PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Richinel S.J. Brug, is encouraging the community to take simple, proactive steps to protect their health as flu season is underway.
The Minister emphasized that this message reinforces the importance of preventive healthcare practices that help reduce seasonal illness, strengthen the immune system, and support overall well-being.
“As we move through flu season, this is simply a reminder that prevention is always better than cure,” Minister Brug stated. “Small, consistent act...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Finance, Hon. Marinka J. Gumbs, attended the 10-year anniversary celebration of Audit Team Sint Maarten (ATS), marking...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Since his first week in office in December 2024, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Hon. Richinel S.J. Brug, has...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on February 9, 2026.
The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned...
~Week of Dialogue Sets the Foundation for Implementation and Long-Term Economic Direction~
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affa...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Sarah A. Wescot-Williams has formally submitted questions to the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, En...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is investigating a serious traffic accident that occurred on Friday, February 6, 2026, at approxi...
~Fire Department Grants 24-Hour Extension for Clarity and Action on Agreement."~
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Fire Department personnel of Sint Maarten wish to ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Referencing Wednesday’s parliamentary meeting on the draft law amending the General National Ordinance on Taxes, Member of Parliament ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Sarah A. Wescot-Williams has formally submitted questions to the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, En...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The dramatic parliamentary vote on a motion of disapproval against Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina not only sent a warning shot to th...
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 discuss the ...
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 Youth & ...
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, professional, a...
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.
The deceased is...
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 Bay–Simpson B...
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 two years, I ha...
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 du CEEA. Gr...
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 faveur du développ...
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 enfants sur le ...
