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September 15, 2026

THE HAGUE--St. Maarten will have two additional years to complete reforms under its Country Package, after the Dutch government decided to extend the reform cooperation framework with St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao through 2029. The decision became clear Tuesday with the publi...

September 15, 2026

The Collective Prevention Service (CPS) COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be open by appointment only on Friday, September 18, 2026. CPS reminds the community that COVID-19 has not disappeared. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) latest global respiratory virus upd...

September 15, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, on Tuesday, 15 September 2026, attended the Troonrede delivered by His Royal Highness King Willem-Alexander at the opening of the parliamentary year of the Second Chamber of Parl...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Secondary school students and recent graduates interested in continuing their studies in the Netherlands are being encouraged to attend a Student Support Services Division workshop on Thursday, September 17, aimed at helping them better understand the Dutch edu...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Volunteers from across St. Martin are being called to action this weekend as the island prepares for the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup, with cleanup activities scheduled on both sides of the island on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20. Saturd...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) is supporting Breathe 2026, a new three-day respiratory health conference aimed at strengthening knowledge, collaboration and public awareness around respiratory health in St. Maarten and the wider Caribbean. The inaugural confer...

September 15, 2026

THE HAGUE--St. Maarten and the wider Caribbean part of the Kingdom received expanded attention from King Willem-Alexander on Tuesday, September 15, as he devoted a 120-word passage of the annual Throne Speech to cooperation within the Kingdom, more than twice the length of the...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association (WIFOL) are being reminded that the Special General Meeting of Members will take place this Thursday, September 17, at 10:00am at the WIFOL Building, Walter J.A. Nisbeth Road 89 in Philipsburg. The me...

September 15, 2026

Caribbean entrepreneurs are being encouraged to expand beyond regional borders. PHILIPSBURG--Caribbean entrepreneurs are being encouraged to expand beyond regional borders and pursue international markets as the Island Roots to Global Routes Business Expansion Mission and Expo...

September 15, 2026

Chief Prosecutor Manon Ridderbeks during the installation session held on at the Courthouse last Friday. PHILIPSBURG--The justice system must do more to recognise the talents and potential of young people before they become involved in criminal cases, Chief Prosecutor Manon Ri...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--The work of FREEGAN Foundation in St. Maarten has received national attention in the Netherlands, with the organization featured on Dutch television program Expeditie Nederland , broadcast by Omroep MAX on NPO 2. The August 31 episode focused on social cooking...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Healthcare professionals from St. Maarten, across the Caribbean and abroad will gather September 19 and 20 for Breathe 2026: Advancing Respiratory Health, a multidisciplinary conference focused on improving respiratory care through education, collaboration and...

September 15, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Tuesday September 15 th , Member of Parliament (MP) Omar Ottley and the Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina met to discuss his proposed interim solution for regulating GEBE pricing to consumers, MP Ottley said in a press statement on Tuesday. The MP...