Local News

September 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - The Korps Politie Sint Maarten (KPSM) is currently investigating a drowning incident that took place at the marina in the Port de Plaisance area. Shortly after 2:30 p.m., Central Police Dispatch received a report regarding a man who had been found...

September 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Korps Politie Sint Maarten (KPSM), in collaboration with the Ministry of VROMI and several private-sector partners, will conduct a road-clearing and cleanup project on Saturday, September 5, 2026, from approximately 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The...

September 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center Foundation (SEDC) has opened registration for its Business English Communication Course – Level 1, offered through the Advanced Education Programme (AEP) of the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affair...

September 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (CAY HILL) - St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is inviting parents and expecting parents from St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba to take part in a new survey on public knowledge, perceptions and preferences around vaccination and the prevention of Respiratory Syncytia...

September 02, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - At the request of the Venezuelan authorities, HNLMS Pelikaan departed from Curaçao for the Venezuelan port of La Guaira on Tuesday, September 1. The ship is transporting drinking water to the area following the devastating earthquakes that occurred in la...

September 02, 2026

MPC Gym. SOUTH REWARD--The new gym at Milton Peters College (MPC) is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2026, while five other school gym projects are scheduled for completion between the first and third quarters of 2027. The completion timelines were...

September 02, 2026

One person died Saturday night after an accident on the R7, in the Orient Bay area. Three men were in the vehicle. According to the public prosecutor of Basse-Terre, the accident occurred in the context of a armed robbery of the vehicle .   The car went off the road on Sa...

September 02, 2026

Another large pothole has formed in Bellevue, just before the roundabout coming from Sint Maarten, on the right-hand side of the road. Particularly dangerous at night, it lies directly in the path of straight wheels. A reader reported nearly losing a wheel and damaging his veh...

September 02, 2026

In collaboration with the chamber of commerce of the Dutch side (COCI), the Saint-Martin Interprofessional Consular Chamber (CCISM) organizes, from 16 au 19 novembre, a business trip to Miami for Saint-Martin companies wishing to expand their exports to the " Gateway to the Am...

September 02, 2026

On August 6th, the Fanm Vayan association organized a morning event for young people, with the support of the Red Cross . In total, 35 children participated in this event, which was held under the banner of solidarity and sharing.   Welcomed to Concordia's premises, the c...

September 02, 2026

Nearly a year after the laying of the foundation stone The Isabella residence is taking shape in Friar's Bay. The President of the Collectivity, Louis Mussington, and the 2nd Vice-President, Bernadette Davis, visited the construction site on Monday, August 24th, a project spea...

September 02, 2026

At 8 a.m. yesterday, the road from Spring to Concordia saw a steady stream of cars, backpacks, and uniforms. In front of Daniella Jeffry Vocational High School, students trickled in, some accompanied by their parents. Between the nervousness of discovering a new classroom, the...

September 02, 2026

Last Friday the Rector of the Guadeloupe academic region Gabriele Fioni visited Soualiga College for a back-to-school meeting with managers and staff of the National Education system , in the presence of, among others, the Secretary General of the Academic Region and the Acade...