Local News

September 06, 2026

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), is urging residents to take immediate action to prevent mosquito breeding following the heavy rainfall experienced on Sunday. The combination of rai...

September 06, 2026

GREAT BAY--The President of Parliament, the Hon. MP Sarah A. Wescot-Williams, as well as the Secretary General of Parliament, Garrick Richardson, participated in the 16th Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians, the 19th Presiding Officers and Clerks Conference, the 19th...

September 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The President of Parliament, the Hon. Mrs. Sarah A. Wescot-Williams, as well as the Secretary General of Parliament, Mr. G.J. Richardson, participated in the 16th Regional Conference of Women Parliamentarians, the 19th Presiding Officers and Clerks C...

September 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (COMMENTARY – By Sherritza Peterson, & drs. Xiomara Balentina) - In part one we discussed how Caribbean people have always produced knowledge, even though there is a tendency to praise external knowledge, while downplaying the value of local knowledge. In part...

September 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POINT PIROUETTE) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a reported home invasion that occurred this morning, Saturday, September 5, 2026. Shortly after 10:30 a.m., Central Dispatch received several calls concerning a home invasion at a residen...

September 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Five new automated weather stations are helping the Meteorological Department of Sint Maarten build a clearer picture of local weather conditions, with observations from different locations across the country. The new network is one of a wide range o...

September 04, 2026

NEW YORK--The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to support the gradual phaseout of the traditional Mercator world map in favor of a projection that more accurately represents the true size of Africa and other regions of the world. A total of 164 countrie...

September 04, 2026

KRALENDIJK--James Finies will officially launch Partido Pueblo Progresivo, PPP, on September 6, Bonaire Day, introducing a new political movement built around what it describes as a central principle: “Every Inhabitant First.” PPP says it will position itself as an inclusive p...

September 04, 2026

WILLEMSTAD--The four countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands agree that closer police and justice cooperation has become increasingly urgent as organized criminal networks operate across national borders, but they remain divided over how the exchange of police and judicial...

September 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Claret Connor has welcomed the opening of the White & Yellow Cross Psychogeriatric Daycare and Training Facility, describing the new center as an important investment in the dignity, care and qua...

September 04, 2026

After more than a year of intensive training, professional development, and personal growth,  16 recruits from the 2025 Junior Coast Guard Crew Member Program (JBK)  have successfully completed their training. The graduates represent Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten,...

September 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Foundation will host its 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Lantern Light on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 7:00pm at the Philipsburg Boardwalk Sports Park, bringing the community together for an evening of remembrance, re...

September 04, 2026

THE HAGUE--Thousands of homophobic messages have been posted beneath social media updates from Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, with an investigation finding that roughly one in every 20 replies to his official X account contained anti-gay abuse. And that's just via X (formerl...