GREAT BAY--Kalaboom Entertainment has ordered 10,000 St. Maarten flags for distribution ahead of Flag Day, becoming another community group to answer the call of Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs for citizens, organizations and businesses to help keep national pride visible despite government having to scale back official Flag Day activities due to budget constraints.

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa D. Gumbs has issued a detailed clarification following public comments by the Windward Islands Teachers’ Union concerning classroom conditions at the Marie Genevieve de Weever Primary School.

GREAT BAY--Former Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel says any move by government to appoint a local temporary manager at NV GEBE must be based on competence, a clear mandate and public accountability, not symbolism.

GREAT BAY--Jru’s Essential Business Solutions (J.E.B.S.) has made a financial contribution to promising young athletes Nahjah Wyatte and Carlos Brison Cainez as they prepare to compete in the prestigious ASICS NK Dutch Championships, taking place in the Netherlands from June 26–28, 2026. Wyatte also redeemed an online shopping voucher donated by J.E.B.S. to secure new track gear for the upcoming competition.

GREAT BAY--Chairlady of Parliament MP Sarah Wescot-Williams says that 16 years after St. Maarten attained country status on 10-10-10, the country must be mature enough to review whether the governance model it inherited and built still fits its reality.

GREAT BAY--Antonio Carmona Báez and Tadzio Bervoets received the Presidents Award at the 23rd edition of the St. Martin Book Fair on June 6, 2026. The presentation of the Presidents Award was the final highlight of the two-day literary festival, according to Book Fair Committee member Cindy Peters.