Local News

July 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - Today, July 24, 2026, the University of St. Martin joins the wider community in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Albert Claudius “Claude” Wathey. Born on July 24, 1926, Dr. Wathey is remembered as a visionary leader whose con...

July 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Access to books, knowledge and lifelong learning took an important step forward with the signing of a Declaration of Cooperation between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport (MECYS), and the Sint Maarten Libr...

July 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (BETTY ESTATE) - On Thursday, July 24, at approximately 7:30 a.m., KPSM Dispatch received a report of a shooting in the Betty Estate area. Patrol officers were immediately dispatched to the location. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from two...

July 24, 2026

Today July 23, 2026 a coordination meeting was held at the KPSM Headquarters, bringing together representatives of the Ministry of VROMI, contractors responsible for the construction of the new Point Blanche Prison, and KPSM representative. The meeting focused on developing an...

July 24, 2026

Seated l-r, Minister Melissa Gumbs, Joseanne Peterson and Minister Nathalie Tackling along with Prison Management, The St. Maarten Library Management and inmates of the Point Blanche Prison at the signing ceremony.  POINTE BLANCHE--Access to books, knowledge and lifelong...

July 24, 2026

POND ISLAND--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) has awarded a contract to Pinnacle Consultants, a St. Maarten-based consulting firm, to develop the institutional and operational framework for the establishment of an Investment Pr...

July 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--The NAPB St. Maarten Police Union has welcomed Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten’s initiative to convene an urgent meeting with the Ministry of Justice and other partners following recent criminal incidents...

July 24, 2026

The amendment that was to authorize, under certain conditions, the culling of stray dogs in several overseas territories has finally been withdrawn from the emergency bill for agricultural protection and sovereignty . When joint parity committee On July 16, seven members of pa...

July 24, 2026

Project ecological rehabilitation of the Galisbay pond supported by the Collectivity of Saint-Martin, it was selected as part of the European BESTLIFE2030 program, a scheme financed by the European Union with the support of the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), intended to...

July 24, 2026

The First Overseas Economic Conference have opened a joint reflection on the levers for development of the eleven overseas territories.     For Alain Di Crescenzo, president of CCI France, the challenge is to shift perspectives: “I’m always told about the difficultie...

July 24, 2026

For this sixth edition from November 11th to 22nd, the tourism office (OT) unveiled a program blending unmissable events and new features, with an original theme: coconut, chosen as the star ingredient of the year. Guadeloupean chef Jimmy Bibrac, winner of the Best Recipe in F...

July 24, 2026

This Tuesday, July 21, 2026, the Grand-Case festival combined cultural celebration, historical tribute and recognition towards those who contribute to the dynamism of the neighborhood.     The day began with a mass at Mary Star of the Sea Church, followed by the inau...

July 24, 2026

Around thirty relatives, colleagues and former students gathered Tuesday evening in the Galisbay parking lot to pay tribute to Gabriel " Gaby " Marbœuf. The 76-year-old driving instructor, who died on July 9 in a road accident in Bellevue, near the border with Sint Maarten, tr...