On arrival, officers discovered an overturned SUV with a man and a woman inside, both unresponsive.

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has confirmed that a traffic incident in the early hours of Monday, March 2, on Arlet Peters Road (also known as Old Cake House Road) is now being treated as a double homicide.

USM President Dr. Antonio Carmona Báez.

POND ISLAND--University of St. Martin (USM) President Antonio Carmona Báez said there is a need for stronger structural government funding and coordinated investment to ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of the country’s sole higher education institution.

The 2026 motor vehicle sticker.

POND ISLAND--With just one day to go before the February 27 deadline to pay the 2026 motor vehicle tax, a whopping 77 per cent of motorists still have not paid.

ECYS Minister Melissa Gumbs

PHILIPSBURG--Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Minister Melissa Gumbs would like to see a cultural shift within government to break down siloed operations, following the ministry’s strategic planning session held February 13.

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs says casinos currently do not pay turnover tax (TOT) and she believes this must change, while indicating that she is aware of possibly one or two additional casinos in the pipeline.