GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs says Government is carefully reviewing the full Mullet Bay judgment, with particular attention being given to legally guaranteed public access to the beach and clarification of the boundaries between the public beach and surrounding land.

GREAT BAY--The Jamaican community in St. Maarten will celebrate Jamaica’s 64th Independence Day on Sunday, August 2, 2026, with a full day of music, culture, food and family entertainment at Emilio Wilson Park.

GREAT BAY--Motorworld, regional distributor for Chery in the Caribbean, has marked a major milestone with the successful launch of the automotive brand across Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, completing three consecutive island openings in early July.

KRALENDIJK--The Plenary of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPPAL) has unanimously elected Bonaire human rights advocate James Finies as President of the organization's Decolonization Committee.

GREAT BAY--Dutch St. Maarten has received major international exposure in two Los Angeles Times special supplement features highlighting the country's tourism strength, growing luxury market, expanding air and cruise connectivity and increasingly important role as a logistics and transshipment hub for the Northeastern Caribbean.

MARIGOT--First Vice President Alain Richardson has used a series of Los Angeles Times special supplement features to outline an ambitious development agenda for French Saint Martin, highlighting plans for major housing expansion, new hotel rooms, infrastructure upgrades, renewable energy and a technology hub as the territory seeks to position itself for long-term growth.