St. Maarten News

June 26, 2023

~Presentations about the plans and goals for SXM DOET were shared ~ PHILIPSBURG:--- Earlier this month, two of the four SXM DOET project team coordinators, Breanna Barrie and Roylyka Roache, attended the Kingdom DOET evaluation meeting held in Curaçao...

June 26, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- It is with great pride that NIA with the support of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied, Culturismo Fonds op Naam has brought to conclusion the proposed project of three performances and collaboration between the Family Str...

June 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:-- The St. Maarten National Basketball Association (SXMNBA) would like to make it clear that the “new board of the St. Maarten Basketball Federation (SMBF)” is illegal and was formed without proper procedures being conducted based on the ar...

June 25, 2023

Following a highly successful Judicial Four-Party Consultation (JVO) Conference on Thursday, June 22, 2023, many participants expressed their satisfaction with the outcome of the discussions and with the organization of the conference. The four Ministe...

June 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Over the weekend the Democratic Party (DP) released a statement, announcing that its car raffle, which was scheduled to be drawn on June 30th will now be drawn in the month of November, on or close to St.Maarten Day celebrations on the ...

June 24, 2023

Dutch Quarter:--- Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin, son of political stalwart William Marlin officially launched his political career on Saturday evening at the Dutch Quarter Community Center. Marlin brings with him a lifetime of experience as he grew up in politi...

June 24, 2023

Dutch Quarter:--- Member of Parliament William Marlin also known as the legend of the National Alliance officially passes on the baton to his son Cloyd Ohndhae Marlin on Saturday evening when “Ohndhae launched his political campaign at the Dutch Quarte...

June 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Dr. Naira Chobanyan Md, PHD, SC.D, an oncologist, and Professor of Clinical Medicine at the American University School of Medicine of the Caribbean (AUC) will be a guest speaker at the 2nd Breast Cancer Support Group meeting. The topic ...

June 23, 2023

~ Says management is yet to take financial responsibility for the injuries she sustained. ~ MARIGOT: --- A passenger who went to the L’ Esperance Airport in Grand Case said she was severely injured when she went to the Grand Case Airport on March 3rd,...

June 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT) of St. Maarten convened a high-level meeting today with JetBlue Airways to discuss the airline's performance at SXM Airport in St. Maarten. The me...

June 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- From Monday, 26 June through Friday, 30 June the University of St Martin (USM) will facilitate the local daily live-streaming and networking sessions of the third annual Dutch Caribbean Research Week (DCRW 2023). Research projects on th...

June 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Efficient collaboration has never been more important in enabling effective and comprehensive responses to the socioeconomic development in Sint Maarten and the challenges that can emerge as a result. Responses that are required to assi...

June 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The FBE Examination exam is a compulsory exit examination for candidates leaving primary school. For the academic year 2022-2023, 494 candidates sat the FBE Exit Exam from May 9th – May 12th, 2023. The objective of the FBE exit exam is ...