affairs, is urging all residents, landowners, farmers, contractors, and business owners to exercise extreme caution as prolonged dry weather conditions have significantly increas...

June 30, 2026

​THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell recently met with Henrique Choer Moraes, Minister-Counsellor at the Embassy of Brazil in the Hague. The meeting followed previous encounters at diplomatic and international events and provided an op...

June 29, 2026

​Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – 29 June 2026 The Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA) hereby informs the public that, effective June 29, 2026, the Transport Section and the Taxi Dispatching & School Bus Inspection Section have relocated from their former loca...

June 29, 2026

​The Department of Statistics (STAT) has published its latest population estimates for Sint Maarten. The figures are built from vital statistics: the counts of births, deaths, and registered arrivals and departures supplied by the Civil Registry Department. They give an up...

June 29, 2026

​Philipsburg – Prime Minister Dr. Luc F.E. Mercelina welcomed Ms. Jada Benfield, a Form 4 student of St. Dominic High School, to the Cabinet of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of General Affairs as part of the school's annual Job Shadow Week 2026 initiative. The programme...