Local News

July 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Omar Ottley is calling on the Government of St. Maarten to take immediate action to provide meaningful relief to the people by reducing GEBE’s base tariff, especially in light of the recently announced increase in the fuel c...

July 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Hearing-free period during the summer holidays, that was the announcement coming from the Joint Court of Justice regarding their summer recess. In connection with the summer holidays, a hearing-free period applies at all branches of the Joint Court o...

July 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - NV GEBE wishes to inform the community that the electricity fuel clause has been increased to XCG 0.49, effective today, July 10, 2026. This increase will be reflected on the July 2026 electricity invoices, which are scheduled to be distributed begin...

July 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In a follow-up inspection in which the fieldwork was carried out during the period of June to October 2025, the Law Enforcement Council (the Council) has determined that implementation of previous recommendations by the Council for the Sint Maarten P...

July 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) proudly presents one of the most ambitious private-sector economic initiatives ever undertaken in the region; the "Island Roots to Global Routes" Caribbean Business Expansion Mission & Exp...

July 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Motorworld, regional distributor for Chery in the Caribbean, has marked a major milestone with the successful launch of the automotive brand across Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, completing three consecutive island openings in early July. Chery officially opened i...

July 10, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams says the unprecedented use of artificial intelligence during Parliament's review of the 2026 national budget should serve as a learning opportunity to strengthen parliamentary oversight, with the focus on asking better...

July 10, 2026

The accident scene Thursday on the French side of the Cole Bay border monument. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--A 76-year-old man was pronounced dead following a head-on collision between two French-side registered vehicles on the Bellevue RN7, close to the Cole Bay border mon...

July 10, 2026

​I come to you today with important news news that affects every single one of us who calls this island home. The Court of First Instance has issued a landmark ruling confirming what we have long maintained: Mullet Bay Beach has always been, and remains, public property be...

July 09, 2026

KRALENDIJK--The Plenary of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) has unanimously elected Bonaire human rights advocate James Finies as President of the organization's Decolonization Committee. COPPPAL brings together 80 poli...

July 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Dutch St. Maarten has received major international exposure in two Los Angeles Times special supplement features highlighting the country's tourism strength, growing luxury market, expanding air and cruise connectivity and increasingly important role as a logistics...

July 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) — For Bernadetta Davis , a 69-year-old reader who was born in Curaçao and raised on St. Martin, In Emilio Wilson Park with Uncle Joe did something remarkable: it made her feel like a child again. Legally blind, Mrs. Davis experiences the book through t...

July 09, 2026

MARIGOT--First Vice President Alain Richardson has used a series of Los Angeles Times special supplement features to outline an ambitious development agenda for French Saint Martin, highlighting plans for major housing expansion, new hotel rooms, infrastructure upgrades, renew...