Several ambulances are seen outside the St. Maarten Medical Center.

 PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Ambulance Department Automated Priority Dispatch System is expected to be fully implemented by the end of the second quarter of 2025, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Richinel Brug told Parliament on Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG--The government of St. Maarten is looking to abolish the Inheritance Tax Ordinance, the Land Tax Regulation and the National Ordinance regulating the levy of surcharges on land tax assessments.

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 PHILIPSBURG--Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon Lewis is concerned about the state and use of the concrete benches that have been placed along Front Street saying that not only are many of them dilapidated, but merchants are using some of them similar to laundry lines – placing mats and other wet objects to dry.

A series of targeted operations were carried out by police in the past week.

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM has intensified its efforts to combat illegal firearm possession and drug-related offences in key areas across the island. This move has resulted in multiple arrests.

Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs.

PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs in conjunction with Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Martin, will be exploring the possibilities of implementing “overflight fees” – charging airlines and operators that use the country’s airspace – as a potential revenue stream for the country.