GREAT BAY--St. Maarten resident and entrepreneur Loic Bryan has launched a citizen petition calling for structural reforms aimed at expanding access to laws, legal information and court proceedings in English, arguing that the current system creates barriers for residents who are not proficient in Dutch.

GREAT BAY--Marvin Hokstam Baapoure, a former St. Maarten journalist now visiting the island for the Reading Festival, will meet with the Surinamese community at Makan Bersama restaurant on Friday, where he will present and sign copies of his debut novel, the historical thriller Het Punt.

NEW YORK--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), the Honorable Claret Connor, on Monday delivered remarks during the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN Global Compact High-Level Forum on Sustainable Procurement, placing particular emphasis on the importance of procurement as a development and resilience tool for small island states.

GREAT BAY--Stichting Biblionef Netherlands, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, the Library of St. Maarten, the Help Our Children Foundation and the University of St. Martin (USM), will host the Third Reading Festival: St. Maarten Edition on September 25 and 26, 2026.

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Claret Connor is encouraging residents to recognize the warning signs of dementia, protect their brain health and support families affected by Alzheimer’s disease as St. Maarten joins the global observance of World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21, 2026.

GREAT BAY--Victorious Living Publishing has welcomed TelEm Group as a Silver Literary Partner for In Emilio Wilson Park with Uncle Joe, the debut book by veteran St. Maarten educator Oswald Francis.