BTP partners with Caribbean Cyber Security Center to strengthen Cyber Security in critical telecom and utility sectors.

PHILIPSBURG:---  Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) has announced a partnership with the Caribbean Cyber Security Center (CCSC) of Barbados to develop a comprehensive Cyber Security policy and legal framework for Sint Maarten’s critical telecommunications and utility sectors. This collaboration aims to strengthen the protection of essential infrastructure, ensuring the reliability and security of services that residents depend on every day.

The engagement will focus on proper classification of critical infrastructure, mand...

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Government assigns STAF to lead establishment of the STA.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger Marten, has formally assigned the Sint Maarten Tourism Authority Foundation (STAF) to lead the process of establishing the Sint Maarten Tourism Authority (STA) as an independent ZBO. The assignment will begin on March 1st, marking a significant step toward modernizing the country’s tourism governance structure.
The announcement follows the recent Economic Stakeholder Consultation, during which businesses, workers, and community representatives c...

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National Detectives Investigate Fatal Police-Involved Shooting on St. Peters Road.

PHILIPSBURG:---  The National Detectives (Landsrecherche) are investigating the police-involved shooting that occurred on St. Peters Road on the evening of February 13, 2026.

As previously reported by the Police Force of Sint Maarten, officers responded at approximately 9:00 pm to multiple reports of a man walking along the road while carrying a firearm. Upon arrival, officers encountered a man who was in possession of a weapon. During the interaction that followed, shots were fired by police. The suspect was struck and later succumbed to h...

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Police Involved in Shooting After Confronting Armed Man in St. Peters. (UPDATED)

~ Shooting Victim succumbed at the scene.~ 

ST. PETERS:---  An officer-involved shooting occurred in the St. Peters area earlier tonight after police responded to reports of an armed individual walking on the roadway.
According to preliminary information from the scene, officers encountered a man who was openly carrying a firearm in his hands while walking down the street. Authorities approached the individual to address the situation.
Reports indicate that upon contact with law enforcement, the man reacted in an unusual manner. Thi...

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