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May 03, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Ministry VSA), would like to inform the general public, that Youth Health Care (YHC) will be closed from Mond...

May 03, 2023

Fight leads to an arrest (SABA) In the evening hours on Sunday, April 30, a 29-year-old woman with the initials J.T.L. was arrested for violating the BES Arms Act and violently resisting an officer of the law. The suspect was involved in a brawl in En...

May 02, 2023

The Foundation Judicial Institutes St. Maarten/Stichting Justitiele Inrichtingen Sint Maarten (SJIS) is pleased to announce the official launching of the awareness and recruitment campaign Foster Care Month 2023, on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, in the Gov...

May 02, 2023

The Association of Caribbean Media Workers joins with our colleagues in Grenada in mourning the passing of Journalist, Odette Campbell. Ms Campbell, who served the media in Grenada and the wider Caribbean over the decades, contributed immensely to the...

May 02, 2023

Greetings to all media workers across the Caribbean on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day being observed on May 3. The theme of this year’s World Press Freedom Day- “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of expression as a driver for all other human...

April 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On the evening of April 29, 2023, the Swat team of the St. Maarten Police Force arrested the suspect, E.S.M., related to the shooting incident on March 26, 2023, at Kimsha Beach. This arrest took place at the Princess Juliana Internatio...

April 29, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint-Maarten Police Force (KPSM) would like to remind residents and visitors alike that of the upcoming Grand Carnival Parade, which will take place May 1, 2023, and will pass through Front Street. As such, parking is not permitted ...

April 28, 2023

SABA:--- The Saba Fire Department on Wednesday, April 26th, unveiled the newest fire truck added to its fleet. The new fire truck will go into service starting immediately. The truck, manufactured by Wiss from Poland, is a significant upgrade from the ...

April 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday the 27th of April at about 08:00, the St. Eustatius police received a report of an accident at Venus Bay. Three people were walking together on the rocks along the shoreline at Venus Bay when two of them, a woman and a man, ...

April 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Sint Maarten's annual carnival celebration J'ouvert Jump-Up took place on 27 April 2023. The event started at approximately 04:00 on Nisbeth Road and ended at about 10:30 at the salt pickers roundabout in Philipsburg.In fact, the event ...

April 27, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- During the 2023 Carnival season there will be lots to eat and drink. In connection with safe food preparation at home or grab a bite from food kiosks; street market vendors; booth holders; and other points of sale, the Collectiv...

April 27, 2023

BONAIRE:--- Manta rays are highly charismatic creatures that inhabit the waters of the Dutch Caribbean. In addition to being a highly prized find for divers and snorkelers, they are also important for healthy oceans as they can help control plankton an...

April 26, 2023

~ Security company was not paid for two years.~ PHILIPSBURG:--- Reliably information reaching SMN News on Wednesday evening states that the Sherriff Security Company has placed a lien on the accounts of St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCD...