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August 22, 2026

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August 22, 2026

DATE ISSUED: Saturday 22 nd August 2026 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Sunday evening (18:00 LST) 23 rd August 2026 WEATHER: Tonight: Warm and slightly hazy with isolated showers. Sunday morning through evening: Hot and humid with isolated showers. Forecast High: 3...

August 22, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) and the Prosecutor’s Office are renewing their appeal for information concerning the suspected shooter in the ongoing “Alligator” investigation. The suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerou...

August 22, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Freegan Food Foundation is opening registration for a new cycle of the Freegan Food Market, the foundation said on Saturday, August 22, 2026, in a press statement. “Our program that helps families and individuals in St. Maarten who are struggling to...

August 22, 2026

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, Melissa D. Gumbs, took time to address rumours that several schools were not briefed about the pending closure of their gymnasiums. In a media statement provided on Thursday evening, Gumbs provided back...

August 22, 2026

Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs.  PHILIPSBURG--Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) currently make no employee contribution toward the pension benefits attached to their political office, but Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs wants that to change with a proposed 8% pensi...

August 22, 2026

The large summer sale organized by the association Action économique et citoyenne (AEC) was a great success in downtown Marigot, with a sustained influx of people around promotional offers and entertainment. On Friday, August 7th, local businesses participated in the event fro...

August 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten is confronting two significant capacity and financial realities as Government presents its 2026 Budget to Parliament: a major personnel shortage within the Ministry of General Affairs and public debt projected to reach approximately Cg. 1.047 billio...

August 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Claret Connor presented a 2026 VSA budget of just under XCG 109 million, an increase of approximately 12 percent over 2025, while stressing that much of the Ministry’s funding is already committed to healt...

August 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Youth and Sport (ECYS), with approximately Cg. 77.5 million allocated in the 2026 Budget, as Minister Melissa Gumbs outlined a wide-ranging agenda covering education reform, cultural preservation, youth development, sports, digital transformation and major exte...

August 22, 2026

GREAT BAY- - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs used her closing remarks during the 2026 Budget debate to call for greater shared responsibility across St. Maarten, stressing that Government funding alone cannot deliver the outcomes the country...

August 22, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Ludmila de Weever is calling for greater attention to special-needs support for children under the age of seven, saying a gap remains in the education and care system for young children with learning disabilities...

August 22, 2026

PHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilience St Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg would like tax exemptions expanded to cover more basic goods coupled with stronger price controls as measures to help residents cope with high grocery, gas and other living co...