Local News

July 28, 2026

More than a hundred end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) have been identified by the territorial police in the French part of the territory. The Collectivity launched a campaign on Thursday, July 23rd, to remove these wrecks in partnership with... eco-organization I recycle my vehicle...

July 28, 2026

MP Sjamira Roseburg.   PHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg does not support legislation for St. Maarten banning children below a certain age from accessing social media. She says education and digital liter...

July 28, 2026

GREAT BAY--Social and Health Insurances, SZV, says it is implementing a Financial Sustainability Strategy aimed at controlling healthcare costs, improving premium collection, preventing fraud and reducing dependence on costly overseas medical referrals. SZV outlined the measur...

July 28, 2026

Appointed vice-rector and head of the National Education services for Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy since July 1st, Nicole Noilhetas presented on Friday the main guidelines that will direct her actions until 2030. During her first press conference, “very well supported” by...

July 28, 2026

At a time when the Regional health agencies (ARS) are subject to a national reflection on their organization The Northern Islands could to see the emergence of a more autonomous local structure During his last press briefing on the territory The director general of the ARS Gua...

July 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--The ONESXM Association has rejected claims that international support for the decolonization and self-determination of peoples under French administration automatically constitutes interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of France. The Association...

July 27, 2026

Bush Road and AJC Brouwers scheduled for this week PHILIPSBURG – The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI)announced the commencement of painting the pedestrian crossings. Starting this Thursday and ending on the weekend, the...

July 27, 2026

Fire at Corito Landfill Site. ANGUILLA--A huge fire at the Corito Landfill site started in the late afternoon of Saturday July 25. Firefighters worked tirelessly throughout the night to contain the incident. While the fire remains active and continues to burn, the Fire and Res...

July 27, 2026

Emergency rescue operation in Guana Bay secured two occupants in single-vehicle accident. GUANA BAY--St. Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a single vehicle accident that occurred in the Guana Bay area. About 10:30pm on July 24, KPSM Dis...

July 27, 2026

His statue. WILLEMSTAD--“Sociedad Bolivariana de Curazao” on Friday commemorated the 243rd birthday of South American freedom fighter Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) as well as the association’s 89th anniversary. This was done with a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of Bolívar o...

July 27, 2026

GREAT BAY--Cultural Xpression has announced its official relaunch, marking a new chapter for the independent multimedia platform dedicated to culture, creativity, entrepreneurship, wellness and community development. Founded in 2015, Cultural Xpression was created to prov...

July 27, 2026

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten: Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs has made the first two editions of the Ministry of Finance’s Finance Forward newsletter available to the public, providing updates on the Ministry’s activities during the first two quarters of the year. The digital ne...

July 27, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Recently students of the Dance and Arts Dimensions Academy Foundation (DADA) paid a courtesy visit to the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten where Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell and Cabinet staff welcomed the...