Local News

July 30, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, ECYS, Melissa Gumbs on Wednesday said that her Ministry is moving into the first phase of stakeholder consultations as it develops a policy to guide the responsible use of artificial intelligence in education. Th...

July 30, 2026

GREAT BAY--Preparations are officially underway for the 2027 Special Olympics Kingdom Games as Special Olympics St. Maarten, SOSM, together with its Kingdom partners, concluded an intensive two-day planning mission that marks the beginning of the island’s journey toward h...

July 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Department of Communication (DCOMM) recently interviewed the Interim Inspector General Dr. Joe Alcalá to provide the public with general information and an update on the latest developments at the office of the Inspectorate of Public Health, Soci...

July 29, 2026

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), is advising residents and visitors to take appropriate health precautions following the arrival of large quantitie...

July 29, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – On July 24th, 2026, Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, attended the official festivities marking the conclusion of the 108th International Four Days Marches (Vierdaagse) in Nijmegen, one of the world’s large...

July 29, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten will return to one of the world’s leading sailing exhibitions in October, as the St. Maarten Marine Trades Association, SMMTA and the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) prepares to promote the country at the 2026 Annapolis Sailboat Show in Maryland. The sh...

July 29, 2026

CAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center, SMMC, is developing a coordinated relocation strategy based on the “Seven Movements of Healthcare” to guide the transfer of hospital services into the new St. Maarten General Hospital, SMGH. The seven movements cover the areas that mu...

July 29, 2026

Jeudi 23 juillet, l’Établissement des eaux et de l’assainissement de Saint-Martin (EEASM) a présenté son fonctionnement du nouveau réseau au conseil de quartier 2 et à une dizaine d’habitants présents. Objectif : accompagner les riverains dans leur raccordement au réseau colle...

July 29, 2026

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday 29 th July 2026 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Thursday evening (18:00 LST) 30 th July 2026   WEATHER: Tonight: Warm, hazy, and breezy. Thursday morning through evening: Variably cloudy, slightly hazy and breezy. There is a low chance of showe...

July 29, 2026

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July 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), is advising residents and visitors to take appropriate health precautions following the arrival of large quantiti...

July 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In the Themis criminal investigation, the hearing against suspect Shurandy A.Q. will begin, the Court of Justice said in a press statement on Wednesday. The first pro forma hearing against this suspect will take place on Monday, August 10, 2026, at 0...

July 29, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Young people often have ideas about what could make their community better. What they may not always have is the opportunity, support or resources to turn those ideas into something real. The St. Maarten Development Fund is inviting young adults betw...