The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) celebrated its 61st Commencement ceremonies on May 15, 2025, on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix and May 16, 2025, on the Orville E. Kean Campus on St. Thomas. Jubilant crowds of family members, alumni, supporters and dignitaries honored an accomplished graduating class of 288 students across UVI’s six schools and colleges and celebrated a series of institutional milestones.
In addition to marking the first commencement exercises presided over by UVI President Dr. Safiya George, who assumed...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Small Properties Association (SMSPA) delivered a compelling presentation at the 2025 Labor Symposium on May 15, raisin...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The state of detention facilities in Simpson Bay and Pointe Blanche has reached a critical point, highlighting systemic issues and spa...
French Quarter:--- A man from the French Quarter community, identified as Raymond Dublin, is currently in the custody of the Gendarmerie as the ...
POINTE BLANCHE:--- The Director of the Pointe Blanche Prison and House of Detention, Mr. S. Carty, has officially issued a decision to temporarily sus...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of VROMI (Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure) Department of Infrastructure Man...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Library is proud to announce its partnership with the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset in support of their Community ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, is ...
PHILIPSBURG:---In the aftermath of the riot and fire at the Pointe Blanche Prison on May 14, the Ministry of Justice has remained fully engaged in man...
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 ...
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:--- The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) reminds all business owners and employers across Sint Maarten that when it comes to closing a business or dismissing of employees, fair and lawful processes m...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on May 19, 2025.
The Central Committee meeting which was originally scheduled for May 12, 2025, but was postponed due to a lack of quorum, will be convened on...
Dear Editor
St. Maarten, it is time for the politicians and government to stop playing politics with the people and let the truth be told. I am a correctional officer at the Pointe Blanche Prison, and even though I was not present on the day of the fi...
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...
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...
