Souliga Newsday

March 16, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - In an analysis of occupied room nights (ORN) of recent high seasons, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) analyzed this year’s high season yields comparable to last winter. Regardless of the ending of the ...

March 16, 2023

SABA (THE BOTTOM) - The Voting Bureau Public Entity Saba came together on Thursday morning to check the reports (‘processen verbaal’) of the two polling stations ahead of the publication of the election results. The Voting Bureau found no discrepancies...

March 16, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - US based nonprofit, 4 Leaf Rover is teaming up with local animal welfare organizations, The St. Maarten Animal Welfare Foundation, SXM PAWS, Animal Defenders, The I Love My Island Dog Association and local veterinarians, Dr...

March 15, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (COMMENTARY – By Roddy Heyliger) - The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) recently stated that tourism is on track to achieve full recovery in 2023. This is very much welcome news as our country has a one-pillar tourism-base...

March 15, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - Special Unit Robberies personnel are currently investigating a bizarre incident where two persons were shot in the leg on Ginger Road. On Friday night March 10, 2023, approximately 10:40 p.m. police received a call that two...

March 14, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (COLE BAY) - On March 8, 2023, the Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson attended the Windward Islands Civil Servants Union – Private Sector Union (WICSU/PSU) International Women’s Day celebration held at Carl and Sons Unique In...

March 14, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Sint Maarten Science Fair Foundation (SMSFF) Poster contest which is a part of the upcoming Science Fair to be held on March 30, 31 and April 1st saw strong competition among several secondary schools on the island. A ...

March 13, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) will be opening a registration portal for potential volunteer workgroup members who might be interested in joining the restructuring process of the operations of the fo...

March 13, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - 18 selected youth sailors from the Sailing School of the Sint Maarten Yacht Club raced against each other in the RS Zest in a new program as part of the St. Maarten Regatta, the Next Generation Race. Each team consisted out...

March 13, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - On March 1 and 2, 2023, experts on disaster risk management from Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Saba came together on Sint Maarten to discuss the far-reaching and long-lasting consequences of disasters such as Hurricane I...

March 12, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The SXM DOET Project Coordination team is proud to announce that this year’s event was a huge success, as an estimated 1400 volunteers completed 91 community enrichment projects over the weekend. About 1400 volunteers disp...

March 12, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) and Republic Bank will host the first Road to Carnival (RTC) event upcoming Friday, March 17. Republic Bank is once again St. Maarten Carnival’s Official Banking Partne...

March 12, 2023

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - Leader of the Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement (URSM) Dr. Luc Mercelina expressed his concerns with the current situation concerning the placement and retroactive payment of Justice workers. “It is my hope that we ar...