PHILIPSBURG--Adaya Bourne, 19, and Holdson Jean-Fort, 17, have qualified to represent St Maarten at the World Aquatics Swimming Championships scheduled for December 1–6, 2026, in Beijing, China, the Sint Maarten Aquatic Federation (SMAF) announced.
Wingo brought 350 Colombians from Bogotá and Medellín to St. Maarten. This is the surprising result of the Wingo’s Destino Oculto 3 travel experience.
SIMPSON BAY--Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) welcomed about 350 travellers from Colombia on Thursday, October 22, as the island was revealed as the surprise destination for Wingo’s Destino Oculto 3 travel experience.
PHILIPSBURG--Aartwichgt Anthony Bell was sentenced to 10 years’ unconditional imprisonment and ordered to pay 50,000 Caribbean Guilders in compensation to the victim when the court delivered its verdict on Thursday, October 22.
PHILIPSBURG--A woman who was entrusted with the care of young girls was sentenced to thirty months or two-and-a-half years in prison by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, October 20, after judges found that she had sexually abused a minor herself and deliberately failed to intervene when her then-husband sexually abused two other girls.
PHILIPSBURG--Shops in Philipsburg will be allowed to open from 6:00am to 6:30pm on St. Maarten Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day under an exemption granted by the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT).
