July 17, 2026
York submits 1st legislative initiative to strengthen road infrastructure | The Daily HeraldSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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July 17, 2026
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: A July 14th of remembrance, tribute and festivities | Faxinfo
July 17, 2026
NEWS: Armed robbery at a Cole Bay supermarket | Faxinfo
July 17, 2026
Tax Office: Registered St. Maarten residents do not pay hotel room tax | The Peoples TribunePHILIPSBURG--Residents who are registered in St. Maarten’s Civil Registry are not required to pay room tax when staying at local hotels, apartments, guesthouses or other accommodations, the Tax Administration clarified on Thursday. The explanation follows numerous public comme...
July 17, 2026
LOCAL LIFE: A new flag for veterans | FaxinfoThe Saint-Martin Veterans Association now sports a new flag, presented for the first time at the ceremony on June 18. It replaces the one created in 1998, at the birth of the association, which then represented the maritime identity of the island through a sailboat, the ocean...
July 17, 2026
CULTURE: Forbidden Love, a theatrical immersion into the history of Saint-Martin | FaxinfoWhat if the story of Saint-Martin was experienced rather than told? That's the premise of 'Forbidden Love', an immersive show to discover this Saturday, July 18th at 18:30 pm at the Heritage Village. Opened in late 2025 in Colombier, the Heritage Village was born from t...
July 17, 2026
POLITICS: Starting from the ground up to rethink the economic development of the overseas territories | FaxinfoHow can an economic development strategy be built that is adapted to the realities of France's overseas territories? This is the central question of the fact-finding mission conducted by the National Assembly's Overseas Territories Delegation, several members of which traveled...
July 17, 2026
ECONOMY: Saint-Martin hosts the Overseas Economic Conference | FaxinfoThe first Overseas Economic Conference was launched on Wednesday at Domaine Anse Marcel. Until tomorrow, representatives from the chambers of commerce and industry of the eleven overseas territories, CCI France, and their institutional and economic partners are developing conc...
July 17, 2026
INTERVIEW: Maylie Auger-Azur, top baccalaureate graduate of Saint-Martin | FaxinfoWith a 17,07 average, Maylie Auger-Azur achieved the best result in the general baccalaureate exam in Saint-Martin. This performance was unexpected for the former student of Robert Weinum High School, who will be heading to HEC Montréal in early August. “It took me a wh...
July 17, 2026
MP Darryl York submits first legislative initiative to strengthen St. Maarten's road infrastructure | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has formally submitted his first legislative initiative to Parliament: a comprehensive Road Fund reform proposal aimed at strengthening the country's ability to finance, maintain and improve its road infrastructure for generations to...
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PARIS--The French National Assembly has approved the agreement establishing a definitive border between French Saint Martin and St. Maarten, clearing the French side of the parliamentary process and placing the next major step with the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Netherla...
Read more: Fictional story no more. France approves St. Maarten-St. Martin border agreement, Dutch Parliament has to now ratify | The Peoples Tribune
July 16, 2026
Government approves continuation of subsidy for NSI at XCG 1.26 Million | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, MECYS, on Thursday announced the approval and continuation of a structural subsidy of XCG 1,260,159.64 to the National Sports Institute, NSI, for the 2026 fiscal year. This critical investment reaffirms Gov...
July 16, 2026
Minister Gumbs Announces Structural Subsidy Agreement with St. Maarten Sports Federation | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has announced that the Ministry has finalized a structural subsidy agreement with the St. Maarten Sports Federation for 2026, marking another step in efforts to strengthen, professionalize and improv...
July 16, 2026
Kadaster and BTP team up on drone mapping | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Kadaster St. Maarten and the Bureau of Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten recently convened a cross-agency technical session aimed at strengthening the coordinated use of drone technology for mapping, data collection, professional training and public-secto...
July 16, 2026
Team St. Maarten Aquatics for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Sports Federation has officially announced Team St. Maarten Aquatics as the country’s delegation to the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Games will be held from July 24 to August 8, 2026, bringing tog...
July 16, 2026
Netherlands delivers first homegrown Quantum computer....to the Germans | The Peoples TribuneENSCHEDE--Dutch technology company QuiX Quantum has delivered the first complete quantum computer developed by a company in the Netherlands to the German Aerospace Center, marking a milestone for the country’s emerging quantum technology sector. The machine, named Carina, was...
July 16, 2026
Netherlands seeks greater attention to human rights rulings in Dutch Caribbean | The Peoples TribuneTHE HAGUE--The Netherlands has called for greater attention to how judgments of the European Court of Human Rights are addressed and implemented throughout the Kingdom, including in Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands. The commitment is outlined in the Du...
July 16, 2026
French Caribbean leaders call for deeper regional integration and stronger security | The Peoples TribuneFORT-DE-FRANCE, MARTINIQUE--French members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States strengthened their calls for deeper regional integration, greater local decision-making authority and closer security cooperation during two high-level conferences held at the University...
July 16, 2026
UWI Alma Jordan Library celebrates UNESCO recognition of Earl Lovelace manuscripts | The Peoples TribuneST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO--A major chapter in Caribbean literary history has been formally recognised and preserved for future generations following the inscription of the Earl Lovelace manuscripts in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Regional Register for Latin America an...
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July 17, 2026
France approves Border agreement, PM Mercelina says Dutch ratification next | The Daily HeraldThe former Captain Oliver’s Marina. PHILIPSBURG--France has taken a major step toward formally settling the long-standing border dispute between Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin after the French Parliament approved legislation establishing the border on Thursday. In an...
Read more: France approves Border agreement, PM Mercelina says Dutch ratification next | The Daily Herald
July 16, 2026
KPSM investigates Wednesday evening armed robbery at supermarket | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (COLE BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Wednesday, July 15, at approximately 8:45 p.m. at a supermarket located on Union Road in Cole Bay. According to preliminary information, two armed suspects ente...
July 13, 2026
Police investigate death of man found on Crocus Road | The Daily Herald
The scene where he body was found. PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force of St Maarten (KPSM) is investigating the death of an adult male who was found lying on the ground along Crocus Road late Saturday morning. According to KPSM, at approximately 11:25am, the 911 Dispatch Centre not...
July 11, 2026
'We are headed to court', ACP-SXM preparing legal action against GEBE | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--The Association for Consumer Protection St Maarten (ACP-SXM) says it is moving forward with legal action against NV GEBE, with President Peggy -Ann Richardson announcing Friday that the consumer advocacy group is preparing to take the utility company to court. Spe...
July 10, 2026
Head-on collision between two vehicles claims life of one, and injures two others | The Daily HeraldThe accident scene Thursday on the French side of the Cole Bay border monument. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--A 76-year-old man was pronounced dead following a head-on collision between two French-side registered vehicles on the Bellevue RN7, close to the Cole Bay border mon...
July 09, 2026
Court Rules Mullet Bay Beach is public, Sun Resorts owns land behind shoreline | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Court of First Instance has ruled that Mullet Bay Beach remains public and is not owned by Sun Resorts Limited, rejecting the company's claim that the beach itself passed into private ownership through historic land transfers dating back to 1852. The Court,...
