Franshelis Garcia receiving her PhD degree.

NETHERLANDS--Franshelis Garcia earned her PhD degree from Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands on Friday, September 25, after successfully defending her doctoral thesis on stigma surrounding obesity and metabolic and bariatric surgery.

One armed robbery suspect was arrested while the other remains at large; the vehicle used in the armed robbery was abandoned during a pursuit in Simpson Bay after the robbery took place in the Maho area on September 25.

MAHO/SIMPSON BAY--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM arrested a suspect on Friday, September 25, following an attempted armed robbery in the MAHO area. KPSM received a report that two people walking in the area had been approached by two armed men. The suspects allegedly searched the victims for money before fleeing in a vehicle after the victims raised the alarm and began making noise.

PHILIPSBURG--Former Finance Minister Perry Geerlings has been nominated for appointment as the new member of the Committee for Financial Supervision for Curaçao and St Maarten (CFT), with the appointment set to take effect October 1.

From left: Sean Richard, Jameel Rochester, Keri Rogers and Sherman Williams at the Monaco Yacht Show 2026.

ANGUILLA--During the past week Anguilla has been represented at the Monaco Yacht Show where they have been able to engage directly with yacht owners, operators, developers and industry leaders.

The Point Blanche Prison has resumed their religious services. Prisoners are now able to have regular opportunities for worship and spiritual engagement.

POINT BLANCHE--Religious services have resumed at Point Blanche Prison following an eight-month suspension with inmates attending the first services at the facility on August 1 and 2. The Ministry of Justice said regular opportunities for worship and spiritual engagement form part of efforts to provide a humane and rehabilitative prison environment.