Tourism Bureau inaugurates new office
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) inaugurated its new office in the Convent Building on Front Street on Friday, December 1 under the watchful eye of government officials, tourism stakeholders More...
Luciano Homemade Gelato: A Taste of The Netherlands in St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG — Luciano Homemade Gelato, a renowned name with 15 locations in the Netherlands and 2 in Bonaire, has recently opened a new shop in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. The opening took place on Saturday, More...
Philipsburg lights up for Christmas
~ Boardwalk Festival ushers in the Season ~ GREAT BAY – The country’s capital will come alive on Saturday night with the lighting of Front Street, Back Street, and the Boardwalk Boulevard in the spirit More...
Police and Public Prosecutor to tackle illegal parking
PHILIPSBURG — The Police Department in discussion with the Public Prosecutor in charge of traffic have come to the decision to tackle the illegal parking situation in the Philipsburg area which has become More...
Attempted armed robbery at casino
PHILIPSBURG — On Thursday August 9th at approximately 12:30 a.m. the Emergency Dispatch was alerted by the security staff of the Coliseum Casino on Front Street that two suspicious men dressed in dark clothing More...
Front Street to be closed on Friday for infrastructure beautification works
GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), announces that Front Street will be closed to vehicular traffic More...
Large turnout for post-Irma art exhibition
PHILIPSBURG – When Hurricane Irma destroyed Tess Verheij’s Artcraftcafé’s location in Old Street on September 6 of last year, the artist was heartbroken. But she bounced back, revived her art classes and More...
No parking in front of Court House as of Monday
GREAT BAY – The Inspectorate of TEATT (Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications) by way of executing the minister’s vision of eliminating the often chaotic situations of taxis parked in More...
Front Street comes back to life – but it is not there yet
PHILIPSBURG – One of the more forward thinking entrepreneurs on Front Street is Nick Maley, the iconic artist who stood at the basis of the Yoda character in the Star Wars movies. Maley’s Star Wars museum survived More...
Jewelry store robbed in broad daylight
GREAT BAY – Four masked and armed men robbed the dazzling gems jewelry store on Front Street on Saturday morning around 11.15 a.m. They arrived at the store in a blue Jeep with heavily tinted windows that carried More...
