ST. EUSTATIUS--The St. Eustatius Lions Club installed a new board in a ceremony at Ernest “Mike” van Putten Youth Centre/Lions Den last Wednesday, with Shanna Mercera-Gibbs becoming club president...

PHILIPSBURG--United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Omar Ottley has issued a passionate plea to the young men of St. Maarten, urging them to refrain from the senseless...

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM announced on Wednesday the successful completion of traffic examinations for primary school pupils across the island. KPSM thanked all the primary schools for inviting it...

PELICAN KEY--Police halted unauthorised construction activities along the Pelican Key, Simpson Bay, shoreline on the morning of Saturday, June 8, following reports from St. Maarten Pride Foundation. T he organisation...

PHILIPSBURG--“There has been no indication of any activities on this measure.” This statement pertains to the restructuring of the Crime Fund St. Maarten as mentioned in the report on...

COLE BAY--The Perpetual Plastics Plastic Recycling Social Workspace, a project of the EPIC (Environmental Protection in the Caribbean) Foundation, has officially opened its doors to the public. The facility...

~ Suspected accomplice acquitted ~ PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance has sentenced a man to two years in prison for snatching his ex-girlfriend out of a casino parking lot and...

Former Attorney General of Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Ton Maan (left) receives the “t’OM” sculpture for this contribution to the field of justice from Guus...

PHILIPSBURG--The Government of Canada has advised its citizens travelling to St. Maarten to expect “nationwide power outages.” However, its colour-coded risk level still gave St. Maarten, a “green” status,...

The official ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the inauguration of the new detention department for foreigners at the Correctional Institution Caribbean Netherlands JICN. BONAIRE--Wednesday marked the official opening of the new detention...

PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company GEBE has painted a grim picture of its current state of affairs, noting that three of its engines are past their 30 year lifespan. The company...

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has confirmed the identity of the deceased man found on the hiking trail from Belair Beach to Indigo Bay on Thursday, May 23....

PHILIPSBURG--An inmate at Pointe Blanche prison, confined in an isolation cell, was attacked and injured by two masked men dressed in prison uniforms. This was revealed during the Council...

ST.EUSTATIUS -- Government Commissioner Alida Francis is to become the next governor of Statia in the coming months. The state secretary of kingdom relations and digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen has...

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), St. Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) and St. Maarten Harbor Group are embarking on a crucial initiative to conduct...

PHILIPSBURG--Following a request from FirstCaribbean International Bank’s long-standing client Demitrus Marlin to the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) to conduct a fraud investigation, FirstCaribbean is taking...

KRALENDIJK--A group of about fifteen military troops have been on Bonaire since last Wednesday to speed up the clearing of oil residue from the coastline, acting Island Governor Reynolds...

PHILIPSBURG--The Sundial School is launching the “Baby Think It Over” programme, an initiative aimed at promoting teen pregnancy prevention and fostering responsible decision-making among its students. The Baby Think It...

MARIGOT--St. Martin firefighters (pompiers) intervened Saturday night to extinguish a fire that broke out in a 200-square-metre shed in the Geminga boatyard in Sandy Ground. According to a joint...

MARIGOT--St. Martin firefighters (pompiers) intervened Saturday night to extinguish a fire that broke out in a 200-square-metre shed in the Geminga boatyard in Sandy Ground.    page11b198e Burnt out...

An urgent request for a closed-door Central Committee meeting to discuss the latest developments at the TelEm Group was submitted to Parliament on Thursday by Democratic Party (DP) MP...

PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Justice Anna Richardson sent out a press release on Thursday, an hour before midnight, stating that the Cabinet of Governor Ajamu Baly had confirmed receipt of...

MARIGOT--Since the glitzy, star-studded premiere at Caribbean Cinemas in St. Martin on November 25, 2023, the locally-made and produced domestic violence movie “Chokehold”, has since garnered a number of...

PHILIPSBURG--On Monday, Dr. Linda Richardson unveiled her latest literary contribution, “Trilingual Terminology in Criminal Proceedings”, to caretaker Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs. This seminal work, crafted over decades of experience,...

Overhead view of the Yacht Club at Port de Plaisance. SIMPSON BAY--The Yacht Club at Port de Plaisance has announced the launch of the second annual SXM Lagoon Festival, set...

PHILIPSBURG--Criminal lawyer and former dean of the Bar Association of St. Maarten Geert Hatzmann urges the Court of St. Maarten for a legal review of mental health patients’ deprivation...

~ Had 3 chairs, 5 factions, 5 independent MPs ~ PHILIPSBURG--The fifth Parliament of St. Maarten handled and gave the green light for 35 national ordinances over the four years...

PHILIPSBURG--Just one day after standing trial in the Court of First Instance on armed robbery and kidnapping charges, a man M.K.A. (33) was released from the Point Blanche prison...

Volunteers can now register to help 69 projects to come to fruition. PHILIPSBURG--The SXM DOET Project Coordination Team is thrilled to announce the launch of volunteer registration for the 10th...

PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice on Tuesday reduced the sentence of convicted child rapist Joy Walters (36) from thirteen years in prison to eight, as the appellate judges considered...

PHILIPSBURG--Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) is thrilled to announce a grand fireworks display to commemorate the inaugural call of Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI’s) remarkable new vessel, “Icon of the...

PHILIPSBURG--Democratic Party (DP) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams made history on Saturday when she became the first person to be unanimously elected to serve as Chairperson of...

PHILIPSBURG--As road improvement works continue in Dutch Quarter and St. Peters, the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment Infrastructure VROMI urges the public to extend their cooperation and...

BELAIR--In the early hours of Wednesday, at approximately 1:45am, a vehicle veered off Belair Road near a local school. The incident, precipitated by the actions of another vehicle, led...

PHILIPSBURG--Following the publication of an ad from United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) inviting companies to register for a February 16 workshop regarding a new prison facility in...

SIMPSON BAY--The yacht “Mitsuha” that has been floundering in the surf on Simpson Bay Beach since it broke free from its anchor line in rough seas two days ago...

PHILIPSBURG--The clock cannot be turned back on the introduction of the new Caribbean guilder Cg. currency (International Organization for Standardization (ISO) currency code XCG) for the monetary union of...

SABA--The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN is investigating an apparent case of vandalism after acid was thrown onto mechanical parts of the only government-owned crane in Saba’s harbour last...

PHILIPSBURG--More than 1.3 million cruise passengers and almost 400,000 stay-over visitors arrived St. Maarten in 2023, according to figures published by the government’s Department of Statistics STAT on Thursday. Compared...

PHILIPSBURG--In light of the surge in Dengue cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) and Department of Communication DCOMM are calling on residents to prioritise their well-being and that of...

PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance on Wednesday sentenced former counsellor Antoine Jermin (25) to five years in prison for raping a fourteen-year-old girl living at a foster home in...

PHILIPSBURG--Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI’s) largest cruise ship in the world Icon of the Seas will make its inaugural call to St. Maarten on Tuesday, February 13.     RCI executives...

PHILIPSBURG--The 44th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta has announced a mélange of the Caribbean, where music, dance and flavours will come together in celebration this February 29 to March 3. Event...

A screen grab from an ad that has been running on social media urging motorists to pay their motor vehicle tax online and collect their QR code stickers at...

The Island and Executive Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba after the BES Summit last week. ST. EUSTATIUS/SABA--Fostering dialogue on formal cooperation and establishing joint positions on areas of...

CUPECOY--Three masked individuals, brandishing guns and dressed in dark clothing carried out a brazen early morning robbery at Port Cupecoy Casino around 1:30am Thursday. Police said in...

~One apprehended ~ PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force on Thursday sounded the alarm about a group of youngsters who go around stealing beach bags and the personal items of persons enjoying the...

PHILIPSBURG--Newly appointed Attorney General of Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands Guillano Schoop paid an introductory visit to the Philipsburg Police Station on January 23. During this visit he...

PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice has increased the prison sentence and election ban of former Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson, who was convicted for bribery and abuse of...

AIRPORT--Passengers to Saba and St. Eustatius were in for a surprise when they were welcomed to the new check-in hall on Monday morning by management and staff of Princess...

MARIGOT--Inhabitants of Sandy Ground have demanded a fence that has closed off beach access at Residence Anse des Sables in Sandy Ground be removed, as all beaches on the...

PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Police Force said on Tuesday that it has gathered sufficient information to indicate that foul play may be involved in the disappearance of missing Jamaica national...

~ New Parliament to sit Feb. 10 ~ PHILIPSBURG--Six of the eight political parties that contested the January 11 parliamentary elections dropped in votes after a total recount conducted by...

PHILIPSBURG--A number of errors are being uncovered in the total recount of the votes from last week’s parliamentary elections, which the Central Voting Bureau began on Tuesday morning after...

PHILIPSBURG--The Central Voting Bureau’s public hearing set for 10:00am today, Tuesday represents a crucial step in ensuring the integrity and transparency of the electoral process, the Bureau said...

PHILIPSBURG--Former high-ranking politician Theo Heyliger (53) has been ordered to report to the Point Blanche prison tomorrow, Monday, to begin serving his five-year sentence for accepting bribes and money-laundering. Heyliger’s...

~ Ottley biggest overall vote-getter ~ PHILIPSBURG--With 3,468 of the 14,490 votes cast, National Alliance (NA) maintained its position as the largest political party after the preliminary results were released...

WILLEMSTAD--Soldiers supported the Curaçao Police Corps KPC from December 11 last year to January 7, during its holiday season operation “Ta basta awor” (It’s enough now). Various vehicles were checked...

PHILIPSBURG--Final preparations are in full swing for the parliamentary elections slated for Thursday, November 11. Polling stations will be open from 8:00am to 8:00pm. The Central Voting Bureau, Civil Registry...

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten has expressed concerns about information she received concerning the reconstruction process at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA).     Heyliger-Marten said she has...