Local News

August 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), through the Inspectorate of Economic & Transport Affairs (IETA), wishes to remind the public of the legal requirements governing street vending in Sint Maarten an...

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...

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 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The NAGICO Group has been in existence since 1982 and provides a myriad of property and casualty as well as life products and risk solutions to its customers, who are situated throughout the Caribbean; it is a dynamic and versatile group. Through an...

August 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has outlined its ongoing efforts to manage fraud risk and strengthen cybersecurity in its 2024 Annual Report. The report highlights the actions taken by the Bank in response to growing cyber threats affecting fina...

August 08, 2026

AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport projects 1.8 million passenger movements for 2025. In the first quarter of the year, the airport recorded 256,923 arriving passengers, a 10.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Total passenger movements for the quarte...

August 08, 2026

SEATTLE, US--St. Maarten is emerging as one of the Caribbean’s strongest summer travel performers, leading a regional surge in travel interest from the United States with a reported 133% year-over-year increase in search activity. These figures were tracked by TravelAge West a...

August 08, 2026

AIRPORT--Travelers departing from St. Maarten now have a fresh and convenient option to explore the Caribbean, thanks to a major regional expansion by Sunrise Airways. The carrier has launched six new nonstop routes from Princess Juliana International Airport, providing direct...

August 08, 2026

(𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 1 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛...

August 08, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--The Government of Curaçao has announced the upcoming Curaçao International Investment Summit (CIIS) 2025, taking place from December 2–5, 2025, in the historic and picturesque city of Willemstad, a UNESCO World Heritage site. CIIS 2025 is set to become the Caribbea...

August 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Francisco Lacroes is calling for immediate and coordinated action to address the housing challenges faced by St. Maarten students in the Netherlands, emphasizing that “time is of the essence.” At the same time, he is asking parents and students...

August 08, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao’s Minister of Finance Javier Silvania has raised serious concerns over the recent appointment of José Jardim, former Financial and Economic Director at the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS), as CEO of Banco di Caribe, a financial institution t...