Local News

September 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Marvin Hokstam Baapoure, a former St. Maarten journalist now visiting the island for the Reading Festival, will meet with the Surinamese community at Makan Bersama restaurant on Friday, where he will present and sign copies of his debut novel, the historical th...

September 21, 2026

The parking lot located across the street from the Central Bank Building between the Walter A. Nisbeth Road and the Salt Pond will be temporarily closed to motorized traffic.   The closure of the parking lot will start from Thursday evening September 24 at 7:00 PM until F...

September 21, 2026

Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten H.E. Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, attended a reception in The Hague hosted by the Embassy of Chile in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to commemorate Chile’s National Day and celebrate the country’s culture, identity, and traditions. The ga...

September 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Stichting Biblionef Netherlands, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, the Library of St. Maarten, the Help Our Children Foundation and the University of St. Martin (USM), will host the Third Reading Festival: St. Maarten Ed...

September 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - SZV Social & Health Insurances is inviting clients to participate in its 2026 Customer Experience Survey, running from September 21 through October 2, 2026. The annual survey gives clients an opportunity to share their experiences with SZV servic...

September 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/NEW YORK — Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), the Honorable Claret Connor, today delivered remarks during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Global Compact High-Level Forum on the Coalition for Sustainable...

September 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Positive Foundation and Elektralyets Foundation are celebrating the strongest participation in the history of the “Man UP, Check UP” Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign , with 518 men receiving free PSA prostate cancer screenings during screening...

September 21, 2026

NEW YORK — Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), the Honorable Claret Connor, today delivered remarks during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Global Compact High-Level Forum on the Coalition for Sustainable Procurement....

September 21, 2026

The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Minister VSA) Hon. Claret Connor said on Sunday that the world will be observing World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, 2026, under the international theme: “The Earlier You Know, The More You Can Do: A Dementia Diag...

September 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Martin Promoting Young Ambassadors Foundation (SMPYA), its President Angelique J.G. Romou, members and “The Kids Place” radio program are celebrating Senior SXM Young Ambassador Showanna Arthurs following her graduation from Monroe University with a Bac...

September 21, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Victorious Living Publishing is delighted to welcome TelEm Group as a Silver Literary Partner for In Emilio Wilson Park with Uncle Joe , the debut book by St. Maarten veteran educator Oswald Francis. TelEm’s generous contribution will help place the...

September 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten households and businesses could face renewed pressure from higher fuel and electricity costs as global oil inventories continue to fall and crude oil remains above US$100 per barrel. Brent crude, the major international benchmark, closed Friday, Septembe...

September 20, 2026

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico--A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrew carried out a complex, long-range medical evacuation Saturday morning, rescuing a 46-year-old mariner from a commercial vessel approximately 100 nautical miles east of St. Maarten. The mariner, who wa...