ORANJESTAD--Aruba has launched the first phase of a national initiative aimed at changing how the island approaches education, job skills and lifelong learning, with artificial intelligence, digital literacy, teacher development and community-based learning among its early priorities.

GREAT BAY--The Caribbean countries within the Kingdom are not among the five most important transit countries for cocaine destined for the Netherlands, according to research on international drug flows presented during the Judicial Four-Country Consultation, JVO, held in Curaçao last week.

GREAT BAY--The Police Force of St. Maarten, KPSM, through its Traffic Department, carried out a road cleaning operation on Sucker Garden Road on Saturday, September 5, removing a large amount of hardened concrete that had built up on the roadway over several weeks and months.

GREAT BAY--Parliament of St. Maarten has ratified a regional outcome statement committing participating Caribbean legislatures to concrete action on artificial intelligence, including AI readiness assessments, ethical governance, data privacy, cybersecurity, legislation, information integrity and ensuring that the technology develops in a way that reflects Caribbean societies rather than leaving small island states behind.

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg has released a detailed public report outlining what she says she has done on behalf of the people of St. Maarten during the 2025-2026 Parliamentary Year, covering legislation, motions, government oversight, community initiatives and issues still being pursued. (𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦)

THE HAGUE--Primary schools in the Netherlands are being encouraged to make greater use of the languages children speak at home, including Turkish, Polish, Arabic, English and regional languages, under new national curriculum standards for Dutch language education.