The parade is expected to begin at 10:00am

PHILIPSBURG—St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has announced traffic measures and safety guidelines in connection with the Grand Carnival Parade, scheduled for Thursday, April 30, 2026.

PHILIPSBURG -- Global creator and entertainer IShowSpeed (Darren Watkins Jr.) touched down in St. Maarten Wednesday evening, his last stop in a push to breaking the record for most countries streamed in one day.

Former UP Member of Parliament Rolando Brison

~ Dos Santos and Gehani fully acquitted ~

PHILIPSBURG--Former Member of Parliament, representing the United People’s (UP) party, Rolando Brison has been sentenced by the Court of First Instance of Sint Maarten in the “Lissabon” case, which concerns official bribery.

IShowSpeed image from his Caribbean Tour poster.

PHILIPSBURG--Popular streamer IShowSpeed will be in St. Maarten on Wednesday, April 29, where he is scheduled to visit Maho Beach, take part in a jetcar experience during sunset, and livestream as part of a world record attempt across four Caribbean countries, according to his St Maarten itinerary provided by his publicist.

A French Navy vessel seized some 15 bales of cocaine from a yacht on April 17 (Photo Armed Forces of the Antilles)

FORT-DE-FRANCE--On Friday April 17, a French Navy vessel intercepted a yacht sailing without a flag in the Atlantic Ocean.