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St. Maarten Academy reports 12 CSEC subjects with 100% pass rates

St. Maarten Academy said 90.1% of 126 candidates earned acceptable grades in the 2026 May-June CSEC examinations.

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Fire and Ambulance departments plan Cay Hill open house on 12 October

Government says the Fire and Ambulance departments will host a safety-focused open house in Cay Hill on Monday 12 October.

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More than 200 join Philipsburg Pink Parade for breast cancer awareness

More than 200 people joined the Positive Foundation and Elektralyets Foundation’s Pink Parade in Philipsburg on Friday 2 October.

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SCHIC recommends one- to two-month delay in Golden Rock reburial

SCHIC has asked Statia’s Executive Council to delay the planned 13 November reburial of 69 ancestral remains for consultation on DNA testing.

A single-storey library building on a stone base, with steps up to its door and 'Public Library Sint Eustatius' lettered on the wall.

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St. Maarten Library forum draws 20 girls for inaugural Becoming HER event

The St. Maarten Library said 20 young women attended its first Becoming HER forum, above the planned maximum of 15.

The Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s mobile library bus, painted with a beach scene.

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Free Migratory Bird Festival set for Amuseum Naturalis on 10 October

Les Fruits de Mer will hold a free Migratory Bird Festival at Amuseum Naturalis in French Quarter on Saturday 10 October.

A detailed wooden model of a three-masted sailing ship sits in a glass case in a museum room.

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Brug honours six seniors at Day of the Elderly event

Former VSA minister Richinel Brug honoured six senior residents on Thursday 1 October and raised pension security during an elderly celebration.

An adjustable care bed with a green pressure-relief mattress and a pump unit hooked on its footboard in a small room.

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Coast Guard tows stranded boater to Sta. Cruz after flare alert

The Coast Guard Caribbean Region said it towed a man and his vessel to Sta. Cruz, Curaçao, on Thursday 1 October.

A white lighthouse and a pink-roofed keeper's house stand alone on a flat plain of dry grass under a blue sky.

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Valeska Laurant receives Toastmasters Distinguished Toastmaster designation

District 223 said Sint Maarten’s Valeska Laurant has earned Toastmasters International’s Distinguished Toastmaster designation, its highest educational award.

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Bailey and Santaga receive honours in SHTA’s 2027 photo contest

SHTA said Mara Bailey and Richard Santaga received honourable mentions, adding details to its 2027 calendar photo contest results.

A weathered wooden house with a rusted corrugated roof stands on a street corner beside a parked white car.

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Study puts Dutch royal colonial income at nearly €576 million

A Leiden University investigation says the House of Orange-Nassau received nearly €576 million in colonial income at 2024 values.

A town stretches along a bay beneath green hills, with sailboats at anchor, a rock breakwater and a red-roofed water-taxi stop in the foreground.

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Saba Lace Ladies lead workshops at Amsterdam craft festival

Alma Peggy Barnes, Miranda Simmons and Madelyn Johnson represented Saba at Amsterdam’s Ambacht in Beeld festival on 26 and 27 September.

A bronze plaque dated 1940-1945 set into a white-painted stone memorial wall.

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USM begins CFY orientation ahead of 5 October classes

University of St. Martin began a two-day Caribbean Foundation Year orientation on Thursday 1 October before classes start Monday 5 October.

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Oranje School Group 2 hosts Literacy Month reading session

Oranje School Group 2 welcomed Khadijah Muller for a Literacy Month reading session, teacher Charles Rollan said.

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SMAF schedules October swim camp, coach training and water safety session

The Sint Maarten Aquatic Federation has scheduled swimming and water-safety activities at Carib Swimming Pool in Colebay from 5 to 10 October.

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Arrindell meets authors at Minister Plenipotentiary’s Cabinet

Government said Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita R. Arrindell met authors Dwight D. Willams and Claudine A Willaims- Wescot.

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Beaver Drive residents organise road grading in Cay Hill

Residents and business owners funded grading and compaction of an unpaved section of Beaver Drive on Sunday 27 September.

Houses on Cay Hill seen from above, among green hills under a bright sky.

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Forge Fitness SXM and Carib Swim Team near one year of dryland training

Forge Fitness SXM and Carib Swim Team say twice-weekly strength sessions are supporting competitive swimmers’ pool training.

A single yellow tennis ball casts a long shadow across a sandy-coloured court surface.

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Saint-Martin GEM completes its first year

The Saint-Martin GEM, launched in July 2025, reviewed its first year and listed cooking workshops and outings planned for year two.

An old iron cannon on a hilltop points over red rooftops toward a blue bay and distant hills.

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Clean St Martin says 1,554kg of waste collected in beach clean-ups

Clean St Martin said nearly 400 people joined clean-ups on 19 and 20 September, collecting more than 1,554kg of waste.

Great Bay beach at Philipsburg: pale sand, palm trees and boats on turquoise water, with green hills behind.

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Archigirls plan Touch Rugby fundraiser for breast cancer

The Archigirls will host an open Touch Rugby tournament, with €10 entry fees to be donated to breast cancer efforts.

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Governor Baly presides over ceremony for 81 new Dutch citizens

Governor Ajamu G. Baly led two citizenship sessions on Tuesday 29 September, when 81 people formally obtained Dutch nationality.

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Franshelis Garcia earns PhD for research on obesity stigma

Franshelis Garcia received her PhD from Wageningen University & Research on Friday 25 September after defending research on obesity stigma.

Sailboats are anchored in blue water in front of a beachfront lined with buildings, backed by hillsides dotted with houses.

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Mental Health Foundation plans 25th anniversary street fair

The Mental Health Foundation will hold The Happiness Event in Cay Hill on Friday 9 October to mark its 25th anniversary.

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Prime Minister Mercelina offers condolences on death of Louis ‘Porkchop’ Richardson

Government said Prime Minister Dr. Luc F.E. Mercelina offered condolences to the family of musician and coach Louis Lambert Richardson.

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KPCN invites Statia residents to meet Community Officer Courtar on 2 October

KPCN invited Sint Eustatius residents to meet Community Officer Rexcarlos Courtar on Friday 2 October outside the Police Station.

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MP Lyndon Lewis recalls aunt’s death in breast cancer awareness message

NOW MP Lyndon C.J. Lewis urged support for people affected by breast cancer, recalling his aunt’s death in December 2015.

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USM visits Ocean View Academy to discuss higher education paths

USM staff and student Christopher Rogers met Ocean View Academy students on Wednesday 30 September to discuss local higher education options.

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U15 Paradise Showdown opens 3 October at L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium

PSA says more than 90 youth players, coaches and officials will join the U15 Paradise Showdown from 3 to 7 October.

Three worn red cricket balls lie on short grass in sunlight.

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SXM Airport schedules Princess Walk on runway for 18 October

Princess Juliana International Airport says its breast cancer awareness walk will return to the runway on Sunday 18 October.

A small passenger plane with its wheels down, approaching Princess Juliana International Airport.