Local News

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Parliament of St. Maarten will turn its attention this Wednesday, August 12, to proposed Kingdom legislation that would govern extradition procedures for St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao. The proposal is listed for discussion by Parliament’s Permanent Committee of...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA) has raised concerns over recurring non-compliance in St. Maarten’s expanding street vending sector, including vendors operating without permits, licensed vendors exceeding the scope of their approvals, a...

August 09, 2026

KRALENDIJK--Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius are working with the five Dutch Wadden Islands to transform their growing cooperation into a more structured alliance aimed at giving small island communities a stronger collective voice in dealings with the Dutch government. The ini...

August 09, 2026

STATIA--DEJONG has expanded its presence in the Dutch Caribbean with the opening of a physical office in Statia, strengthening the law firm’s ability to provide legal services to residents, businesses and organizations in Statia and Saba. The expansion also marks a new profess...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten: Sjemila Williams-Webster and Felix Richards will headline the speaking program at St. Maarten’s first Back 2 School Expo on Sunday, August 9, with keynote addresses focused on student readiness and parent-child communication. Williams-Webster will speak...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten is set to feature in three distinctly different cruise experiences highlighted by Condé Nast Traveler among its recommended Caribbean sailings for the upcoming winter season, giving the destination exposure across luxury yacht homeporting, upscale destin...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Global travel retail company Avolta has acquired a 51% majority stake in Penha Duty Free Group, placing the longtime Caribbean retailer’s St. Maarten operations within one of the world’s largest travel retail networks. The transaction, announced Friday, August 7, co...

August 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/SAINT MARTIN - Proposition de loi n° 2968 is the draft legislation deposited in the French National Assembly by left-wing deputies led by the left-wing political party La France Insoumise Member of Parliament Thomas Portes, calling for the complete ban on any recr...

August 09, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Recently Minister Plenipotentiary, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell received Herbert Martina, Founder and Director of the Carib-Lens Creations Foundation, at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague. During the meeting, Martina presented...

August 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is currently investigating a stabbing incident that occurred on Sunday, August 9, 2026, shortly after 6:00 a.m. on Bush Road, in the vicinity of a restaurant. The KPSM Central Dispatch Center received several c...