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SCDF opens registration for Carnival 2027 through new SXMCarnival.life platform

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has announced the official opening of the registration period for Carnival 2027, with registration running from July 1 to September 1, 2026.

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COCI launches free START SMART project to support entrepreneurs and small businesses

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry, COCI, on Wednesday launched registration for the START SMART Project, a free phased support initiative designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs, informal businesses, sole proprietors, and existing micro and small businesses strengthen their operations and become more sustainable, compliant and growth-ready.

RIVM report highlights need for timely vaccination data from St. Maarten

GREAT BAY--The latest 2026 report from the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, RIVM, on vaccination coverage within the National Immunisation Programme identifies St. Maarten as one of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom for which vaccination data was not submitted in time for inclusion in the report.

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VROMI and Kadaster strengthen ties with Aruba on digital land management

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs recently met with Aruba’s Minister of Infrastructure and Telecommunication René Herdé as part of ongoing efforts to modernize the Ministry of VROMI and improve the use of reliable data in infrastructure planning and public service delivery.

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Bonaire Draft resolution formally registered for the 80th United Nations General Assembly

BONAIRE--Human rights advocate James Finies announced today that the Bonaire Draft Resolution, sponsored by two Caribbean CARICOM countries, was formally submitted and registered into the administrative process of the 80th United Nations General Assembly on June 10, 2026.

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Prime Minister Jetten calls for “More action after the comma” during National Slavery Remembrance in Amsterdam

AMSTERDAM--Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten used his Emancipation Day address at the National Commemoration of Slavery History in Oosterpark, Amsterdam, to call for faster and more meaningful action on healing, repair, discrimination and racism across the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

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MP Roseburg: Emancipation Day demands more than words

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg, Chairlady of CKAIR and the Committee for Constitutional Affairs and Decolonization, issued a strong Emancipation Day message calling on St. Maarten and the wider Kingdom to move beyond symbolic gestures and commit to meaningful action on equality, dignity and historical justice.

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Reason for Hope Foundation facilitates international statistics training through collaboration with FIBA Federation

GREAT BAY--The Reason for Hope Foundation on Tuesday announced the successful completion of an International Statistics Training Program made possible through a collaborative partnership with Kendell "KC" Henry, a National Instructor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the FIBA Federation.

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SMMTA President Says Marine Sector Needs Stronger Cooperation, Workforce Development and Infrastructure Investment

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten Marine Trades Association, SMMTA, President Jesse Peterson says the recently held Marine Industry Immersion Day confirmed the need for stronger cooperation between Government, the private sector, educators and the wider marine industry to protect and grow one of St. Maarten’s most important economic sectors.

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