VROMI Minister Patrice Gumbs (left) looks on as the weighbridge is installed at the entrance of the main landfill on Pond Island.

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) has announced the installation of a weighbridge at the Philipsburg landfill. VROMI Minister Patrice Gumbs hails this asset as a major step toward modernizing St. Maarten’s waste management system.

55-year-old missing United States citizen Ann Evans

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM is pursuing new leads in the disappearance of United States citizen Ann Evans, following reports that a woman matching her description had checked into a hotel in Marigot, French Saint Martin.

Two stolen cars confiscated by police in Dutch Quarter.

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM is investigating an incident in Dutch Quarter on the Quilletor Drive, near Madrid Drive, where two suspected stolen vehicles were recovered and officers came under attack while securing the scene.

An artist's impression of the design of the new Mental Health Care Center.

ST. JOHN’S--Residents’ concerns about privacy, accessibility, safety, and construction impacts have been incorporated into the updated design and plans of the new Mental Health Care Center, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Richinel Brug announced during a public session at St. Martin’s Home on Tuesday evening.

WASHINGTON D.C.--The Netherlands has joined the United Kingdom (UK) and Colombia in restricting intelligence cooperation with the United States (US) following a series of controversial missile strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean. The move marks one of the most significant diplomatic repercussions to date stemming from the American operations near the so-called ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao).