Soualiga Newsday

January 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In response to recent public discussion and media inquiries, the President of Parliament Hon. Sarah Wescot Williams has reflected on current parliamentary practices and their impact on the effectiveness and independence of th...

January 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The SXM DOET website is officially live, marking the start of preparations for the largest volunteer event of 2026. Organizations across Sint Maarten are now invited to register their projects and take part in SXM DOET 2026, ...

January 18, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) — The Where Culture Lives project has successfully completed its survey phase across Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius, and St. Maarten. The project team extends sincere appreciation to the public who participated an...

January 16, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure of Sint Maarten (VROMI) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) expressing their shared ...

January 15, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Massachusetts-based travel writer Jeff Berger recently conducted an online survey in his “Everything SXM Facebook Group: designed to identify visitors’ main concerns about St. Maarten. The survey was launched just a day befo...

January 15, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Anguilla, Saba, and Statia (St. Eustatius) will be the official host destinations of the “Meet the Neighbors” program in the 18th St. Maarten / St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART). This was announced today by the St...

January 13, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - St. Martin now has a powerful new online tool to better understand how climate change is already affecting the island and what the future may bring. The St. Martin Climate Impact Atlas has officially been launched and is publ...

January 13, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport extends its heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Clara Reyes on her retirement as Head of the Department of Culture. She became the Head of the Department in 2018 and concluded ...

January 13, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Union, NAPB- Sint Maarten, raises serious concerns on the recent statement by the Minister of Justice claiming that Phase One of the placement process has been finalized, the union said on Tuesday, January 13, 2026...

January 12, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Tax Administration on Monday, January 12, 2026, marked an important milestone with the official swearing-in of Ashwin Straker as Tax Marshal within the Receivers Department during a formal ceremony held at the Courthouse....

January 12, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Justice confirms that all originally established batches under Phase One of the Landbesluit (LB) process were fully compiled and validated in December 2025, in accordance with the commitment made to justice wo...

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...