PHILIPSBURG:--- Referencing Wednesday’s parliamentary meeting on the draft law amending the General National Ordinance on Taxes, Member of Parliament Wescot-Williams reiterated the position she recently communicated to the Minister of Finance.
In a letter to the Minister, the MP welcomed the government’s initial work on tax reform while cautioning that meaningful reform cannot succeed if it is built on an already broken foundation.
In the letter, the MP acknowledged the technical efforts of the Ministry of Finance and the civil...
Cul de Sac:--- St. Maarten Academy on Friday last opened its doors to all high school students and educators to showcase exciting o...
PHILIPSBURG:--- As part of its ongoing efforts to engage positively with Sint Maarten's youth, the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) ha...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) advises the public that persistent and ongoing illegal parking along Rhine Road i...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The recent confirmation that the Soul Beach Music Festival has officially relocated to Curaçao for its 2026 edition...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a serious traffic accident that occurred on the Causeway on Febr...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The political theater in St. Maarten reached a new low today, and the audience—the hardworking frontline workers of this ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Day Three of the Strategic Economic Stakeholder Consultation Workshop moved the national conversation into deeper, more c...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Serious questions are being raised about a potential conflict of interest involving Judianne Hoeve, the Head of the Burea...
PHILIPSBURG:--- During a recent Council of Ministers press briefing, a pointed question was directed at the Minister of VROMI (Public Hou...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling recently provided an update on the status of the immigration services backlog, repo...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI), Mr. Patrice Gumbs, convened a special meeting of his Cabinet and the Secretary General with the Sint Maarten Housing Foundation to...
PHILIPSBURG:--- A holistic, wraparound program supporting youth and families through education, mentorship, life skills, and community engagement
Philipsburg, St. Maarten – February 2026 — RISE Foundation officially introduces the Elevate...
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, 28 and Thursday, 29 January, police forces, chain partners, and training institutes gathered in Curaçao for the annual Training Conference. The two-day conference focused on how to organize a sustainable, pr...
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.
Th...
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 ...
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 tw...
La Commission de l'OECO félicite l'Institut mondial pour la croissance verte (GGGI) pour ses réalisations significatives dans la Caraïbe orientale au cours de l'année 2025, marquant une nouvelle année de collaboration fructueuse en faveu...
Dans le cadre de l’opération de création du mini-parc sur le Front de mer de Marigot, les usagers sont informés de la reprise des travaux et de la fermeture du site durant 7 semaines.
Afin de garantir la sécurité dans le mini-parc pour en...
Fort du succès des deux premières éditions, le Conservatoire Européen d’Écriture Audiovisuelle renouvelle l’opération ATOM, qui permet depuis 2022 à
des talents ultramarins d’intégrer la formation longue certifiante de scénariste&nbs...
