WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) is facing mounting public scrutiny after two major developments collided at the same time: a request to significantly raise executive salary caps and the announcement that CBCS President Richard Doornbosch will step down effective 1 September 2026.
Individually, either story would attract attention. Together, they create a serious governance debate about leadership, accountability, and public trust at one of the most important institutions in the Dutch Caribbean.
The S...
St. Eustatius is facing a water crisis that many residents say has been quietly building for far too long as island wide water rationing has been ongo...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has outlined Government’s ...
MIDDLE REGION, PHILIPSBURG: --- Students and educators are one step closer to returning to classrooms at Sister Marie Laurence School (SML) in Middle ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Finance has requested the Inspectorate of Taxes to review the current requirement for senior citizens to submit annual...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, the Honorable Melissa Gumbs, hosted a courtesy visit by the National Restoration Fu...
HARBOUR VIEW, PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, the second naturalization ceremony of 2026 was held at the Cabinet of the Governor of Sint M...
PHILIPSBURG;--- Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten says the government is actively ...
PHILIPSBURG: --- Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs Jr. says the island’s growing pothole problem cannot be solved with short-term patchwork alone, warni...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs Jr. says the government is st...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has issued a stern warning to individuals involved in fights and violent disturbances during Car...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on April 24, 2026.
The Public meeting is scheduled for Friday at 11.30 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg.
The agenda points are:
1. Incoming docu...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Carnival J’ouvert Morning Jump-Up will take place on Monday, April 27, 2026, starting at 04:00 AM.
The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) wishes to remind all participants that this is a time for celebration and enjoy...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice, Nathalie M. Tackling, together with Member of Parliament Ms.Sjamira Roseburg, officially accepted a donation of boxing equipment for inmates at the Point Blanche Prison. The donation, consisting of punching bags a...
Dear Editor,
Two stories circulating recently in the local media deserve to be read together. The first: Sunresorts Ltd. N.V. is asking the Court of First Instance to declare its ownership in Mullet Bay as extending all the way to the coastline. The s...
Internal fraud is often the "silent killer" of businesses in Sint Maarten. While external factors like inflation and high utility costs are visible, internal misappropriation can bleed a company dry before the owner even notices.
In a small, close-kni...
Dear Editor,
Over the past few days, I have read the reflections circulating online from St. Martiners, especially young St. Martiners, with a mixture of recognition and concern. Their words carry all of our frustration, but also something much more i...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe la population que la phase de capture des chiens errants est en cours.
La fourrière animale a pour mission de capturer les animaux en divagation sur le domaine public. Les propriétaires sont donc priés de garder...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe la population que la phase de capture des chiens errants est en cours.
La fourrière animale a pour mission de capturer les animaux en divagation sur le domaine public. Les propriétaires sont donc priés de garder...
Le conseil exécutif est un organe décisionnaire qui délibère sur les affaires courantes de la Collectivité allant des ventilations des subventions aux associations aux attributions d’aides exceptionnelles et bourses d’études, aux autorisations de tra...
