GREAT BAY--Fewer than half of the students who sat Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics across the region earned a passing grade in 2026, despite an improvement in performance, according to results announced Tuesday by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).

GREAT BAY--Collective Prevention Services (CPS) has concluded its 2026 World Breastfeeding Week activities following a series of community initiatives that culminated with the third annual Moms’ Health Fair on Saturday, August 8.

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Sports Federation (SMSF) is marking another milestone in its commitment to strengthening the country’s sporting sector through education, capacity building and regional partnerships, following the participation of Latoya Lake of SXM Sports in a sports journalism training opportunity facilitated through Centro Caribe Sports.

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten says St. Maarten’s Cg 3.785 million strategic tourism marketing budget is expected to protect the country’s existing tourism economy while potentially generating hundreds of millions of guilders in additional visitor spending.

GREAT BAY--The Minister of Justice has rejected a proposal to introduce an annual paid permit allowing motorists to exceed St. Maarten’s legal window-tint limits, saying the existing restrictions are based on road and law-enforcement safety and should not be converted into exemptions that can be purchased.

GREAT BAY--Government is envisioning a major transformation of Clem Labega Square into an elevated public park and amphitheater above a multi-level parking facility, while the Cole Bay Hill flagpole lookout could be developed into a formal cultural attraction with safer access, visitor facilities and opportunities for local vendors.