Local News

September 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten has received three Fish Aggregating Devices, or FADs, from the Government of Curaçao in an initiative aimed at expanding offshore fishing opportunities, supporting local fishers and strengthening the country’s long-term food security. Minister of To...

September 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten’s draft 2027 budget shifts millions of guilders across key public services, with more money directed to tourism promotion and road maintenance, while allocations for garbage collection and VSA decline and the Justice budget remains virtually unchanged de...

September 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Omar Ottley is questioning whether the 2027 national budget contains any meaningful relief related to GEBE, arguing that submitting the budget on time will mean little if households and businesses continue carrying high electricity costs without...

September 10, 2026

Official sign KRALENDIJK--The Public Entity of Bonaire OLB unveiled an official name sign for Plasa Machi Mimi. Commissioner Dennis Martinus did the honours in the presence of her family and the Acting Director of Spatial Planning and Development. It regards a well-known histo...

September 10, 2026

Volunteers pause for a photo with some of the items that were removed from the beach. ST. EUSTATIUS--On two separate visits, Broadreach volunteers joined STENAPA for beach cleanups at Zeelandia Beach and Compagnie Bay, removing a remarkable 7,121 pieces of litter from the Stat...

September 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten’s draft 2027 budget projects approximately Cg 670 million in income against Cg 662 million in expenditure, producing a positive budget result of about Cg 8 million, but the government’s own liquidity forecast shows that freely available cash could fall t...

September 10, 2026

Student Roger Telemaco Arrendel and School Liaison Marie T. Richardson. SOUTH REWARD--St. Dominic High School received a US $5,101 donation from alumnus Suraj Amarnani that enabled the school to complete its purchase of a new colour printer for the School Library. Amarnani, a...

September 10, 2026

Governor Ajamu Baly arriving at the House of Parliament on Tuesday PHILIPSBURG--Parliament opened the 2026-2027 parliamentary year on Tuesday with a focus on digital trust, responsible artificial intelligence and the role of technology in strengthening democracy and communitie...

September 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank has rescheduled its “Walking into the Future, Building Progress” Walk-a-Thon for Sunday, September 27, with participants set to gather at the WIB Bush Road Digital Branch for an early morning community walk focused on health, wellness and t...

September 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (CAY HILL) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM), in close cooperation with the Customs Department, Koninklijke Marechaussee (KMAR), and the Immigration Department of Sint Maarten, carried out a coordinated enforcement action at a hotel establishment in the Ca...

September 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) is pleased to announce the rescheduled date for its “Walking into the Future – Building Progress” Walk-a-Thon, now taking place on Sunday, September 27, 2026 , beginning at the WIB Bush Road Digital Branch at 5:30am ....

September 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Thursday, September 10, 2026, the President of Parliament, the Hon. Sarah A. Wescot-Williams, received a courtesy visit from the newly appointed President of the Joint Court of Justice for Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire, Sint Eustatius,...

September 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – Caribbean Wellness Day (CWD) will be observed across the region on Saturday, September 12, reminding Caribbean communities to take action and maintain healthy lifestyles under the theme “Our Mind. Our Body. Our Wellness. Empowering Caribbean...