A scene from SMART 2024.

PHILIPSBURG--Sea Trek and Rainforest Adventures will jointly host the final networking event at the 2026 edition of the St. Maarten/St. Martin Annual Regional Tradeshow (SMART), which is expected to become the largest edition in the past decade.

Rocks and rubbish bins block the road in French Quarter (photo contributed)

FRENCH QUARTER--The RN7 in French Quarter was blocked Wednesday afternoon with rocks, tyres, pallets and rubbish bins after an earlier incident involving Gendarmes confiscating a scooter from an alleged private property caused an angry crowd to gather.

Some members of the Broker of the Year team accepting their award: From left: Devanand Singh, Lorraine Allen van den Berg, Samuel Morton, Paul Lalor, ICWI and Allenson Telford

PHILIPSBURG--The Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI) has named SUN Insurance Brokers its 2025 “Broker of the Year” during the company’s third annual Broker Awards ceremony held Wednesday, May 13, at La Perle Bleu in St. Maarten.

Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina (centre) with members of the Haitian community.

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina has extended congratulations and best wishes to the Haitian community in St Maarten and around the world in observance of Haitian Flag Day, celebrated annually on May 18.

The search team dispatched to Saba poses with Fire Chief Anthony Arnould (right).

MARIGOT--At the request of the Governor of Saba, two handlers from the French-side fire and rescue service (Service Territorial d' Incendie et de Secours (STIS 978) accompanied by their sniffer-dogs, were deployed to Saba on Saturday morning to assist in the search for a 53-year-old hiker who has gone missing.