Care Cannot Remain Invisible: Sint Maarten Calls for Action on the Care Economy.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Last Thursday and Friday, President of Parliament, MP Wescot-Williams, led the Sint Maarten parliamentary delegation at a workshop hosted by Parlamericas in Grenada, focused on one of the most fundamental yet overlooked pillars of Caribbean economies: paid and unpaid care work.

Reflecting on the engagement, MP Wescot -Williams noted that the discussions brought into sharp focus a persistent reality; economies across the region are sustained not only by what is formally measured, but also by what remains largely invisible.

Care wor...

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Ministry of VROMI and UNOPS Meet With Representative of the Dutch Quarter Community Council on Sanitation Project.

PHILIPSBURG:---  The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), the Honorable Patrice Gumbs, and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) project team met with a representative of the Dutch Quarter Community Council to provide updates on the upcoming sanitation project in the area.
Underscoring the commitment to a participative approach and community ownership, the Ministry of VROMI and UNOPS organized this informative session to brief the council on project activities. This meeting s...

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Ill-Treatment Incident – Simpson Bay.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is currently investigating a serious ill-treatment incident that occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 18, 2026, at a well-known establishment in the Simpson Bay area.

Just after 05:00 AM, police received a report of a male victim who had been severely beaten after allegedly unlawfully entering the business premises.

Further investigation revealed that the two suspects encountered the victim inside the establishment shortly after 05:00 AM and proceeded to ill-treat him withi...

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Island in Decay: Garbage Crisis, Crumbling Roads Fuel Outrage as VROMI Comes Under Fire.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Public frustration is boiling over as mountains of garbage, collapsing roads, and government inaction continue to plague communities across the island, prompting fierce criticism from Member of Parliament Lyndon Lewis.
Lewis has sharply condemned what he described as the shocking level of neglect under the Ministry of VROMI, pointing to garbage piling up in neighborhoods, roadside areas, and public spaces while residents are left to deal with the stench, health concerns, and embarrassment of living in what many say is becoming an...

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