Clockwise from left: Governor Ajamu Baly; Director of the Governor’s Cabinet, St Maarten Gerhard Hoogers; Director of the Cabinet Minister Plenipotentiary Carol Voges, and Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell.

THE HAGUE--Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell and Governor Ajamu Baly discussed European Union funding opportunities and ways to address brain drain during a meeting in the Netherlands on Monday, September 14, 2026.

VSA Minister Claret Connor being screened.

PHILIPSBURG--More than 500 men have already been tested as part of the “Man UP, Check UP” prostate cancer awareness campaign, with Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Claret Connor urging men to take responsibility for their health and make use of screening opportunities.

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs minced no words on Friday when she said that she will not participate in a proposed Mullet Bay master plan and believes the property should instead be put on the market for sale, with the proceeds going toward the ENNIA resolution fund.

PHILIPSBURG--Theophilus Thompson is no longer president of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association (WIFOL) following a congress held at the WIFOL building on Thursday, September 17, during which members elected a new executive board.

PHILIPSBURG--Charlotte Brookson Academy for the Performance Arts (CBA) was closed for deep-cleaning on Wednesday after a student tested positive for COVID-19 and other students and teachers reported flu-like symptoms, Education Minister Melissa Gumbs said.