PHILIPSBURG--“We will not be rushed. We will not be sidelined. We will not be bullied.” This was a clear message from Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs to Parliament on Tuesday.

MARIGOT--Calypso Events, organiser of Les Mardis de Grand Case, announced it has no option but to suspend the event as of today, Tuesday, March 31, until further notice as it has not received confirmation of the subventions “announced and promised” by the Collectivité for February and March 2026.

PHILIPSBURG--And they’re off! Athletes from the St. Maarten National Athletics Federation departed the island on Monday en route to Grenada to compete in the 53rd CARIFTA Games, taking place April 4–6, 2026, where they will represent the country on one of the Caribbean’s premier youth track and field stages.

2026 Junior Carnival Queen Xanisha “Xoey” Fitzpatrick Aventurin (second left) flanked by second runner up Y’Sheyda Madramootoo (left), MP Sjamira Roseburg (third left), first runner-up Kayla Fontenelle (fourth left) and Kyrie Fleming, who placed third (right).

Controls on the payment of the 2026 Motor Vehicle Tax will start on Monday.

PHILIPSBURG--Controls on the payment of the 2026 Motor Vehicle Tax will begin on Monday, March 30, 2026, the St Maarten Tax Administration and the Police Force of St Maarten (KPSM) have announced.