September 28, 2026 No comments
Minister Connor Leads Sint Maarten Delegation to 63rd PAHO Directing Council
SINT MAARTEN/WASHINGTON, D.C. – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Hon. Claret Connor, is leading a delegation from Sint Maarten to the 63rd Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), taking place at PAHO Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Directing Council brings together Ministers of Health and other high-level health authorities from across the Americas to discuss regional public health priorities, review progress, and consider policies and strategies aimed at strengthening health systems and improving health outcomes throughout the region. Minister Connor is joined by Secretary General of VSA Joy Arnell, Head of the Department of Public Health Fenna Arnell, and Cabinet Advisor Dominique Hodge. Throughout the week, the Sint Maarten delegation will participate in discussions addressing key...
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September 27, 2026 No comments
Minister of TEATT Present for the Pouring of the Foundation for New Soualiga Marketplace
SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - The first concrete of the new Soualiga Marketplace is now in place, following the pouring of its foundation and floor slab, with Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten on hand to witness the event. The work on Thursday moves the project from its preparatory stage into full construction. In the weeks ahead, the public will begin to see the structure itself take shape. Minister Heyliger-Marten said, “It is a place where people earn a living, where visitors encounter something authentically St. Maarten, and where our small entrepreneurs should be able to work with dignity and confidence. The foundation being poured means we are moving beyond plans and procedures into a phase where people...
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September 27, 2026 No comments
Police Conducts Targeted Enforcement Operations Addressing Road Safety, Robberies, Firearms and Drugs
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM), through the KPSM Operations Team and in cooperation with various operational partners, conducted a series of targeted enforcement actions during the period of Sunday, September 20 through Sunday, September 27, 2026. Operational Focus on Suppression The operations focused on general road safety, the suppression of robberies, illegal firearms and drug-related offenses, with particular attention to areas where an increase in robberies had been identified. Intelligence-led Policing Based on information gathered through intelligence-led policing and operational cooperation, the KPSM Operations Team adjusted its deployment to locations and times where criminal activity was considered more prevalent. Controls were conducted during both daytime and nighttime hours. Handgun Discovered during Preventive Search During a control near a business...
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September 27, 2026 No comments
Suspect Arrested Following Friday Armed Robbery Attempt. Second Suspect Flees
SINT MAARTEN (CUPECOY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) arrested a suspect on Friday, September 25, 2026, in connection with an attempted armed robbery in the Rhine Road area. Police received a report that two persons were approached while walking by two-armed men. The suspects allegedly searched the victims for money. After the victims raised the alarm and began making noise, the suspects fled the area in a vehicle. Police patrols responding to the report observed a vehicle shortly afterward that matched the description provided. The vehicle was followed, and with assistance from other police units, an attempt was made to stop it. The occupants eventually abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot in the Simpson Bay area, in the direction...
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September 26, 2026 No comments
Former Minister of Finance to Join Financial Supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten Board as of October 1
SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS - The Kingdom Council of Ministers has approved the nomination for appointment of Perry F.M. Geerlings as a new member of the Board of Financial Supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Cft). Geerlings takes a seat in the Board on the recommendation of the country of Sint Maarten. The appointment will take effect on 1 October and will be for a period of three years. Geerlings is currently a member of the Corporate Governance Council of Sint Maarten, an independent advisory board that oversees the soundness of the governance of public companies and foundations. Previously, he was Minister of Finance of Sint Maarten, member of the Parliament of Sint Maarten and director of the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint...
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