Soualiga Newsday

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, ...

May 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – International Firefighters’ Day was observed on Monday May 4, 2026, around the globe, and the Fire Chief of the Sint Maarten Fire Department Clive Richardson is extending sincere appreciation to the dedicated men and women who serve on the fr...

May 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Ministry VSA) and Butterfly Warriors Lupus Support Group, have collaborated to organize an informa...

May 05, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - (UPDATE) The House of Parliament was scheduled to sit on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, however, in an updated communication, this meeting has now been postponed until further notice. ARCHIVED - The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on May...

May 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – On Monday, May 4, 2026, the Government of Sint Maarten will observe National Remembrance Day, (“Dodenherdenking”) like the other countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. During this National Commemoration Day, all Dutch victims – civi...

May 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN/JAMAICA - During the Rotary District 7020 Conference held in Kingston, Jamaica, from April 27 through May 2, 2026, the Rotary Clubs of St. Maarten/St. Martin and Anguilla were recognized with a variety of awards for their continued efforts...

May 04, 2026

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Veronica Webster-Jansen extends heartfelt congratulations to three remarkable young women from St. Maarten who have recently achieved significant academic milestones abroad, making their families and...