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DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, 27 February 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) 28 February 2024

SAHARAN DUST REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION

WEATHER:

This afternoon: Partly cloudy and hazy, becoming cloudy at times with brief isolated showers.

Tonight through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy and hazy with isolated showers possible.

Forecast High: 30C / 86F               Forecast Low: 25C / 77F

Sunset Today: 6:18 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:32 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: 

This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Easterly to northeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 06 to 13 mph.

SYNOPSIS: 

Moisture and instability associated with a frontal system will cause isolated showers during this forecast period Read more

DATE ISSUED: Monday 26th February 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) 27th February 2024

PLUME OF SAHARAN DUST PERSISTS

WEATHER:

This afternoon and evening: Hazy with isolated showers.

Tonight, through Tuesday midday: Partly cloudy and hazy. Isolated showers are likely.

Forecast High: 30C / 86F               Forecast Low: 25C / 77F

Sunset Today: 6:18 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:33 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: 

Today through Tuesday midday: East to northeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 4 to 10 mph; becoming lighter and variable at times.

SYNOPSIS: 

A plume of Saharan dust is affecting the region Read more

Governor Receives First 19 Of Hundreds Of National Decrees For Justice Workers

PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Justice Anna Richardson sent out a press release on Thursday, an hour before midnight, stating that the Cabinet of Governor Ajamu Baly had confirmed receipt of nineteen National Decrees (LBs) for justice workers.

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DATE ISSUED: Friday, 09 February 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) 10 February 2024

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

WEATHER:    

This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy with isolated showers possible.

Forecast High: 29C / 84F               Forecast Low: 23C / 73F

Sunset Today: 6:11 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:42 A.M.  

SURFACE WINDS: 

This afternoon through Saturday midday: Northerly to northeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 05 to 14 mph.

SYNOPSIS: 

A drier and more stable air mass is gradually settling over the region as a recent frontal boundary moves further away Read more

DATE ISSUED: Thursday 8th February 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) 9th February 2024

A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6PM TODAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

WEATHER:    

This afternoon through evening: Overcast with widespread rain. Isolated thunderstorms are likely.

Tonight: Cloudy to partly cloudy with light rain, becoming settled by dawn.

Friday morning through midday: Partly cloudy Read more

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday 7th February 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)
VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) 8th February 2024

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT

WEATHER:
This afternoon: Cloudy to overcast with isolated showers and likely thunderstorms.
This evening through Thursday midday: Overcast with widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms.

Forecast High: 30C / 86F       Forecast Low: 23C / 73F

Sunset Today: 6:10 P.M.            Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:43 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS:
Today through Thursday midday: Southerly with a gentle to moderate to fresh breeze of 10 to 18 mph and higher gusts.

SYNOPSIS:
A frontal boundary is affecting the region Read more

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, 06 February 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) 07 February 2024

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

WEATHER:    

This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy and breezy with increasing showers.

Forecast High: 29C / 84F              

Forecast Low: 23C / 73F

Sunset Today: 6:09 P.M.                  

Sunrise Tomorrow: 6:43 A.M.  

SURFACE WINDS: 

This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Southerly with a moderate to fresh breeze of 13 to 20 mph, and occasional higher gusts.

SYNOPSIS: 

Increasing moisture and instability associated with an approaching cold front will cause unsettled weather, such as cloudy skies, isolated showers, and elevated winds and seas.

Hazardous sea conditions also associated with this frontal boundary will affect regional waters through the remainder of the week Read more

Governor Baly Appoints Formateur Mercelina

HARBOUR VIEW, Sint Maarten Considering the results of the January 11, 2024 elections, the information received following the informateur consultations, His Excellency Governor Ajamu G. Baly, LL.M. has requested the leader of the URSM, Mr. Luc Mercelina, to take into consideration an assignment as Formateur Read more

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2024 Motor Vehicle Qr Code Stickers Ready For Pickup As Of Today Feb. 5

A screen grab from an ad that has been running on social media urging motorists to pay their motor vehicle tax online and collect their QR code stickers at the Receivers Office.

~ Only M and P plates can be collected this week ~

PHILIPSBURG--The 2024 Motor Vehicle QR Code stickers will be ready for distribution to motorists who have paid their 2024 motor vehicle tax as of today Monday, February 5.

Motorists can pick up their stickers at the Receivers Office, with what the Ministry of Finance said in a press release will be a structured process to avoid last-minute rushes before the payment deadline on February 29.

The distribution will occur in two stages Read more

Serious Scooter Accident On Oyster Pond Road

In the early hours of Saturday, February 03, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m., Central Police Dispatch received several calls reporting a serious accident on Oyster Pond Road. The incident involved a black Yamaha Mio scooter, without a license plate, and a white Nissan Almera.

Preliminary investigations indicate that the Yamaha Mio rider was descending Oyster Pond Road from the direction of Border Bar going towards the French Border. Simultaneously, the driver of the Nissan Almera, with license plate M 13587, was ascending Oyster Pond Road from French Border heading towards Border Bar.

Tragically, just before reaching the aforementioned Bar, the rider of Yamaha Mio rider lost control of the scooter, resulting in a head-on collision with the Nissan Almera Read more

Informateurs Complete Assignment And Submit The Final Report To The Governor.

Harbour View His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, mr. Ajamu G. Baly, received the final report of the current information process from informateurs Dr. Nilda Arduin and Drs. Candia Joseph RO EMIA. The informateurs presented the Governor with their final report entitled Beyond the coalition handshake which for the purpose of transparency will be published in its entirety.

In their report, the informateurs have made an in-depth analysis of the positions of the six parties that have obtained one or more seats in the parliamentary elections of January 11, 2024 Read more