PHILIPSBURG:--- In the theater of St. Maarten politics, memory is often short, but the script remains tired and predictable. Few politicians embody this selective amnesia quite like Member of Parliament and Democratic Party Leader Sarah Wescot-Williams. Her maneuvering today to debunk a motion of disapproval against sitting Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina stands in stark, hypocritical contrast to her own ruthless playbook from 2015.
Let’s rewind the tape.
In October 2015, the political landscape was set ablaze when Wescot-Williams tabled a motio...
PHILIPSBURG:---Member of Parliament Sarah A. Wescot-Williams has submitted a proposal to the Parliament Committee on District Councils calling f...
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA :--- In a historic shift for Caribbean drug policy, Grenada’s Parliament has approved comprehensive legislation to decrimin...
The Hague,NETHERLANDS:--- In a world first, a Dutch court today ruled that the Netherlands breached the European Convention on Human Rights by n...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The streets of Sint Maarten are on the brink of a filthy disaster, and for once, you can’t blame the men and women picking up the tras...
~Minister Gumbs seeks a resolution or clarity on the way forward~
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Patrice Gumbs of the Ministry of Public Housing, ...
PHILIPSBURG: --- In significant development today, the Council of Ministers (CoM) has rejected the Prime Minister's request to suspend Suenah Laville-...
SAINT-MARTIN:--- The Prefecture of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin issued a public safety announcement on January 26, 2026, calling for increased vi...
~A new opportunity is opening doors for young talent on Sint Maarten.~
PHILIPSBURG:--- Starting February 1, 2026, the EY Young Talent Fund will officia...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Tax Administration, Inspectorate Department, is reminding all businesses, employers, and financial administrators of the Feb...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The General Audit Chamber published a mini audit on the monitoring of air quality, examining whether the government has adequate syste...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Permanent Committee of Petitions (CP) will be meeting on January 30, 2026.
The Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday at 10.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg.
The agenda point is:
Proposa...
Willemstad, Curaçao:--- Orco Bank N.V. reported a strong financial performance in 2025, reflecting sustained economic growth in Curaçao, Bonaire, and Sint Maarten, alongside strategic investments in digital banking and customer accessibility. T...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on January 29, 2026.
The Public meeting which was adjourned on November 17, 2025, will be reconvened on Thursday at 14.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 ...
Dear Editor,
We are writing today not out of choice, but out of necessity, to denounce an unacceptable and deeply disturbing situation involving the handling of a death in Philipsburg. What we are witnessing is an institutional failure.
The deceased is...
Dear Editor,
Traffic congestion on St. Maarten is nothing new. For residents, it has long been a daily frustration; for visitors, it is often their first and lasting impression of the island. Nowhere is this more evident than in the Cole Bay–Simpson B...
Dear Editor,
I would like to draw attention to an issue that affects me, and likely many other pensioners as well: the irregular and unpredictable payment of the ‘Uitkering bij wijze van Pensioen’ (Pension-like Allowance).
Over the past two years, I ha...
SAINT MARTIN:--- Dans une action décisive contre le trafic de stupéfiants, le tribunal a prononcé des peines sévères à l’encontre des individus impliqués dans un point de deal à Sandy Ground. Ces verdicts, annoncés à l’issue d’une enquête approfondie...
Saint-Martin:--- D'importants travaux de réhabilitation et de restructuration sont en cours à la médiathèque de Saint-Martin. Une visite de chantier a eu lieu aujourd'hui pour examiner l'avancement du projet. La construction, qui vise à tr...
Dans le cadre de l’organisation des épreuves mensuelles pratiques des examens du permis de conduire, il est porté à l’attention des automobilistes et riverains :
Le parking du stade Albéric RICHARDS sera ferm...
