NV GEBE Temporary Manager Iris Arrindell

PHILIPSBURG--NV GEBE Temporary Manager Iris Arrindell said the company is prepared to continue engaging ACP-SXM in good faith on consumer concerns, but will not continue discussions with the group if information from those discussions is repeatedly presented and spun to the public in a way that is contrary to what was actually discussed or agreed.

PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company NV GEBE has paused the disconnection of non-paying consumers that had been scheduled for Monday, June 29, following what it described as a fruitful meeting with representatives of the Association for Consumer Protection St Maarten (ACP-SXM) on Friday, June 26.

Patrick Drijvers

PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company NV GEBE expects to introduce prepaid electricity service by next year after completing the installation of smart meters and the software system needed to support the service, GEBE Manager Distribution Patrick Drijvers said during a GEBE press conference last Friday.

Justice Minister Nathalie Tackling.

PHILIPSBURG-- The Ministry of Justice stated that the departure from St. Maarten of an individual connected to a fatal traffic incident, was based on the person’s immigration status and the application of immigration law, not on the status of the criminal case, which remains the responsibility of the Prosecutor’s Office.

PHILIPSBURG-- The suspect in the fatal traffic accident that occurred on AJC Brouwer Road on June 11, 2026, has been released from pre-trial detention and transferred to the Immigration and Border Protection Service, the Prosecutor’s Office confirmed on Wednesday.