GREAT BAY--The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS) on Monday announced the launch of the second annual Dame Ruby Bute National Short Story Contest, an initiative designed to promote literacy, creative expression, and cultural appreciation among St. Maarten’s youth.

GREAT BAY--Let’s Talk ART has announced the launch of its Creatives Empowerment Workshop Series, a four-week creative development program designed to help artists and other creatives build confidence, strengthen their communication skills, and better present themselves and their work.

Her interest in studying in the United States became stronger after a Christmas trip to New York during her ninth-grade year, following Hurricane Irma. At the time, she had her sights set on attending an Ivy League school and was considering law as her preferred field of study.

BONAIRE--The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO), led by James Finies, stated that its advocacy efforts contributed to a decision granting additional examination time to local students of Liseo High School who sat their May 2026 examinations.

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Richinel Brug, last week once again continued his community outreach initiative through the distribution of fresh produce to vulnerable groups across St. Maarten.

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten has finalized a joint Ministerial Decree that will designate the Bureau of Telecommunication and Post as the legally mandated supervisor of GEBE under the Electricity Concession Ordinance, a move aimed at strengthening oversight, protecting consumers and ending tariff decisions made without proper review.