Soualiga Newsday

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Honorable Minister of Finance Marinka J. Gumbs recently delivered a farewell speech in honor of Mr. Paul van Vliet, marking his retirement after 38 years of dedicated service to the profession and business community of Sint Maarten. The occasion...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Democratic Party (DP) is pleased that the position of Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) has been filled, Leader of the DP Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot Williams said in a press statement on Monday. “This Minis...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Sint Maarten marine conservationist Tadzio Bervoets has completed a series of professional engagements in Australia and New Zealand focused on coral reef restoration, climate resilience, environmental monitoring and stronger regional responses to cor...

August 10, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a serious traffic accident that occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the T-junction formed by Flamboyant Road and L.B. Scott Road. This accident involved an SUV...

August 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), through the Inspectorate of Economic & Transport Affairs (IETA), wishes to remind the public of the legal requirements governing street vending in Sint Maarten an...

August 09, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Recently Minister Plenipotentiary, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell received Herbert Martina, Founder and Director of the Carib-Lens Creations Foundation, at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague. During the meeting, Martina presented...

August 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is currently investigating a stabbing incident that occurred on Sunday, August 9, 2026, shortly after 6:00 a.m. on Bush Road, in the vicinity of a restaurant. The KPSM Central Dispatch Center received several c...

August 09, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/SAINT MARTIN - Proposition de loi n° 2968 is the draft legislation deposited in the French National Assembly by left-wing deputies led by the left-wing political party La France Insoumise Member of Parliament Thomas Portes, calling for the complete ban on any recr...

August 08, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The NAGICO Group has been in existence since 1982 and provides a myriad of property and casualty as well as life products and risk solutions to its customers, who are situated throughout the Caribbean; it is a dynamic and versatile group. Through an...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (ST. PETERS) - Today August 7, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., KPSM Central Dispatch received a report of a shooting incident in the St. Peters area. For reasons that are currently unknown, a male victim sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body. His injuries...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center (SEDC) is inviting aspiring and existing poultry farmers to register for its upcoming Certified Poultry Production and Processing Training Program. The intensive program is designed to strengthen l...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The KPSM traffic department was notified of a traffic accident involving an ATV motorcycle and a pickup truck in the vicinity of the Freedom Fighters Roundabout. Preliminary information indicates that, for reasons yet to be determined, the rider of t...

August 07, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Association for Development Environment (SMADE) is pleased to announce its newly elected Board and its strategic priorities for 2026, with a strong commitment to increasing the participation of local companies and professionals in maj...