PHILIPSBURG:--- A fire that broke out inside the Pointe Blanche Prison erupted into chaos after guards reportedly fled the premises, leaving prisoners locked in their cells. According to sources, the lack of oversight during the incident placed the lives of many inmates at severe risk, and it was a fellow prisoner who stepped forward to avert disaster.
Prisoner Dante Ottley has been hailed as a hero for his courageous actions during the emergency. Witnesses report that Ottley risked his life to retrieve a set of keys from the prison office, unlo...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Just before 4:00 PM on Tuesday, May 14, 2025, personnel from the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM), Fire Department, and Ambulance Serv...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The West Vue development has been a focal point of attention, with legal battles and public discourse shaping its progress. While the ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Lyndon Lewis has issued a call to action following what he termed as a deeply concerning incident involving a min...
PHILIPSBURG: --- At the recent Council of Ministers press briefing, held on Wednesday, , the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs Jr has faced pressing questions re...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Recently, Minister of Finance, Marinka Gumbs, addressed a request for a tax exemption made on behalf of the organizers of the Soul Bea...
PHILIPSBURG :--- St. Martin’s Minister of Finance, Marinka Gumbs, delivered critical updates this week on the government's ongoing fiscal initiatives. ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Gun violence remains a serious threat to the safety and stability of communities across Sint Maarten. In response to recent incidents,...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Decentralized tourism, a smart and innovative twist on travel, captured the attention of Member of Parliament Darryl York during...
PHILIPSBURG:--- In a distinct warning regarding the current state of St. Maarten, Member of Parliament and Leader of the United People’s Party, ...
Parents and guardians, it’s crucial to be aware of a disturbing trend affecting our children: the misuse of common household products to achieve a quick high, a practice known as “chroming” or inhalant abuse.
Items such as marker pens, nail polish, po...
Parents and guardians, it’s crucial to be aware of a disturbing trend affecting our children: the misuse of common household products to achieve a quick high, a practice known as “chroming” or inhalant abuse.
Items such as marker pens, nail polish, po...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of St. Maarten has announced significant initiatives to improve infrastructure, environmental sustainability, and public safety across the island. From wastewater management to flood mitigation efforts, these projects h...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on May 15, 2025.
The Public meeting, which was adjourned on May 8, 2025, in the first round, will be reconvened on Thursday at 14.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelmina...
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about boosting agriculture in Sint Maarten. Ministers are talking about farming, people are sharing ideas on food security, and even a few small initiatives have popped up around the island. That’s all go...
We have read your recent and passionate condemnation of the deeply offensive and racist remarks made by Dutch MP Thierry Baudet. We commend your courage in speaking out so clearly against colonial rhetoric, demographic engineering, and the degrading ...
Dutch Special Envoy Edison Rijna, former governor of Bonaire, is being deployed by the Dutch government to the Global Sustainable Island Summit (GSIS) in May 2025 in St. Kitts and Nevis. Framed as an advocate for increased funding to the Forum for Su...
Faisant suite à la fermeture définitive de la Cité administrative de la Collectivité située au n°6 Rue Jean-Jacques FAYEL à Concordia, la délégation Cadre de Vie et Transition écologique de la Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe ses usagers du démén...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin a engagé des travaux de réhabilitation de l’éclairage public, à hauteur de 12 millions d’euros par année budgétaire. Depuis décembre 2022 jusqu’à 2024, une première tranche de travaux a été mise en œuvre dans les quart...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe les administrés que des travaux de marquage de voiries ont lieu à Marigot jusqu’à la fin du mois de mai.
Dans le cadre du marquage de la voirie (reprise de peinture des passages protégés, des cédez le passage, s...
