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PHILIPSBURG: --- As the sun sets on 2025, the residents of St. Maarten are not celebrating a year of progress. Instead, they are left picking up the pieces of a year defined by brazen criminality and a government that appears largely indifferent to the safety of its people. The "Friendly Island" has spent the last twelve months under siege, marred by a disturbing surge in violent crime that has shattered the community’s sense of security.
While the island’s political elite busied themselves with international photo-ops, the streets ...
PHILIPSBURG: --- As Sint Maarten counts down to a new year, the state of the nation’s finances raises a serious alarm. Under the stewards...
PHILIPSBURG:--- While the Ministry of Justice is busy patting itself on the back for crime statistics that barely scratch the surface of ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- As 2025 draws to a close, a comprehensive year-end evaluation of the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Development, Env...
PHILIPSBURG:--- In politics, it’s easy to criticize others, but true leadership requires action, accountability, and results. Minist...
PHILIPSBURG:--- At approximately 3:00 PM on December 28, 2025, officers of the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) responded to an armed rob...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Special team of the police force of Sint. Maarten (KPSM) remained vigilant on Christmas Eve, conducting routine contr...
PHILIPSBURG:---- To ensure a timely preparation for everyone, all persons wishing to vend along the roadside during the Christmas Season (December 15th, 2025 – January 5th, 2026)
As of November 21st, from 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Applicatio...
PHILIPSBURG:---- To ensure a timely preparation for everyone, all persons wishing to vend along the roadside during the Christmas Season (December 15th, 2025 – January 5th, 2026)
As of November 21st, from 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Applicatio...
PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Fire Department of Sint Maarten, which falls under the Ministry of General Affairs, has approved six permits for firework displays to ring in the New Year.
The displays will take place at the following lo...
PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Department of Communication (DCOMM) hereby informs the general public that the official Government of Sint Maarten website, www.sintmaartengov.org, is currently offline due to unforeseen technical challe...
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...
Dear Editor,
The quality of our day is directly linked to the decision we make, not just on the day of, but the day prior. So goes for the quality of life on our island. It’s a reflection of past and present decisions. This is important t...
Dear Editor,
In any system governed by rules, the expectation is simple: the rules apply to everyone, regardless of status or connection. Yet, a deeply troubling pattern suggests this fundamental principle is being eroded, particularly wi...
Le conseil exécutif est un organe décisionnaire qui délibère sur les affaires courantes de la Collectivité allant des ventilations des subventions aux associations aux attributions d’aides exceptionnelles et bourses d’études, aux autoris...
Le conseil exécutif est un organe décisionnaire qui délibère sur les affaires courantes de la Collectivité allant des ventilations des subventions aux associations aux attributions d’aides exceptionnelles et bourses d’études, aux autoris...
L’attention de l’Agence de Santé (ARS) de Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy a été appelée sur les réactions générées par une publication, sur un réseau social, du Directeur du Centre Hospitalier Louis Constant Fleming ...