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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Sunday, March 19th, 2023, Mr. Richinel Brug released a statement officially announcing his candidacy for the URSM. Brug, is no stranger to the political arena as he has been an active member of the community for most of his life. Brug was born in Curacao and moved to Sint Maarten when he was five years old. He was raised in Town, by Antillean and West-Indian parents, his parents instilled in him strong Christian values and principles Read more

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- In its continuous efforts to reach out to different stakeholders within the community, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department from the Sint Maarten Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), met with spiritual and church leaders at the Government Administration Building on April 24 to discuss how they can provide valuable support in the CPS COVID-19 Community Outreach Campaign, and in support of the visits of Community Awareness Volunteers (CAV) to various neighborhoods Read more

The Democratic Party has been one of the longest-serving parties in the history of St. Maarten. We have had our ups and downs, but we have been there for the people of St. Maarten, now more than ever before. Our main goal was and continues to be, "how can we make our island a better place for the people of St. Maarten".
To hear a political party, who welcomed the leader of the Democratic Party as the chairlady in one breathe and denounce her in the next, say some of the most unprofessional things is a shame to say the least Read more

COLE BAY:--- The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation, in collaboration with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, assisted in the delivery of Humanitarian Relief Supplies to Hurricane stricken Dominica. The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation was contacted by Sea Shepherd informing that they would be delivering Hurricane Irma relief supplies to Sint Maarten, more specifically veterinary and animal supplies, and that they would next be sailing to Dominica.

With the Assistance of the Dominica Foundation, Mr Read more

Appeals Court Dismissed All Charges Against Former Mp Romaine Laville.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Former Member of Parliment Romaine Laville can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Court of Appeals cleared him of all charges that were brought against him. Laville was charged with gun threats against former MP Jules James and the mighty Dow. He was also charged with the possession of an illegal firearm. In a brief statement to SMN News, Laville said he could go back to living a normal life after 5 years of dealing with these allegations that led to him being prosecuted.

 Statement from Prosecutor's Office, Today, July 11, 2017, The Court of Appeal on Sint Maarten ruled, in the case against Romain Laville, that the competent authority, the Minister of Justice, never explicitly indicated that Laville’s application for an extension of his gun permit was definitively rejected Read more

Cul de Sac:--- How will they reduce the brain-drain on St. Maarten, what plans or programs will they put in place to reduce crime among the youth on the island, and how can they diversify the economy instead of us relying on tourism as the major economic activity, were just some of the questions posed during Tuesday's panel discussion by students of several high schools to representatives of the nine political parties contesting the September 26 parliamentary elections.

The event, which was sponsored by St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament Frans Richardson dismissed jabs against his party as a party for “ship jumpers” by focusing on the fact that the individuals targeted still have lots to contribute to the country Read more

The biggest gangster is the one with a degree in his hand! 

SIMPSON BAY:--- After two weeks of meaningful community building activities, the last Saturday of March concluded the Shoot Hoops, Not Guns project in Simpson Bay with a fun filled day of various activities highlighted by the 3-on-3 district basketball tournament. For the kids there were cotton candy, a bouncy castle, balloon artist, family games and the Easter egg hunt with the Easter bunny walking in the midst of the children Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- The University of St. Martin donates to Dominica the day after Dominica was hit by heavy rainfalls due to Tropical Storm Erika, the Board of Directors and Management of the University of St. Martin (USM) addressed a letter to the Prime Minister of Dominica Honorable Roosevelt Skerrit, in an act of spontaneous solidarity. In that letter USM pledged its support to the recovery of Dominica. That very same day students, faculty, and staff began to pool resources to assist with the relief efforts Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:----  CC1 St. Maarten has also offered with a significant support for the island of Dominica, the island that has been struck by Tropical Storm Erika.
“We were touched and saddened by the devastation in Dominica and saw the need to help, General Manager, Ada Delgado of CC1 St. Maarten said “. The island was battered on Thursday last week with heavy rains, causing streets to flood and rivers to overflow, leaving many people without homes, drinking water and food. We were very distressed when we received the news about Tropical Storm Erika and we felt we had to act immediately.
According to reliable resources the Dominica Disaster Relief Committee St Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- United People’s (UP) Party Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake wrote a letter to the Acting Minister of the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Marcel Gumbs, addressing the concerns of residents of Marigot Hill regarding the placement of a NV GEBE street light at Soursop Road #42.

“In that specific area at night it’s very dark and is well-known for car stripping by criminal elements Read more

>PHILIPSBURG: --- PHILIPSBURG: --- Former Member of Parliament Romain Laville was arrested on Thursday by the detectives of the Landsrecherche that are investigating the gun threats he made against former Member of Parliament Jules James and musician Isidore "Mighty Dow" York.

SMN News in its report early Friday morning stated that the former Member of Parliament was released Thursday night in order for him to go home and get his firearms  licence and report back to the Landsrecherche Friday morning Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- Reliably information reaching SMN News states that members of the RST visited the House of Parliament on Thursday where they took a statement from Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel regarding the statements he made on the floor of Parliament on Monday during a public meeting. When contacted Emmanuel said that he did get a visit from members of the RST but he said he will not divulge any information as to what transpired in that meeting on Thursday.
SMN News contacted Acting Chief Prosecutor Karola van Nie for a statement on the visit paid by the RST to the Member of Parliament Read more

Second time Budget meeting could not be held --- UPP MPs not present.

>PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Roy Marlin spoke out on Friday on the budget meeting that had to be postponed for the second time due to a lack of quorum. MP Marlin said that the chairlady of Parliament has not being following the rules of order. He said that the meeting is supposed to be called within 48 hours (2x24 hours).
Marlin said that St Read more