Local News

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - A new chapter of hope is unfolding for the people of St. Martin as the Holistic Healing Center (HHC) officially opens its doors on Saturday, August 1, 2026 . More than the opening of a facility, this marks the beginning of a community movement dedica...

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), in collaboration with the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and the White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation (WYCCF), is pleased to announce a new and exciting approach to celebrating breastfeeding dur...

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) is reminding all new students enrolling in degree programs, as well as students registering for Continuing Education Program (CEP) or individual courses with prerequisite requirements, that placement testing will...

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - Winning...It's easy! Every day is a new chance to win. Various lottery games, cash prices, numerous retailers located all over Curaçao and great winning probabilities. Happy Lottery main office can be found at the Cannegieter Street #70, Philipsbur...

July 30, 2026

PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN DATE ISSUED: Thursday 30th July 2026 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Friday evening (18:00 LST) 31st July 2026   WEATHER: Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy, hazy and breezy. Brief isolated showers are possible. Friday morning th...

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Immigration and Border Protection Services (IBPS) of Sint Maarten wishes to inform all persons planning to travel from Sint Maarten to Anguilla for the upcoming Anguilla Summer Festival 2026 to ensure that they are in possession of the correct an...

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Ahead of Breastfeeding Week, former Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Richinel Brug, is calling on employers, male partners, families, institutions, and the wider community to help create an environment in which mothers who cho...

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Victorious Living Foundation (VLF) is drawing the attention of counsellors, therapists, social workers, educators and youth workers across St. Maarten and the wider Caribbean to the 2026 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference: Cutting-Edge I...

July 30, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a series of incidents that culminated in a dangerous police pursuit on the evening of Wednesday, July 29, 2026 , in the Middle Region and Dutch Quarter areas. Earlier that afternoon, police rec...

July 30, 2026

Aerial view of the eco-site at Grand Cayes, Cul-de-Sac, in 2025. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--Following a meeting Wednesday afternoon with President Louis Mussington, his staff and representatives from SXM Truckers, the decision not to allow the private sector to deposit wa...

July 30, 2026

The new Holistic Healing Center.   PHILIPSBURG--A new Holistic Healing Center (HHC) will officially open its doors in Philipsburg on Saturday, August 1, with the aim of supporting individuals, families and communities through trauma-informed healing and preventive care. F...

July 30, 2026

MEXICO CITY--Princess Juliana International Airport, PJIA, represented St. Maarten at the Airports Council International Airport Commercial Forum in Mexico City, where Corporate Communications Officer Cassie Schoutens presented the airport’s approach to strengthening its relat...

July 30, 2026

SANTO DOMINGO--St. Maarten’s four swimmers completed their final races at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games with improved performances in the 50-metre breaststroke. After advancing from the preliminary round, Emmbriel Flanders, Sevastian Williams, Adaya Bourne...