PHILIPSBURG--L.T. (48) was found dead on Thursday morning, July 22, in a cell at the Philipsburg police station assigned to the Mental Health Foundation. Police spokesman Ethelwoldus Josepha said...

PHILIPSBURG--In response to the news that Ballast Nedam has been awarded the contract for the airport reconstruction project, independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel questioned how Dutch...

PHILIPSBURG--After receiving a call from the Westin Hotel security team about a sea turtle on Dawn Beach, a Nature Foundation St. Maarten team rushed to the scene and determined...

THE HAGUE--The BIJ1 political party in the Netherlands is moving to expel Curaçao-born artist and activist Quinsy Gario. Gario, who spent his youth in St. Maarten, was number two...

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel on Sunday publicly called on Prime Minister (PM) Silveria Jacobs to clarify reports that airport holding company Managing Director Dexter Doncher has...

POND ISLAND--Several residents of Pond Island stand firm against leaving their homes as part of the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP). St. Maarten Consumers Coalition...

ORANJESTAD/THE HAGUE--Prime ministers of the three Dutch Caribbean countries on Thursday met with Dutch caretaker State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops to discuss the Caribbean...

PHILIPSBURG--A 22-year-old hitman involved in murder, attempted murder and manslaughter between October 2019 and January 2020, was sentenced to thirty years by the Court of First Instance on Thursday....

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten is a top port of call for superyachts and their billionaire owners, yet the government pays little attention to the yachting sector. “While the yachting sector plays an...

AMSTELVEEN--Passengers travelling to St. Maarten and Curaçao on Royal Dutch Airlines KLM can now have the necessary coronavirus COVID-19 travel documents checked in advance. KLM’s COVID-19 check | [email protected]

PHILIPSBURG--The construction of a new sewerage pumping station at Foga is progressing with infrastructural work started at the site. This project is one of three major projects through which...

SIMPSON BAY--Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines officially launched its first route network with non-stop flights to St. Maarten from Miami and Orlando, Florida, at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) on...

PHILIPSBURG--The Constitutional Court will be hearing the case filed by the Ombudsman of St. Maarten April 26 for review of three national ordinances in connection with cuts to...

ORANJESTAD/THE HAGUE--During his last official visit to Aruba on Wednesday, caretaker State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops expressed confidence in the island’s future, and in...

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten needs to cut government spending and increase revenues as soon as possible, said Raymond Gradus, chairman of the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT. “Given the deficit of...

PHILIPSBURG--At the request of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, a ministerial consultation with all four prime ministers of the Dutch Kingdom took place on Monday, July 5. The reason was...

THE HAGUE--The Dutch government has allocated 14.1 million euro to secure the food aid programme in Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten in the third quarter of 2021. Caretaker State Secretary...

THE HAGUE--Dutch caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Mark Rutte has no objections to the decision of caretaker State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops to defer...

PHILIPSBURG--Encouraging the government of St. Maarten to prioritise requesting debt cancellation from the Dutch government is the premise of a motion passed unanimously in Parliament late Wednesday evening, in...

AMSTERDAM/THE HAGUE--Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema on Thursday, Emancipation Day, made formal apologies for the city’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. For the Dutch government a formal apology is...

PHILIPSBURG--Law office Bloem, Bonapart Aardenburg has been discredited to realise certain appointments in utilities company NV GEBE, at whatever cost, says attorney Jairo Bloem partner at Bloem, Bonapart and...

The Meteorological Service of Barbados has issued a Tropical Storm Watch for Barbados, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines. ...TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN THE ATLANTIC BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED FOR...

ANGUILLA--A major step in the development of and access to Anguilla took a major leap forward on Monday, June 28, when key government officials and associated key players gathered...

PHILIPSBURG--One person tested positive for COVID-19 and five persons had recovered on Tuesday, June 29. The country’s total number of active cases is 44. The total number of confirmed...