ORANJESTAD, Aruba--Dr. Desireé Helder, Director of Directorate of Elderly Affairs, told the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultation, IPKO, this week that Aruba’s aging trajectory is set to sharply increase the number of people needing care over the next 15 years, raising major questions about staffing, oversight, affordability, and the balance between home care and residential care.

ORANJESTAD, Aruba--MP Sjamira Roseburg wanted IPKO to take slavery's lingering lasting impacts seriously and proceeded to convince her colleagues accordingly.

ORANJESTAD, Aruba--Leader of the St. Maarten parliamentary delegation and President of Parliament, MP Sarah Wescot-Williams, confirmed at the closing IPKO press conference in Aruba that she has been asked by fellow IPKO colleagues to help shape proposals to improve how the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultation functions. Wescot-Williams said she will treat the request with seriousness, with the goal of having practical changes applied by the next IPKO.

GREAT BAY--The third edition of the Dynamics Primary and Secondary Track and Field Championship proved to be more than a school competition, it served as a development platform for young athletes across St. Maarten and the wider region.

COLE BAY--NOW Member of Parliament and Vice Chairman of the Justice Committee, MP Lyndon Lewis, has expressed deep concern and disappointment over footage circulating online that appears to show a group of armed individuals attempting to rob the Gold Finger jewelry store in Cole Bay, along Union Road.

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) on Thursday announced that Minister Richinel Brug has partnered with local artist King Vers to launch a new awareness initiative focused on men’s mental health on St. Maarten.