GREAT BAY--The General Audit Chamber has identified what it describes as a longstanding accountability gap in the governance and financial management surrounding the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary, finding that approximately XCG 1.9 million in public funds is allocated annually to an operation whose legal, financial and accountability structure has never been fully formalized.

GREAT BAY--At a festival centered on books, reading and literacy, one of this year’s most timely sessions will focus on a tool increasingly shaping how students learn, research and write: artificial intelligence. On Saturday, September 26, during the public day of the Third Reading Festival: St. Maarten Edition at the University of St. Martin from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., AI Smart Students will offer a series of hands-on workshops led by Marvio Cooks.

THE NETHERLANDS--The Netherlands is moving toward allowing water cremation, also known as alkaline hydrolysis or resomation, as a legal alternative to traditional burial and flame cremation under a proposed overhaul of the country’s funeral legislation.

ST. EUSTATIUS--Voters on St. Eustatius will go to the polls on Wednesday, March 17, 2027, to elect members of the Island Council and the Electoral College, with preparations already underway for the two elections.

ORANJESTAD, ARUBA--Members of Parliament Omar Ottley and Viren Kotai used their attendance at the Parlatino convention in Aruba this week as an opportunity to look beyond discussions and explore practical solutions that could benefit the people of St. Maarten.

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten - Fitness Attitude Gym Club B.V., in collaboration with Rooted by Linda, is inviting the St. Maarten community to get moving this October through MOVE FOR HER, a 24-day step challenge being held in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.