Dutch St. Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and President of the Collectivité Louis Mussington lay a wreath at the foot of the stele on Mont des Accords, assisted by Préfet Vincent Berton, during the ceremony for the 375^th anniversary of the Treaty of Concordia. Looking on are St. Maarten Minister Rodolphe Samuel and (partly hidden) Governor Ajamu Baly, and Third Vice-President of the Collectivité Dominique Louisy.

An artist’s impression of the proposed bus terminal for Philipsburg.

 PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Leo Lambriex has proposed the construction of a new modern bus terminal in the heart of Philipsburg in an effort to have a safe and central drop off and pick up location for tour busses and central location for embarkation and disembarkation of passenger busses.

PHILIPSBURG--“It was a shocking moment for me,” United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Rolando Brison said on Wednesday as he addressed his recent detention on charges of bribery and subsequent release, for which he remains a suspect. 

  Speaking during the notification round of the public meeting of Parliament on the draft budget on Wednesday, Brison urged the public to be wary of fake social media accounts and made it clear that he would never solicit or contact anyone via any social media that does not belong to him, for illicit purposes.

PHILIPSBURG--A whopping 17% of the population of St. Maarten is totally unbanked, a survey conducted by the Central Bank for Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) in cooperation with the Department of Statistics (STAT) in St. Maarten, shows.

The SXM Lagoon Festival is collectively organised by four marinas in the Simpson Bay Lagoon.

SIMPSON BAY--The first St. Maarten Lagoon Festival, scheduled to take place from Thursday March 23 to Sunday March 26, comes about thanks to a collaboration between four marinas in the Simpson Bay Lagoon: IGY Marinas Yacht Club Isle del Sol and Simpson Bay Marina, Yacht Club Port de Plaisance, Palapa Marina and Skyport Marina. This was announced by the St. Maarten Marine Trade Association (SMMTA) on Monday.