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).

PHILIPSBURG--Businesses both large and small are helping to wrap St. Maarten in the warmth of the Christmas season, funding festive lighting that now stretches across the island like a glittering ribbon of holiday spirit.

~Acquitted of sexually assaulting step-daughter~

PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance on Thursday sentenced a man to a partially conditional four years in prison after finding him guilty of grooming and raping a fourteen-year-old girl.