PHILIPSBURG:--- The Honorable Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Dr. Luc Mercelina, officially opened the bilateral meeting between the Social Economic Councils (SER) of Aruba and Sint Maarten, held in Philipsburg from June 17 to 19, 2025. During his visit to the SER, the Prime Minister was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Mr. Stuart Johnson, and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr. Hensley Plantijn.
In his opening remarks, Prime Minister Mercelina underscored the critical importance of mutual cooper...
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, June 30, 2025, a group of police officers from the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) were formally awarded certificates for ...
Oranjestad, Aruba:--- Social unrest in Aruba is growing. A group of concerned Dutch and Aruban citizens has drafted a letter to His Majesty King ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Alvin Prescod, Project Manager of 240 Seconds of We Own T’ing , is proud to announce the official start of the distribution phase of the...
PHILIPSBURG:--- It is both disappointing and disingenuous to see Mr. Cecil Nicholas, now Deputy Leader of SAM, publicly criticizing efforts to provide...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Over the weekend, the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) Control Team carried out targeted controls across Philipsburg, Cole Ba...
SIMPSON BAY:--- This past weekend, Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) was filled with wagging tails and smiling travelers as adoptable dog...
~Marking the adoption of the Cg as sole legal tender in Curaçao and Sint Maarten~
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- On July 1, 2025, the Centrale Bank v...
PHILIPSBURG:--- In classic St. Maarten fashion, the public is only now being officially warned — mere days before the July 1, 2025 deadline — th...
Cul de Sac:--- The Management, teachers, and students of St. Maarten Academy are celebrating a strong finish to this school year as 94 percent of more...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) has formally terminated the contracts for the repair of school gyms and sports facilities ...
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...
The Hague:--- While President Trump left The Hague after the NATO summit on Wednesday evening, entrepreneurs and professionals gathered at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao for an inspiring networking event organized by the Carib...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), under the leadership of Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten, has announced the temporary closure of the Department of Economic Licenses’ service des...
Dear Editor,
Recent parliamentary debates have raised important questions about the practice of Members of Parliament voting in favor of a motion while opposing the national budget. This is neither contradictory nor unprecedented. In Sint Maarten’s pa...
Dear Editor,
Well, well, well. Would you look at that? Another year passed and still not one coconut shifted on the Great Bay sand where the so-called Planet Hollywood resort was supposed to rise up like a movie star on premiere night.
Four hundred and...
Dear Editor,
The need for tax reform in Sint Maarten is undeniable. With a fragile economy, limited revenue streams, and increasing reliance on external funding, a fairer and more stable tax system is not a luxury but a necessity. However, the c...
En marge de son déplacement au brésil, le Président du Nigéria Bola Ahmed TINUBU est en visite officielle à Sainte-Lucie, du 28 juin au 4 juillet 2025. Le Premier Ministre de Sainte-Lucie, Philipp J. PIERRE, en sa qualité de Président de l’Autorité d...
Lors du comité de pilotage relatif à la politique du logement à Saint-Martin, mercredi 25 juin 2025 à l’hôtel de la Collectivité, les résultats d’une étude sur la programmation et le financement du logement locatif social, ont été présentés aux membr...
À l’initiative de Madame Bernadette Davis, 2 ᵉ Vice-Pr é sidente de la Collectivit é de Saint-Martin en charge du Cadre de vie et de la Transition é cologique, une r é union s ’ est tenue le vendredi 27 juin 2025 partie française, avec le ministre de l’Aménageme...
