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August 18, 2026

SIPPS President Dr. Julio R. Romney addressing attendees. PHILIPSBURG--The harms of Dutch colonial enslavement continue to affect St. Maarten’s social, economic and political structures, according to the St. Maarten Institute for Public Policy Studies (SIPPS), which hosted a p...

August 18, 2026

A scene during the ceremony. HARBOUR VIEW--A total of 74 people representing 18 different nationalities obtained Dutch citizenship during the fourth naturalisation ceremony of 2026, held at the Cabinet of the Governor of St. Maarten. The ceremony took place on Tuesday, August...

August 18, 2026

Students who attended the orientation event. POND ISLAND--The University of St. Martin (USM) welcomed its newest students during New Student Orientation on Friday, August 14, as the university prepared for the Fall 2026 semester, which officially began Monday, August 17. The o...

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--More than 200 students across St. Maarten received school supplies and other back-to-school support through Ingemar Arndell’s Annual Back-to-School Drive, which continued its focus this year on helping children and families facing difficult circumstances. What began...

August 18, 2026

MPs and parliament staff with SMMC representatives on the roof of the SMGH building. CAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) recently provided a tour of the St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) construction site to Members of Parliament (MPs) and other Parliament staff. Cha...

August 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport is once again hosting a free workshop for students interested in continuing their studies in the United States or Canada entitled “College or Universi...

August 18, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, the Honorable Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, attended the National Commemoration of 15 August 1945 at the Indisch Monument in The Hague. The annual commemoration marks the official end of the Second World War...

August 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – Collective Prevention Services (CPS) has successfully concluded its 2026 World Breastfeeding Week activities, culminating in the 3rd Annual Moms' Health Fair, held on Saturday, August 8, 2026. This year's activities were held under the theme&...

August 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Sports Federation (SMSF) proudly celebrates another important milestone in its commitment to strengthening sport through education, capacity building, and strategic partnerships. From June 4 to July 19, 2026, Latoya Lake of SXM Sports...

August 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) welcomed faculty members to campus on Friday, August 14, for its Fall 2026 Faculty Meeting, bringing lecturers together ahead of the official start of the new academic semester. The meeting provided an opportunity...

August 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) and Vice Chairman of the Justice Committee in Parliament, Lyndon Lewis has expressed concern over the Minister of Justice, Nathalie Tackling, refusal to commission an independent review into t...

August 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) is proud to support the upgrade of the playground at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex as part of its ongoing commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility. The project originated from discussions between WIB and the Na...

August 18, 2026

Collective Prevention Services (CPS) has successfully concluded its 2026 World Breastfeeding Week activities, culminating in the 3rd Annual Moms’ Health Fair, held on Saturday, August 8, 2026. This year’s activities were held under the theme  “Breastfeeding fo...