PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Communication Union (SMCU) has issued a blistering condemnation of the government’s handling of the crisis at TelEm, labeling the ongoing situation a "governance failure" characterized by years of silence, mismanagement, and the systematic destruction of local livelihoods.
In a sharply worded press release, SMCU President accused successive administrations of ignoring repeated warnings about the telecommunications company’s steady decline. The union paints a grim picture of a national pillar crumbling under the we...
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- The construction sectors in Curaçao and Sint Maarten are navigating a complex landscape of growth and rising costs, accordi...
-PHILIPSBURG:--- Once the pride of St. Maarten, TELEM Group is now the poster child for corporate incompetence, leadership treachery, and government a...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Richinel S.J. Brug, is encouraging the community to take simple, proactive st...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina has extended warm congratulations to the Caribbean community following its powerful cultura...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten, today applauded the island’s presence ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Integrity Chamber of Sint Maarten is taking a step to continue strengthening integrity, transparency, and accountability across th...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Department of Youth, under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, is actively advancing its 2026 strategic activit...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Finance, Hon. Marinka J. Gumbs, attended the 10-year anniversary celebration of Audit Team Sint Maarten (ATS), marking...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Since his first week in office in December 2024, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Hon. Richinel S.J. Brug, has...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on February 9, 2026.
The Central Committee meeting, which was adjourned...
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PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on February 10, 2026.
The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Tuesday at 11.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. Representat...
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.
The deceased is...
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 Bay–Simpson B...
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 two years, I ha...
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 la Potence es...
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 du CEEA. Gr...
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 faveur du développ...
