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August 07, 2026

COCI representatives and some of the attendees to the session. PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) delivered a business information session for members of the Jamaican diaspora, providing guidance on starting and operating a business in St. Maa...

August 07, 2026

New call handlers with Governor and other officials from the Control Room. ANGUILLA--Tuesday, August 4, was the official opening ceremony for ten newly recruited call handlers who have commenced a six-week training programme for the Joint Emergency Services Control Room (JESCR...

August 07, 2026

ARC ‘24 de Julio’. WILLEMSTAD--Colombian naval vessel ARC “24 de Julio” docked at the Mathey Wharf in the port of Willemstad on Monday morning. The arrival was officially welcomed by the Ambassador and Consul of Colombia to Curaçao Pablo Antonio Rebolledo Schloss and the ship’...

August 07, 2026

“De Wizard”. ANGUILLA--The race to be crowned Champion of Champions has just started and continues all week. Two exciting races took place on Sunday and Monday for the A Class boats. “De Wizard” won both races, so currently stands at the top of the rankings with ten points. In...

August 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--Parents attending the inaugural Back-to-School Expo on Sunday, August 9, at the Aleeze Convention Center will have an opportunity to do more than prepare their children academically for the new school year. They will also be able to take a practical step toward thei...

August 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--Merchants on Backstreet are calling on government to extend the placement of communal garbage bins beyond the Boardwalk and Frontstreet and to provide an update on the remaining bins ordered to be placed specifically in the Philipsburg area. Merchants, speaking to �...

August 07, 2026

MARIGOT--President of the Cultural Commission Valerie Damasseau and Cultural Department Director Claudine Lake Mingau are inviting the public to participate in the next phase of the process to create a territorial flag representing the identity, culture and heritage of Saint-M...

August 07, 2026

The Sint Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center (SEDC) is inviting aspiring and existing poultry farmers to register for its upcoming Certified Poultry Production and Processing Training Program. The intensive program is designed to strengthen local poultry production and...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (ST. PETERS) - Today August 7, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., KPSM Central Dispatch received a report of a shooting incident in the St. Peters area. For reasons that are currently unknown, a male victim sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body. His injuries...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center (SEDC) is inviting aspiring and existing poultry farmers to register for its upcoming Certified Poultry Production and Processing Training Program. The intensive program is designed to strengthen l...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The KPSM traffic department was notified of a traffic accident involving an ATV motorcycle and a pickup truck in the vicinity of the Freedom Fighters Roundabout. Preliminary information indicates that, for reasons yet to be determined, the rider of t...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Association for Development Environment (SMADE) is pleased to announce its newly elected Board and its strategic priorities for 2026, with a strong commitment to increasing the participation of local companies and professionals in maj...

August 07, 2026

SOUTH REWARD--The Community Collective of South Reward extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of Casimir Codrington and the Ortega family following the violent incident in Reward on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, which claime...