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ST. PETERS:--- A cloud of anger, suspicion, and profound grief hangs over the community of St. Peters following the fatal police shooting of Rudy Benjamin on the evening of February 13, 2026. What the Prosecutor’s Office and KPSM describe as a confrontation with an armed man, residents and Members of Parliament are calling a disproportionate execution of a beloved, harmless civilian.
The official narrative is sparse and cold: officers responded to reports of a man walking with a firearm, an interaction ensued, and police discharged ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The National Detectives (Landsrecherche) are investigating the police-involved shooting that occurred on St. Peters...
~ Shooting Victim succumbed at the scene.~
ST. PETERS:--- An officer-involved shooting occurred in the St. Peters area ea...
PHILIPSBURG:--- In a historic first for cooperation within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Honorable Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten and Kadaster Netherlands, also representing the BES Islands Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, have taken anot...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The proposed law to abolish both the Inheritance Tax (Successiebelasting) and the Land Tax (grondbelasting) has been appr...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Finance, Marinka J. Gumbs, has taken decisive steps to ensure the orderly handling of Sint Maarten’s publ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) expresses deep concern regarding the number of serious traffic accidents that hav...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) has received a donation from the Port of Sint Maarten Group of Companies of a top...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The introduction and development of a supplementary pension policy in St. Maarten is a critical step toward strengthening...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of VSA has officially launched the Healthcare Professional Registrar Project, funded through the Temporary W...
Simpson Bay:--- Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE) hosted a special Seniors Movie Night on Friday evening, welcoming 60 elderly members of the Sint Maarten community for a screening of War Room in celebratio...
PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Collective Prevention Service (CPS) says heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide, but the good news is that many heart conditions are preventable.
Public health officials are en...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on February 13, 2026.
The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday at 13.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The M...
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 Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe les administrés, de la fermeture exceptionnelle de la déchetterie de Galisbay l’après-midi du lundi 9 février 2026.
Le site de la déchetterie « Bienvenue » située route du port de Galisbay, Baie de ...
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...
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...