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April 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Ongoing efforts to improve cleanliness in Philipsburg and enhance both the visitor and resident experience are continuing with the phased placement of multifunction garbage bins in key areas across St. Maarten's capital, Phil...

April 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richinel Brug, joined the Ambulance Department early this morning to carry out a shift in support of the Jouvert Morning parade. The experience provided a firsthand look at the e...

April 27, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Richinel Brug, recently paid a working visit to the Freegan Food Foundation at their distribution location, where he met with volunteers and observed firsthand the ...

April 27, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita R. Arrindell met with representatives of the Aruba National Archives to gather insights and best practices, including experiences, in support of establishing a National Archive for Sint Maarten. The meeting which t...

April 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) – Several guests vacationing on the ‘Friendly Island’ from Aylesburg, United Kingdom, reviewed Cabana Bar & Restaurant located at Hilton Vacation Club Royal Palm Resort near the Simpson Bay Bridge via Tripadvisor, and found the location of the re...

April 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Students and educators are one step closer to returning to classrooms at Sister Marie Laurence School (SML) in Middle Region as the Fostering Resilient Learning Project (FRLP) marks the start of the construction phase following the signing of the wor...

April 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Mr. Richinel Brug, is pleased to report on the successful outcomes of the “Minister in Your Neighbourhood” that was at the Community Help Desk held ...

April 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – “It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that the Ministry of Justice announces the passing of our KPSM colleague, Brigadier Keri Hyman, on the evening of April 23rd, 2026,” the statement from the cabinet of the Ministe...

April 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs reacted with surprise to the announcement that the hauler contracted to pick up garbage in Cole Bay has not been paid for three (3) months. Minister Gumbs stated that he wasn’t aware of non...

April 24, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) informs the general public that the first phase of the Inter-Insular Gun Amnesty Program has officially concluded. During this initial phase, individuals were given the opportunity to v...

April 23, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on April 24, 2026. The Public meeting is scheduled for Friday at 11.30 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The agenda points are: Incoming documents Advice on a Re...

April 23, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – (UPDATE) The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) hereby informs the public that the 15-year-old female, previously reported missing, has safely returned home. KPSM received information from the mother of the minor, identified by the initials C.T., co...

April 23, 2026

ARUBA (ORANJESTAD) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, while attending the 21st European Union (EU) Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) EU-OCT Forum in Aruba, had the opportunity to meet with the Development Bank of Latin Americ...