A gravesite

ORANJESTAD, St. Eustatius--A group of concerned citizens from St. Eustatius’ descendant community has launched a petition urging the Executive Council to ensure that the 69 ancestral human remains excavated in 2021 from the 18th-century Golden Rock Plantation burial ground are reinterred on or before November 13, 2026.

The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs with Luis Gioia of the Gioia Group at the Simpson Bay Dock.

SIMPSON BAY--The Simpson Bay dock will be closed to the public from Wednesday, October 7, as refurbishment works get underway, the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) said.

Jeremiah Cantave.

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Academy recorded 318 Grade One results in the 2026 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, with 90.1 per cent of the 23 subjects sat producing acceptable grades of I to III.

PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company NV GEBE does not currently conduct comprehensive, system-wide testing of all electricity and water meters, with investigations generally taking place when customers report suspected billing or consumption problems or when an issue is identified internally, according to Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina.

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS) is facing continued funding pressures in public education as student numbers decline while schools continue to require additional resources for materials, maintenance, transportation and student support.