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A full-scale security drill at Remy de Haenen Airport

It is just past 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7. As he flies over Fourchue Island, the pilot of a Saint-Barth Commuter plane detects an engine problem on his aircraft. At 8:05 a.m., he alerts the control tower at Saint-Barthélemy Airport. Less than ten minutes later, as he attempts to land on the runway with...

T.F. le 13/07/2026

#Aéroport#Sécurité#sécuritécivile#saint barth#Saint-Barthelemy#St Barth#stbarts
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Night Market: A Fundraiser for Earthquake Victims in Venezuela

More than 3,300 dead, nearly 17,000 injured, and an as-yet-unknown number of people missing. The toll from the twin earthquakes that devastated northern Venezuela on June 24 is still far from being determined. According to the latest government statements reported by the international press, more than 17,000 people...

T.F. le 11/07/2026

#marché nocturne#Marché#Saint-Barth#Saint-Barts#Saint-Barthélemy#Venezuela#Collecte de fonds#séisme
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Sexual Violence: A Rally “To Bring About Change”

Sabine and Michèle are chatting in the shade on the large terrace of the Territorial Collectivity’s hotel. Like about thirty other residents of Saint Barthélemy, the two women responded to the call to gather issued a few days earlier by Cécile Rubino Tessier, the territorial councilor in...

T.F. mis à jour le 11 juillet le 10/07/2026

#violences#agression sexuelle#rassemblement#violences sexuelles#saint-barth#Saint-Barthélemy#St Barts
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A Citizens' Rally Against Sexual Violence

The call to action is nationwide. This Saturday, July 4, a large citizens’ march is being organized in Paris and throughout France to protest against sexual and sexist violence. This movement stems from the “Lyhanna case,” named after the 11-year-old girl found dead in the Gers region after being abducted...

T.F. le 03/07/2026

#violences#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Water Is Back in the System: What Now?

Less than seven days. This is the time span between the collapse of the concrete structure of one of the buffer tanks at the drinking water treatment plant operated by Sidem in Public on Saturday, June 13, and the resumption of water supply to the distribution network on Saturday, June 20. This was one of the shortest...

T.F. le 30/06/2026

#eau potable#Sidem#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

Why do people living in low-lying areas need to be frugal?

The gradual restoration of water service to the distribution network resumed on Saturday, June 20, after a seven-day sudden interruption caused by the rupture—the cause of which remains unexplained at this time—of the walls of a buffer reservoir at the Sidem plant in Public. The process is proceeding gradually, in...

Propos recueillis par Thomas Fetrot le 26/06/2026

#Saur#eau potable#eau#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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A wastewater treatment plant in Grand-Cul-de-Sac? Concerned residents

“We didn’t get it right away, and we’re wondering where this came from.” Seated around a table, several residents of the Grand-Cul-de-Sac neighborhood are still wavering between shock, fear, and anger. A few days earlier, through a friendly phone call, a resident learned that a sanitation zoning plan...

T.F. le 25/06/2026

#Grandculdesac#step#assainissement#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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The SNSM Brings Lifeguards Together for Its First Barbecue

A successful debut. On Saturday, June 6, the Saint-Barth station of the National Society for Sea Rescue (SNSM) hosted its barbecue on Public Beach. The event drew a large crowd. The SNSM would like to thank all the island’s residents for participating in its first lifeguard barbecue. “This friendly gathering...

le 23/06/2026

#SNSM#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Miss Saint Martin/Saint Barthélemy: Eight Contestants Competing for the Crown

Five contestants from Saint Martin and three from Saint Barthélemy will compete for the title of Miss Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, which has been held by Sasha Bique since 2024. The contestants are between the ages of 20 and 29. Here is an introduction to them, illustrated with photographs from the...

le 22/06/2026

#Miss#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Saint-Barth Fishing Tournament: After the “Bimini,” a Night of Trolling and Bottom Fishing

The race is on. At 6 a.m. this Friday morning, the “Bimini start” signaled the start for eleven crews. The sailors from the teams named O’Top Sea II, Three Little Bird, Marsoukilla, Painkiller, Adrenaline, Fancy, All Waves, Outsider, No Time, Tahla’O, and Martina are expected to arrive by 6:30 p.m. at...

le 19/06/2026

#saint-barth fishing tournament#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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Incest and Violence: A Lecture and Discussion

This is a serious issue, often considered taboo, and unfortunately still very much a reality today. This is particularly true in Saint-Barthélemy, which has not been spared from cases of sexual violence involving both adults and minors. One such case, for example, is still awaiting trial more than six years...

le 19/06/2026

#Conférence#débat#santé#justice#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
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A final planning meeting for the Fête du Nord

The Northern Neighborhood Festival will take place on Saturday, July 4. With this in mind, ASCCO is organizing a final planning meeting this Friday, June 19, at 5:30 p.m. at its office in Colombier. Anyone interested in lending a hand to the volunteers during the festival is welcome to attend the meeting....

le 19/06/2026

#Ascco
Local Life

Unexplained rupture of a Sidem tank

On Saturday, June 13, the walls of one of the buffer tanks at Public’s drinking water treatment plant ruptured, causing several hundred cubic meters of water to escape and damaging water pipes and the fuel supply line to the EDF power plant. The morning of Saturday, June 13, began peacefully in the Public...

T.F. le 18/06/2026

#Sidem#eau#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy
Local Life

The Gustavia post office reopens tomorrow

La Poste de Guadeloupe has announced in a press release that the Gustavia post office will open tomorrow, Thursday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Management also confirms that this reopening marks the resumption of daily service on the “usual” days and hours. For all inquiries, La Poste and La Banque Postale...

le 17/06/2026

#la poste#SBH#stbarts#stbarth#saint-barth#saint-barthelemy

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