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January 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The University of St. Martin (USM) successfully hosted its New Student Orientation on Friday, welcoming incoming students and preparing them for the Spring 2026 Semester, which officially begins on Monday, January 12. The ...

January 11, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - 400–500 kg of plastic bottles, 3,000 kg of aluminum cans, and a full 240-liter bin of plastic bottle caps were collected over the period of November and December 2025, Claude Javois, President, Green Dream Projects Foundation...

January 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (CAPTAIN HODGE WHARF) — On Friday, January 9, 2026, His Excellency Governor Ajamu G. Baly hosted the 2026 New Year’s Reception and delivered an address reflecting on unity, civic responsibility, and the future of Sint Maarten. Please see below for the address Gove...

January 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - On Wednesday, 7 January, the University of St. Martin (USM) hosted an information session in which USM Research Coordinator Drs. Raymond Jessurun presented preliminary findings on the working conditions of workers and senio...

January 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Positive Foundation and the Elektralyets Foundation express profound gratitude for being named The Daily Herald’s Persons of the Year 2025. This honor reflects not only the foundations’ commitment to advancing men’s healt...

January 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/INTERNATIONAL - Sint Maarten songwriter Chanti (Chantal Richardson), of Caribbean and Danish roots, has achieved a major career milestone after being featured as a songwriter on two albums named to Billboard’s Top 25 K-Pop Albums of 2025 . Billboard’s annual Top 2...

January 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - A handful of local fishermen on Sint Maarten are starting the new year in 2026 with new boat equipment and fishing gear. The non-profit Nature Foundation Sint Maarten is pleased to announce that four fishermen recently comple...

January 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The 21 st Annual National Day of Prayer will take place on January 11 th at the Government Administration Building in Philipsburg, with the theme “ Holding fast to the Lord with hands that serve and hearts that pray”. The National Day of Prayer is he...

January 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (TEATT), in collaboration with Qredits Microfinance Sint Maarten, and supported through the E6 Country Package funded by the Temporary Work Organization...

January 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Wescot-Williams has formally called on the Kingdom government to ensure that Sint Maarten is explicitly taken into account as the Kingdom of the Netherlands continues to assess evolving conditions in...

January 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (COLE BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) arrested two male suspects on Wednesday, January 7th, 2026, following a coordinated operation at an apartment on Welfare Road in Cole Bay. The operation was initiated after KPSM received...

January 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon Lewis is calling on the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Telecommunication and Traffic (TEATT), Grisha Heyliger-Marten to take immediate and decisive acti...

January 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) and the Ministry of Public Health, Social Affairs & Labor are taking concrete steps to strengthen national capacity in critical technical fields following recent disc...