The road to the 18th edition of the St. Maarten / St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART) is officially underway.

Curaçao’s World Cup dream is very much alive. National team coach Dick Advocaat’s side crushed Bermuda 7-0 on Thursday night (Friday morning Dutch time) and is now one draw away, away to Jamaica, from winning the group and qualifying directly for the 2026 World Cup.

Anguilla’s .ai country code top level domain, is on pace to exceed one million registered domains in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting surging global interest from tech firms and artificial intelligence startups.

Operations at the Philipsburg landfill returned to normal before midday on Thursday, after Fleming Waste Solutions and government reached an agreement over outstanding payments dating back to 2024. Company owner and operator Derrick Fleming said he will hold government to its word and expects the agreement to be honored.

The TEATT Committee of Parliament, Chaired by Chairman MP Viren Kotai, sat through a long and, at times, tense meeting on the future of public transportation, the integrity of license issuance, and the fallout of two damning reports by SOAB and the Integrity Chamber.

Building local expertise is central to Kadaster St. Maarten’s vision for the future.