Soualiga Newsday

May 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/Fort Lauderdale, Florida — The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB – Dutch) and the St. Martin Tourism Office (STO – French) delivered a powerful and unified destination showcase at the 20th Annual CLIA Cruise Conference 360, held April 21–26,...

May 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Lions Club proudly completed the first phase of Lion President Alvin Prescod’s Signature Project of the Year — the Vision Care Program — held from April 14th to 16th, 2026, at the St. Maarten Lion’s Den. This ...

May 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) — Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richinel Brug, is informing the public of recent developments regarding a reported Hantavirus cluster aboard a cruise ship, while reassuring the community that th...

May 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In celebration of Nurses Week, Member of Parliament (MP) Veronica Jansen-Webster extends heartfelt congratulations and appreciation to all nurses across St. Maarten for their dedication, compassion, and commitment to caring f...

May 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Francisco A. Lacroes has formally requested Government to provide a comprehensive assessment of Sint Maarten’s pension system, raising growing concerns about whether many pensioners are still able to...

May 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - In accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) previously signed between the Island Councils of Saba and Sint Eustatius, and the Parliament of Sint Maarten, the SSS Cooperative Consultations 2026 will take place o...

May 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten used Wednesday’s Council of Ministers Press Briefing to reflect on the cultural, economic, and tourism impact of Carnival...

May 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg attended the opening of Foster Care Awareness Month and commended Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling, the Judicial & Institutional Services Foundation (J&S), Foster Families Centr...

May 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) is pleased to invite the community to a Kompa Leon Pop-Up Event at the WIB Bush Road Digital Branch on Friday, May 8, 2026. Whether you have heard about the Kompa Leon card and want to know mor...

May 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - A delegation of students from St. Maarten Academy proudly represented the island at the 7th World Cultural Heritage Youth Symposium, held from April 22–26, 2026, in Athens–Loutraki, Greece. The delegation comprised students ...

May 06, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Honorable Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, Luc Mercelina, extends profound gratitude and congratulations to all stakeholders, organizers, emergency personnel, cultural groups, businesses, and members of the public for cont...

May 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - SXM Doet is excited to announce its very first Kick-Off Party, set to take place on Friday, May 8th, 2026, from 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM at the Dutch Quarter Community Center, on Zorg en Rust Road. In previous years, SXM Doet tradi...

May 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has declared St. Maarten Carnival 2026, the 55th anniversary of the country’s oldest festival, a spectacular success, marked by a record number of locally driven events, ...