SIMPSON BAY--Aqua Mania Adventures will once again host its annual World Stray Animal Sunset Sail on Saturday, April 4, 2026, bringing the community together for an evening of support, awareness, and fundraising for St. Maarten’s stray animals.

GREAT BAY--One of the more unusual defenses raised in the Jasmine corruption case, that references to “mangoes” were literally about fruit, ultimately failed under close judicial scrutiny and became a key part of the Court’s reasoning in convicting former minister C.E. on bribery-related charges. The defense failed on the use of one word "electronic".

GREAT BAY--Port St. Maarten received fresh international recognition after Travel + Leisure highlighted St. Maarten in a new feature asking five cruise experts to name their favorite ports of call. In the March 26, 2026 article, St. Maarten emerged as the top choice for two of the five cruise experts consulted, reinforcing the island’s standing as one of the Caribbean’s most attractive cruise destinations.

GREAT BAY--Constitutional expert Prof. Dr. Arjen van Rijn has concluded in a legal advisory commissioned by Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina that the Governor of St. Maarten overstepped established constitutional boundaries during the handling of a January 2026 administrative matter

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Richinel S.J. Brug has requested the Integrity Chamber to investigate matters that have taken place within the Ministry of VSA since he assumed office.