GREAT BAY--St. Maarten will enter Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September with free PSA testing, a public discussion on prostate cancer and sexual health, and the return of Men's Health Day at St. Maarten Medical Center. Behind those local activities, however, are Caribbean prostate cancer numbers that continue to give the annual campaign urgency, particularly the number of men dying from the disease.

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten and its institutions are getting ready once again to mark September as Literacy Month, with activities expected from various schools, organizations, libraries, community groups and other stakeholders throughout the month, anchored by International Literacy Day on September 8.

GREAT BAY--Charlotte Brookson Academy for the Performance Arts & Management (CBA) has taken steps to strengthen accountability, financial oversight and institutional decision-making through a three-day workshop focused on the strategic governance of lump-sum funding.

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten continues to carry the lowest travel advisory level issued by the United States government, with an updated August assessment describing the country as “generally a safe destination for travelers.”

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao--The controversial bronze statue of Curaçao freedom fighter Tula is being offered for sale after spending more than half a century in the Netherlands without securing a permanent home, according to Dutch media.

COLE BAY--The Honorable Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina was present earlier this morning on his own initiative on Orange Grove Road in Cole Bay, as efforts continued to address abandoned and derelict vehicles within the community.