GREAT BAY--Senior Lecturer and cannabis researcher Dr. Machel A. Emanuel of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica, will examine a decade of cannabis reform across the Caribbean when he addresses St. Maarten’s national cannabis symposium on Friday, August 14.

GREAT BAY--His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, Ajamu Baly, will host the 2026 Governor's Symposium on Friday, September 25, 2026, with the theme “Youth Development: Building Our Future, Building Our Youth”.

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York says St. Maarten must do a better job of maintaining contact with students and professionals abroad, warning that the country cannot lose touch with them for five or ten years and then suddenly expect them to abandon established careers and families when their skills are needed back home.

GREAT BAY--MP Sjamira Roseburg, Chair of Parliament’s Committee for Kingdom Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations, CKAIR, has put a series of questions before the Kingdom government seeking clarity on St. Maarten’s financial responsibilities, representation and decision-making authority in the implementation of the border treaty, while the committee has also identified several Kingdom-related issues it wants placed at the center of discussions during IPKO in St. Maarten in January 2027.

GREAT BAY--Native Nation St. Maarten (NNC SXM) is continuing to expand its community and environmental initiatives, with growing participation in its Farmers Market and Recycling Drive and approximately 1,200 bottles collected during its most recent recycling event.

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, VROMI, Patrice Gumbs has announced a coordinated clean-up effort that will target roads, overgrown greenery and abandoned and wrecked vehicles as government steps up efforts to improve the appearance and condition of St. Maarten.