Local News

September 11, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--International fashion retailer Zara has opened its largest store in the Caribbean at the Sambil shopping center in Curaçao, marking a major expansion of the island’s retail offering and adding another global brand to the growing commercial complex. The new Zara spa...

September 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Department of Youth, within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, is moving ahead with development of St. Maarten’s Early Childhood Development Curriculum Guide, with classroom observations completed at nine ECD centers and a two-week pilot o...

September 11, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Parliament will sit in a plenary session today, Friday, September 11 at 10.00am in the General Assembly Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The agenda points are: 1. Incoming documents 2. Advice regarding the installation and composition of the Permanent a...

September 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, the Honorable Dr. Luc Mercelina, held an introductory meeting with the President of the Joint Court of Justice, mr. Sigmar Carmelia, at the Government Administration Building on Friday. The meeting prov...

September 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, students at the St. Maarten Vocational Training School (SVTS) took part in a hands-on bootcamp initiative led by the Royal Netherlands Marines Corps, giving young people on the island a firsthand look at military disci...

September 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) is advising the public to take necessary precautions following the Air Quality Advisory issued by the Meteorological Department St. Maarten, which indicates that deteriorating air qual...

September 11, 2026

CAY HILL--La Policía de Sint Maarten (KPSM), en estrecha colaboración con el Departamento de Aduanas, la Real Gendarmería (KMAR) y el Departamento de Inmigración de Sint Maarten, llevó a cabo una operación coordinada en un hotel de la zona de Cay Hill. Esta operación conjunta...

September 11, 2026

The speed bump have appeared in several neighborhoods of Saint-Martin, as part of renovation work. Their installation, scheduled from September 7 to 30, was reportedly decided in consultation with the road safety services of the Community.   For both motorists and two-whe...

September 11, 2026

On November 13, 2025, a fight broke out in a bakery in Hope Estate between two women: the ex-partner and the wife of a man. On Thursday, September 3, the court sentenced the man to eight months in prison for, among other things, dragging his ex-partner by her hair in the baker...

September 11, 2026

From February 1, 2027, Air France will deploy its Airbus A350-900 departing from Saint Martin via Juliana Airport, with up to 14 weekly flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle. A new step for the 8th best airline in the world, which has been present on the island since 1975.  ...

September 11, 2026

The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM), in close cooperation with the Customs Department, KoninklijkeMarechaussee (KMAR), and the Immigration Department of Sint Maarten, carried out a coordinated enforcement action at a hotel establishment in the Cay Hill area....

September 11, 2026

Le Territorial Olympic Committee of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin (CTOS SBSM) invites the public to a meeting this Sunday, September 13, from 15 p.m. to 17 p.m., on Waï Beach in Orient Bay, for the 2nd edition of the Beach Games A free afternoon dedicated to discovery and...

September 11, 2026

Le La Chapelle Theater organizes an information and registration day for children, teenagers and adults, this Saturday, September 12th, from 10am to 18pm , at Orient Bay. The only theatre in Saint-Martin, La Chapelle offers the opportunity to discover or delve deeper into the...