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Min. Arrindell meets St. Maarten students, housing, wellbeing, support concerns raised

THE HAGUE--The Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary recently hosted a Student Engagement Session, bringing together Sint Maarten students currently studying in the Netherlands for an open and meaningful conversation on student life, wellbeing, and future opportunities.

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Freegan Food Foundation and Leaders for Change Foundation Nominated for Appeltjes van Oranje 2026

GREAT BAY--Freegan Food Foundation and Leaders for Change Foundation have both been nominated for the Appeltjes van Oranje 2026, one of the Kingdom’s major social awards, under this year’s theme, “Breaking the Cycle of Poverty.”

Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset donates AED defibrillator to NSI

GREAT BAY--The Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset has donated an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) to the National Sports Institute (NSI) for installation at the L.B. Scott Auditorium.

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GEBE protest march planned as legal options form, call goes out for 5,000 people minimum

GREAT BAY--Peggy-Ann Richardson announced on Saturday that a public march to NV GEBE is now being planned, following a meeting held earlier in the day with legal professionals and concerned residents to discuss possible legal action against utility company GEBE. She also added that an association will be established to take the matter forward legally as early as next week. Once that entity is established the protest march will be organized.

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NOAA predicts below-normal Atlantic Hurricane Season

GREAT BAY--NOAA’s National Weather Service is predicting a below-normal 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, but officials are urging residents, businesses and governments across the hurricane belt to prepare early and remain vigilant throughout the season.

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St. Maarten and Curacao reject participation in OCT vs. UPG status analysis, Dutch State Secretary says

THE HAGUE--Curaçao and St. Maarten have indicated that they do not wish to participate in a Dutch-requested analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of changing from their current Overseas Country and Territory, OCT, status to Outermost Region status within the European Union. Aruba, by contrast, has responded positively to the proposal.

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Decree officially published empowering BTP to oversee GEBE concession, tariffs and fuel clause

GREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten has formally designated the Bureau Telecommunication and Post, BTP, to supervise NV GEBE’s electricity concession, marking the first structured oversight mechanism of its kind under the Electricity Concession Ordinance in more than 15 years.

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St. Maarten positions as year-round destination for Canadian travelers

TORONTO, CANADA--St. Maarten is seeing increased summer interest from Canadian travelers, supported by expanded airlift from Toronto, renewed fall service from Montreal, a broad range of accommodations and a growing calendar of festivals and experiential events, according to updates shared during the One Caribbean Canada Media Awards in Toronto.

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Richardson files criminal complaint against union leader Thompson on behalf of WIFOL members

GREAT BAY--The co-founder of the Windward Islands Federation of Labour, WIFOL, René Richardson, acting on behalf of members and workers of the Windward Islands Federation of Labour, WIFOL, filed a criminal complaint on Thursday with the Public Prosecutor’s Office against longtime union leader Theophilus Emanuel Thompson, alleging several breaches and possible misappropriations connected to the management, finances, assets, governance and functioning of the association.

Opinion

Dutch caribbean islands should Adopt UN Slavery Resolution

“My Saint Martin Flag” - My Personal testimony

Pride is not a budget line

Some government officials say money is tight, then turn around and spend it anyway, usually to the detriment of some other program, some other payment, or some other initiative. Minister Melissa Gumbs took a different route. She said it plainly: we do not have it, so we are not doing it the same way.

Weekend Read

Will citizen legal pressure on GEBE succeed where protests have failed? A look at the possible legal options

Valérie Damaseau on St. Martin’s Flag Initiative : Identity, Visibility and “Finally Standing Fully in Who We Are”

AFKA: A Festival Built to Remember, Reclaim and Reframe

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