Minister VROMI, Patrice Gumbs tagging an abandoned car.

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) has tagged approximately 250 abandoned and wrecked vehicles for removal during the first two weeks of a campaign targeting car wrecks across St. Maarten. Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs said the number is significant but represents only a small portion of the wrecks across the island.

PHILIPSBURG--Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Ludmila de Weever has accused authorities of handling the cannabis concession process in a “sneaky” manner and questioned why she has been denied access to documents related to a 10-year concession granted to Native Nations Cannabis SXM (NNCSXM).

Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs acknowledged after the 2026 budget was adopted on Thursday night that government still has areas that need improvement, saying the late budget must be owned and that government now has to focus on execution and delivery.

Top student Rishi Pokhriyal

EBENEZER--The Methodist Agogic Center-Comprehensive Secondary Education (MAC CSE) student Rishi Rakesh Pokhriyal earned Grade I in all 17 subjects he sat in the June 2026 CXC CSEC examinations, standing out among the school’s strongest performers and placing him among the top performers in the Caribbean, according to the school.

PHILIPSBURG--Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) Member of Parliament (MP) Franklin Meyers on Wednesday firmly denied ever seeking to keep Theo Heyliger in jail, saying he has never made such a statement about Heyliger or other people who have been arrested, including O’Neil Arrindell and Frans Richardson.