SAINT-MARTIN :--- In response to recent public safety incidents, the Prefecture of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin has issued an immediate temporary ban on the use and sale of certain fireworks. The measure, announced on Tuesday, December 30, 2025, aims to curb dangerous behaviors during the New Year celebrations.
The decree strictly prohibits individuals from purchasing, selling, transferring, transporting, or using consumer fireworks classified under categories F2 and F3. This restriction applies across the entire territory of Saint-Mar...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) would like to take the opportunity inform the public about a second arrest, in the armed scoot...
PHILIPSBURG:--- As 2025 draws to a close, the people of St. Maarten are left to reflect on a year marked by a string of controversies and questionable...
PHILIPSBURG:--- As the countdown to the New Year begins, the people of St. Maarten are left looking back not with hope, but with profound disappointme...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Secretaries General of the various Ministries, together with the Secretary General to the Council of Ministers, recently completed...
PHILIPSBURG: --- As Sint Maarten counts down to a new year, the state of the nation’s finances raises a serious alarm. Under the stewardship of Minist...
PHILIPSBURG:--- While the Ministry of Justice is busy patting itself on the back for crime statistics that barely scratch the surface of public safety...
PHILIPSBURG:--- As 2025 draws to a close, a comprehensive year-end evaluation of the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Development, Environment and ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- In politics, it’s easy to criticize others, but true leadership requires action, accountability, and results. Minister of Educati...
PHILIPSBURG:--- At approximately 3:00 PM on December 28, 2025, officers of the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) responded to an armed robbery in the K...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Special team of the police force of Sint. Maarten (KPSM) remained vigilant on Christmas Eve, conducting routine controls and preve...
PHILIPSBURG:---- To ensure a timely preparation for everyone, all persons wishing to vend along the roadside during the Christmas Season (December 15th, 2025 – January 5th, 2026)
As of November 21st, from 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Application forms can b...
THE HAGUE:--- Minister of Defense Ruben Brekelmans is scheduled for a working visit to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from Monday, January 5, to Thursday, January 8. The regular working visit will include stops in Aruba, S...
PHILIPSBURG:---- To ensure a timely preparation for everyone, all persons wishing to vend along the roadside during the Christmas Season (December 15th, 2025 – January 5th, 2026)
As of November 21st, from 8:30 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Application forms can b...
PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The Fire Department of Sint Maarten, which falls under the Ministry of General Affairs, has approved six permits for firework displays to ring in the New Year.
The displays will take place at the following locations: Grea...
Dear Editor,
I would like to draw attention to an issue that affects me, and likely many other pensioners as well: the irregular and unpredictable payment of the ‘Uitkering bij wijze van Pensioen’ (Pension-like Allowance).
Over the past two years, I ha...
Dear Editor,
The quality of our day is directly linked to the decision we make, not just on the day of, but the day prior. So goes for the quality of life on our island. It’s a reflection of past and present decisions. This is important to understand,...
Dear Editor,
In any system governed by rules, the expectation is simple: the rules apply to everyone, regardless of status or connection. Yet, a deeply troubling pattern suggests this fundamental principle is being eroded, particularly within the agen...
Le conseil exécutif est un organe décisionnaire qui délibère sur les affaires courantes de la Collectivité allant des ventilations des subventions aux associations aux attributions d’aides exceptionnelles et bourses d’études, aux autorisations de tra...
Le conseil exécutif est un organe décisionnaire qui délibère sur les affaires courantes de la Collectivité allant des ventilations des subventions aux associations aux attributions d’aides exceptionnelles et bourses d’études, aux autorisations de tra...
L’attention de l’Agence de Santé (ARS) de Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy a été appelée sur les réactions générées par une publication, sur un réseau social, du Directeur du Centre Hospitalier Louis Constant Fleming (CHLCF), cont...
