May 20, 2026 No comments
Prudential Tax Services announces Strategic Alliance with Management Expert Saskia Farquharson
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Prudential Tax Services (PTS), the leading authority in accounting, auditing, and forensic financial defense in the Dutch Caribbean, has launched a powerful strategic alliance with Resolution Management, led by Business Management Expert Mrs. Saskia Farquharson. This collaboration introduces a bulletproof, dual-layered defense mechanism for regional enterprises: combining PTS’s elite forensic auditing with Resolution Management’s operational engineering to insulate local businesses from aggressive, inaccurate, or inflated tax assessments. "Our mission has always been to 'de-risk' our clients' financial survival," stated the PTS leadership team. "By integrating Mrs. Farquharson’s structural management frameworks, we are moving beyond reactive tax defense. We are restructuring our clients' daily workflows to ensure their operational data is an unassailable shield against regulatory scrutiny." Strategic Focus: Defending the...
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May 19, 2026 No comments
ODM Urges Community to be Prepared. Time to Check/Restock Your Disaster Supply Kit
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Office of Disaster Management (ODM), headed by Fire Chief/National Disaster Coordinator Clive Richardson, is appealing to residents and businesses across Sint Maarten to begin preparations for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which officially begins on June 1 and runs through November 30. In 2025, two tropical storms caused some minor impacts to the country, namely Erin which passed approximately 107 miles northeast of the island in August, and Jerry which passed 90 miles north-northeast in October. Forecasts indicate the possibility of a below-normal activity for the season with 13-named storms of which six could become hurricanes and of those two could become major hurricanes. ODM is therefore urging the community to adopt a proactive approach by...
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May 19, 2026 No comments
Fire Dept. Officer Villarreal Completes Advanced Fire Service Leadership Program
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – The Sint Maarten Fire Department proudly announces the successful completion of an advanced fire service leadership and emergency management program by Section Head Repression and Senior Officer, Sherwin Villarreal, through the Nederlands Instituut Publieke Veiligheid (NIPV) in the Netherlands. Villarreal, who has served with the Sint Maarten Fire Department for approximately six years, began the 18-month study program in mid-September 2024. The training focused on a broad range of critical areas including fire service leadership, incident command, crisis management, operational coordination, risk assessment, emergency response strategies, communication during incidents, and practical emergency management scenarios. The program combined both theoretical and practical components designed to strengthen leadership capabilities and operational decision-making within emergency services. According to Villarreal, the decision...
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May 19, 2026 No comments
St. Maarten Flavors 2026 Officially Launched
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The 2026 edition of St. Maarten Flavors was officially launched during a press conference on May 15, hosted by the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau & St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA), introducing a refreshed vision for the island’s beloved culinary program. May-Ling Chun opened the press conference by welcoming attendees, including Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten and Michele Korteweg representing the SHTA as organizers of the event. During the presentation, Korteweg explained the major changes for the 2026 edition, most notably the move from November to June, positioning June as St. Maarten’s Culinary Month. The shift was made in consultation with restaurants to better align with the end of high...
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May 19, 2026 No comments
Tropical Mischief Continues to Be a Possibility During the First Couple of Weeks of June
SINT MAARTEN/CARIBBEAN - Even though tropical development is not expected for at least the next 10 days or so, there continues to be signals that point towards possible tropical mischief during the first couple of weeks of June in the area from the northwestern Caribbean through the eastern Gulf and into the southwestern North Atlantic, Crown Weather stated in its most recent observations for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. Crown Weather: “Currently though the Atlantic Basin is quiet with no areas of interest. One area that I did want to mention is a trough of low pressure that’s located just to the east and northeast of the northern Bahamas. This trough of low pressure continues to produce some shower and...
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