Local News

August 10, 2026

TEATT is encouraging compliance with street vending requirements. PHILIPSBURG--The Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA) is preparing an inventory and registration exercise to get an updated overview of street vending activities across St. Maarten, as the gover...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs used Sunday’s Back to School Expo to make a direct appeal to parents, teachers, businesses, community organizations and students to carry the spirit of cooperation displayed at the event into the 2026-202...

August 10, 2026

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – August 10, 2026 – Following reports of the earthquake that occurred in Colombia earlier today, the Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Mr. Claret Connor immediately reached out to the Social & Health Insu...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In continuing its roll-out of information to the public of St. Maarten and the major employment role it will be playing in the market, The Setai St. Maarten has outlined more than 185 future employment opportunities across several key areas of its pl...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH QUARTER) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating an incident that occurred in the Dutch Quarter area on Monday, August 10, 2026. Shortly after 7:00 p.m., the Central Police Dispatch received several calls reporting an ongoing altercation...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - When culture travels, it creates connections far beyond the shores from which it came. The Funtopia Youth Initiative Foundation (FYIF) recently took its Soualigan Giants Moko Jumbies across the channel to Anguilla, where they participated in the Angu...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Regional Rastafari leader and cannabis policy advocate Ras Iroy will be among the featured speakers at the upcoming public forum “Building the Future of Cannabis Regulation,” where he will address the relationship between Rastafari, reparatory justic...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Institute for Public Policy Studies (SIPPS) will host a major public dialogue on Wednesday, August 12, at PMIA Hall, Backstreet, beginning promptly at 7:00 p.m. The event is supported by the Slavery Memorial Committee. SIPPS, establi...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Faction leader of the Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon C.J. Lewis extends his deepest sympathy and unwavering support to the people of Colombia following the powerful earthquake that struck the country earlier today, r...

August 10, 2026

CARIBBEAN/SINT MAARTEN - Satellite imagery and weather data indicates that there is a healthy looking tropical disturbance that’s located over the eastern Tropical Atlantic to the southwest of the Cape Verde Islands, Crown Weather reported on Monday morning, August 10, 2026. “...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Following reports of the earthquake that occurred in Colombia earlier today, the Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Claret Connor immediately reached out to the Social & Health Insurances (SZV) to verify the w...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Sint Maarten marine conservationist Tadzio Bervoets has completed a series of professional engagements in Australia and New Zealand focused on coral reef restoration, climate resilience, environmental monitoring and stronger regional responses to cor...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a serious traffic accident that occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the T-junction formed by Flamboyant Road and L.B. Scott Road. This accident involved an SUV...