POINTE BLANCHE:--- The Director of the Pointe Blanche Prison and House of Detention, Mr. S. Carty, has officially issued a decision to temporarily suspend certain detainee rights and privileges, effective Sunday, May 18, 2025. This decision follows the serious incident that took place on May 14, 2025, involving a riot and a subsequent fire that caused considerable damage to prison infrastructure and disrupted operations at the facility. Acting in accordance with Articles 31 and 32 of the Prison Regulation (Gevangenismaatregel), the Director has...
PHILIPSBURG:--- In collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS), the Milton Peters College will be hosting its first...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Ministry (VROMI), in partnership with the World Bank ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Justice of Saint-Maarten, Nathalie Tackling, has issued a formal update regarding the incident that took place on Wedn...
PHILIPSBURG:--- For the second time this week, the governing coalition has been unable to secure a quorum for a Parliament meeting concerning th...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ombudsman, Gwendolien Mossel, extends congratulations to the Windward Islands Civil Servants Union – Private Sector Union (W...
Kralendijk / Oranjestad / The Bottom:--- Today, the Council for Law Enforcement publishes the State of Law Enforcement Caribbean Netherlands 2024 ....
PHILIPSBURG:--- NAPB-Sint Maarten is expressing grave concern following the recent deployment of police officers to a violent prison riot at the Point...
PHILIPSBURG:--- A fire that broke out inside the Pointe Blanche Prison erupted into chaos after guards reportedly fled the premises, leaving prisoners...
PHILIPSBURG:---The Ministry of Justice convened an emergency meeting with the leadership of KPSM today in response to a fire at the Pointe Blanche Pri...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Sint Maarten is facing a severe crisis as violence and chaos erupt at the Pointe Blanche Prison. Inmates have set parts of the facilit...
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:--- Member of Parliament Lyndon Lewis met with the Honorable Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Mr. Richinel Brug, to discuss the state of affairs of his Ministry.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Brug provided MP Lewis with ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Chair and Vice Chair of the Justice Committee in parliament, Honorable Members of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg and Lyndon Lewis, extend their sincere appreciation and commendation to the Honorable Minister of Justice, Nathali...
To: Honorable State Secretary Z. Szabo
Minister of Digitalisation and Kingdom Relations
The Hague, Netherlands
Re: The Right of Self Determination, Your Excellency:
The Apex Court has ruled: Het folterverbod heeft een absoluut karakter: geen enkele...
Dear Editor,
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 ...
L’architecte du Conseil d’Architecture d’Urbanisme et de l’Environnement (CAUE) sera présent à Saint-Martin, vendredi 25 avril 2025, dans la salle du conseil territorial à la Collectivité de Saint-Martin.
Cette permanence consiste à prodiguer des...
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...
