The WIFOL Building.

PHILIPSBURG--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labor (WIFOL) will move to convene a Congress and elect a new Board after accusing President Theophilus Thompson of refusing to hold a Congress for more than a decade, failing to hold Board elections, and not providing financial accountability to the union's membership.

Aerial view of the eco-site at Grand Cayes, Cul-de-Sac, in 2025. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--Following a meeting Wednesday afternoon with President Louis Mussington, his staff and representatives from SXM Truckers, the decision not to allow the private sector to deposit waste at the landfill because it had reached a saturation point, has been reversed.

Trucks are seen stopped in the road adjacent to the Préfecture on Tuesday. (Radio St. Martin photo)

MARIGOT--A protest took place in Marigot Tuesday morning by private transporters of waste who have been denied access at the eco-landfill in Grand Cayes, Cul-de-Sac, to drop off, since the landfill closed on July 11 due to the site reaching a saturation point.

MP Sjamira Roseburg.

PHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg does not support legislation for St. Maarten banning children below a certain age from accessing social media. She says education and digital literacy would be more effective than restrictions.

Family members and guests release doves and white biodegradable balloons at the conclusion of the official centennial programme at Port St. Maarten.

POINT BLANCHE--For many the name Claude Wathey recalls an era when the island was smaller, opportunities were fewer and its future had yet to be written in hotel rooms, airport runways and cruise-ship berths.