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July 09, 2026

A sample of a Dunning Notice. PHILIPSBURG--NV GEBE has introduced a Temporary Collection Policy aimed at helping customers bring their accounts up to date while maintaining electricity and water services through flexible payment arrangements and customer assistance programmes....

July 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The 2026 Latin American & Caribbean Baseball Tournament, scheduled for July 12 to 18, will be the first major event under a new exclusive community partnership between Xtratight Entertainment and the St. Maarten Little League Association, combining youth sp...

July 09, 2026

SABA--Workers in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba who lose their jobs through no fault of their own will soon have access to a new temporary unemployment benefit, giving eligible employees up to three months of income support at 75 per cent of their calculated wages. The arrang...

July 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Justice has officially launched its new Foreigners Management System, FMS, Online Platform, marking a major step in the modernization of immigration services in St. Maarten. Developed and implemented by the Immigration and Border Protection Serv...

July 08, 2026

WASHINGTON--International travelers entering the United States can have their phones, laptops and other electronic devices searched by border officers without a warrant under an updated U.S. Customs and Border Protection policy now in effect. The revised CBP directive, effecti...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Fashion became a platform for heritage, identity and cultural storytelling as Colors of the Caribbean took centre stage at Seaview Hotel, bringing together design, music, poetry and performance in a regional cultural showcase. Led by Project Lead and Manager Fr...

July 08, 2026

THE HAGUE--A major step has been taken toward making air travel between St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius more affordable and reliable, after the Dutch Senate approved legislation allowing the routes to be treated as an essential public service. The move creates the legal fr...

July 08, 2026

​Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – July 8, 2026 The Ministry of Justice is pleased to announce the official launch of its new Foreigners Management System (FMS) Online Platform, a major milestone in the modernization and digital transformation of Sint Maarten's immigration services....

July 08, 2026

Family members of the late Ryan Gumbs showed up in Parliament in full force on Tuesday to listen to the deliberations.   ~Offers to meet victim's family~ PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Nathalie Tackling apologised to the family of a fatal road crash victim for any offence...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--More than a year after 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘦 requested Parliament's annual performance report, and months after Parliament Chairlady Sarah Wescot-Williams indicated such a report would be presented at the opening of the new parliamentary year in Sept...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers has called on all 15 Members of Parliament to work together on legislation addressing gaps exposed by recent fatal traffic cases, proposing that the measure be developed as the “Ryan Gumbs Law” in memory of the young father whose...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Members of Parliament pressed Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling for answers on the handling of criminal investigations involving persons subject to deportation, the country's response to fatal traffic accidents, longstanding legislative gaps and whether kno...

July 08, 2026

​PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport Melissa D. Gumbs was pleased to share that Culinary Instructor Chef Renata de Weever and Junior Chef Jaenanena Joseph of the National Institute for Professional Advancement secured 3rd place in the Nevis Mango Fe...