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August 20, 2026

MP Lyndon Lewis. PHILIPSBURG--Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) and Vice Chairman of Parliament’s Justice Committee Lyndon Lewis is calling for an independent review into the temporary designation of Chief of Police Carl John as Acting Secretary-General...

August 20, 2026

Demonstrators WILLEMSTAD--Activist groups “Sin Kabes” and Curaçao Nature Conservation staged a protest on Sunday against construction and development projects across the island that they say do not sufficiently consider the interests of local residents or the environment. They...

August 20, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, recently received Gerbert Kunst, Dutch Representative for Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten, for a courtesy visit at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary. This marked Kunst’s second visit to...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Honorable Minister of Finance, Marinka Gumbs is moving forward with the introduction of a pension contribution for political officeholders, which include Ministers, the Minister Plenipotentiary and Members of Parliament, as part of her broader effort...

August 20, 2026

PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN DATE ISSUED: Thursday 20th August 2026 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Friday evening (18:00 LST) 21st August 2026   WEATHER: Tonight, through Friday evening: Cloudy to partly cloudy and slightly hazy. Isolated showers ar...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina, on behalf of the Government and people of Sint Maarten, has expressed solidarity with the Government and people of the Republic of Peru following the powerful earthquake that struck the country on Thursday,...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) is pleased to announce that construction has officially begun construction on its new Curbside Check-In facility. This is an important infrastructure improvement designed to add much-needed capa...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on August 21, 2026. The Public meeting which was adjourned on August 20, 2026, will be reconvened on Friday at 10.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Ph...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - 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 provid...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) is reminding the general public that registration for Carnival 2027 will officially close on September 1, 2026. Registration will close for troupes, booths, pageants, bands and the calypso compet...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport Melissa D. Gumbs signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the St. Maarten Development Fund, represented by Managing Director Makhicia Brooks. The MOU outlines the manage...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – As the 2026–2027 school year got underway this week, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is encouraging parents, guardians and caregivers to help school-aged children adopt healthy eating habits and active lifestyles. Nutritious meals ar...

August 20, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) is reminding the general public that registration for Carnival 2027 will officially close on September 1, 2026. Registration will close for troupes, booths, pageants, bands and the calypso compet...