Local News

August 07, 2026

“Enough is enough”. The message was clear on Friday, July 31st at the CCISM, where the FIPCOM – MEDEF Saint-Martin brought together several representatives from the economic world to raise awareness about payment delays by the local authority. Construction workers, transporter...

August 07, 2026

Soon the kick-off of the new Thelbert Carti stadium Nine years after Hurricane Irma, the project of reconstruction of the Thelbert Carti stadium will soon enter its concrete phase. Meeting on Tuesday in Quartier d'Orléans, elected officials from the Collectivity, state service...

August 07, 2026

Before flying off alone to the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships In Japan, the cyclist from Saint-Martin organizes Sunday, August 9th, a race on the Dutch side . The " Eric Hélan Grand Prix " will bring together cycling enthusiasts while allowing him to raise some funds for h...

August 07, 2026

For several weeks now, a striking fuchsia pink hue has been coloring part of the Biodiversity Mangrove Nursery and the Griselle pond, near the Salines d'Orient pond. This natural phenomenon, as spectacular as it is ephemeral , is not not linked to pollution but under specific...

August 07, 2026

Près d’un demi-siècle après sa création, le Rubik's Cube n’a rien perdu de sa popularité en faisant son entrée dans les compétitions officielles à Saint-Martin le 1er août, avant une seconde journée organisée le 2 août à Sint Maarten. Homologués par la World Cube Association (...

August 06, 2026

AMSTERDAM--Journalist, author and AFRO Magazine founder Marvin Hokstam Baapoure has released his debut novel, Het Punt., a historical thriller that combines a murder investigation with questions of racism, identity, colonial history and the lasting influence of the past. The n...

August 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) officially launched its Start Smart Entrepreneur Development Programme on Tuesday, August 4, at the Small Business Academy, marking the official start of one of the Chamber’s flagship entrepreneurial dev...

August 06, 2026

On Tuesday , August 4th, 2026, Minister Plenipotentiary, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell met with Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS), Melissa D. Gumbs, during a working visit to the Cabinet in The Hague. During the meeting, Minister Arrindell provided an update o...

August 06, 2026

Fire Chief and National Disaster Coordinator (NDC) of the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) Clive Richardson, says the Colorado State University (CSU) Department of Atmospheric Science latest forecast from August 5, 2026, maintains that the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season wil...

August 06, 2026

2026 Atlantic hurricane seasonal outlook August update: Forecasters from NOAA’s National Weather Service updated today the number of expected named storms to 7-13 (with winds of 39 mph or greater), of which 2-6 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or greater), including 0-2 major hurricanes (winds of 111 mph or greater). These ranges cover the entire season from June 1 through November 30 and are inclusive of the two tropical storms that have already formed.

August 06, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – On Tuesday, August 4th, 2026, Minister Plenipotentiary, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell met with Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS), Melissa D. Gumbs, during a working visit to the Cabinet in The Hague. During the meeting, Minister A...

August 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POINT BLANCHE) - The Marine detachment on Sint Maarten assisted yesterday (Ed. Wednesday, August 5, 2026) in searching the Point Blanche Correctional Facility on the island, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Thursday. The operation was prompted by a...

August 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Darryl York has formally written to the President of Parliament, Sarah Wescot-Williams, requesting a status update on, and the immediate release of, the overdue 2025 Parliamentary Annual Report. With Parliament set to conven...