PHILIPSBURG:--- The Windward Islands Teachers' Union is calling on the Government of Sint Maarten to come clean and deliver on its promises regarding the 2% indexation (retroactive to January 2025) and the new 2025 salary scales.
While government press releases in January and June 2025 stated that funds had been allocated and transferred to subsidized schools, teachers’ August payslips do not reflect these payments. Instead, the Ministry of Education later informed school boards that “decision-making is still ongoing and was not finalized ...
Cul de Sac:--- St. Maarten Academy is once again leading the charge with exceptional academic performance, this time at the CAPE Division w...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The local RISE Foundation and the US-based The Nick Singh Foundation joined to bring project-based learning and arts-based sessions,...
PHILIPSBURG--- In a major step toward modernizing vocational and technical education, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS), thr...
CAY HILL:--- Local Department Store COLORS recently made a generous and heartfelt donation to patients of the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) Ward o...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The RISE Foundation has wrapped up its 2025 Back-to-School Drive under the theme “It Starts With Us” , surpassing its original goal of 5...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Omar Ottley is sounding an urgent alarm regarding the ongoing situation at Telem, following a series of rep...
PHILIPSBURG: --- The uniform is meant to be a symbol of safety, a sign that help and order are at hand. But for too many citizens, the sight of a KPSM...
HNLMS Friesland has intercepted another drug shipment in the Caribbean. This time, it involved 318 kilos of cocaine during an operation on August 18th...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) continues to take firm action to keep Philipsburg and its surroundings safe for residents, bus...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Sint Maarten's electricity and water tariffs are under intense scrutiny, with two recent evaluation reports offering conflicting analy...
Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) The Ministry of VSA in collaboration with the Ministry of ECYS kindly requests that any non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, or private persons who are currently involved in—...
Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) The Ministry of VSA in collaboration with the Ministry of ECYS kindly requests that any non-governmental organizations (NGOs), businesses, or private persons who are currently involved in—...
~Mottley: “CARIFESTA does deserve to be held every two years”~
PHILIPSBURG:--- Writing is a conversation, an ongoing conversation of the experiences of individuals, families, communities, cultures, civilizations,” said St. Martin author Lasana M. Seko...
In May this year, the triangle of Bonaire (Public Entity Bonaire, Prosecutor’s Office, and the Dutch Caribbean Police Force – KPCN) reached agreements on clear regulations, enforcement, and public information regarding the use of fatbikes, e-bikes, a...
Dear Editor,
In a stunning display of political opportunism, Antonio Rogers, a former civil servant and current treasurer of the Democratic Party, has called for the suspension of the Fire Chief and Ambulance leadership, citing the need for an indepen...
What happens when a landlord refuses to keep his word? That is the painful question facing the Wilson family, tenants who resided in Industry Drive #18, Cul de Sac, who say they have been left without the return of their full rightful deposit after v...
Dear Editor,
The Minister of ECYS has jumped on this misguided bandwagon, pressuring schools to abandon longstanding hygiene rules. This governmental interference is particularly egregious because the proposed changes haven't even passed through parli...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin rappelle aux parents d’élèves que les inscriptions au transport scolaire pour l’année scolaire 2025-2026 sont en cours.
L’accès au transport scolaire est ouvert à tous les élèves du public sur l’ensemble du territoire. ...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe les parents et les étudiants que le portail d’aide à la mobilité des étudiants (AME) sera opérationnel du 1er aout au 31 décembre 2025. Cette aide, cofinancée par le Fonds Social Européen+ est accessible aux ét...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin, représentée par le président Louis Mussington et le Professeur Michel Geoffroy, président de l’Université des Antilles ont signé, fin juin 2025 une convention, en faveur de la formation continue post-baccalauréat, sur...
