Local News

August 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--Native Nation SXM (NNCSXM) is continuing its monthly Food Basket Drive, an initiative designed to provide fresh, locally grown produce to community members in need while also creating direct support for St. Maarten’s farmers. Through the initiative, approximate...

August 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly visible in the work of St. Maarten's Government and Parliament, two developments in the Netherlands offer the country a timely opportunity to avoid building its public-sector AI framework entirely from the ground...

August 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Viren Kotai is calling on Government to place the same urgency on finding new and sustainable sources of revenue as it has placed on reducing expenditure, arguing that St. Maarten cannot continue approaching its financial challenges primari...

August 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten will be among the Caribbean destinations welcoming MSC Cruises’ newest flagship, MSC World Asia, after the cruise line announced a major change to its Winter 2027/2028 deployment that will send the new vessel across the Atlantic for a season in the...

August 24, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, met with Michel Teunisse, Principal Consultant at Aon, for a constructive exchange on areas of mutual interest and possible future cooperation. Teunisse has longstanding ties to...

August 24, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Freegan Food Foundation has opened registration for a new cycle of the Freegan Food Market, its community support program designed to assist families and individuals in St. Maarten who are struggling to make ends meet. Unlike a traditional food bank, the Fr...

August 24, 2026

HILVERSUM, Netherlands--Twelve-year-old St. Maarten footballer Simon Marcus van Iersel has been officially invited to trial with the FC Utrecht Pre Academie Shadow Team O13, marking another major step in his young football career. The trials are scheduled for October and Novem...

August 24, 2026

BONAIRE (KRALENDIJK) - Jan Helmond has requested the King to grant him resignation as Acting Kingdom Representative effective January 1, 2027. Although his statutory appointment continues until he reaches the age of 70, he has chosen to retire earlier. Until that time, he will...

August 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) hereby informs interested parties of an extension to the submission deadline for the public tender “Design, Preparation and Construction Management for Drainage...

August 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SOUTH REWARD) - St. Dominic High School is proud to announce the exceptional performance of its students in the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Examinations administered by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in May/June 2026. The results re...

August 24, 2026

SINT MARTIN (GREAT BAY/MARIGOT) - The St. Martin Unity Flag has been “hoisted” on Wikipedia! The phrase is a playful reference to the banner that symbolizes the island’s historic unity and now has its own page in the free, collaboratively edited online encyclopedia. The Unity...

August 24, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, met with Michel Teunisse, Principal Consultant at Aon, for a constructive exchange on areas of mutual interest and possible future cooperation. Teunisse has longstanding ties to...

August 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Judicial and Institutional Services (J&IS) and the Court of Guardianship (CoG) are aware of the recent public discussion regarding corporal punishment and physical discipline of children. Given the importance of this topic, both institutions wish...