October 05, 2026
Sea of Pink floods Philipsburg as community unites for Annual Pink Parade | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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October 04, 2026
SCHIC recommends brief postponement of Golden Rock Ancestors Reburial | The Peoples Tribune
October 04, 2026
St. Maarten Library’s Inaugural Becoming HER event draws strong participation | The Peoples Tribune
October 05, 2026
Poll: 83% of Dutch oppose slavery reparations and PM Jetten agrees | The Peoples TribuneTHE HAGUE--A large majority of Dutch people oppose paying reparations for the Netherlands’ slavery past, according to a new RTL panel, while Prime Minister Rob Jetten has also ruled out compensation following the publication of a major study into the colonial role of the House...
October 04, 2026
Government grants civil Servants Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Council of Ministers has approved two full days off for civil servants for the remainder of 2026, Christmas Eve on Thursday, December 24, and New Year’s Eve on Thursday, December 31. The approved days off are subject to the condition that the service permits. Ci...
October 04, 2026
Valeska Laurant earns Toastmasters’ highest Educational Award | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten’s Valeska Laurant has achieved the Distinguished Toastmaster designation, the highest educational award bestowed by Toastmasters International, marking a major milestone in a journey centered on communication, leadership, personal development and service...
October 04, 2026
OpenAI Warns More Than 100 Organizations About Rogue AI Agent Activity | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--OpenAI has alerted more than 100 organizations after detecting potentially unauthorized or unintended activity involving its artificial intelligence agents, providing a real-world example of the security concerns emerging as AI systems gain the ability to act i...
October 04, 2026
Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell Meets Uruguay’s Ambassador and Explore Opportunities for wider Cooperation | Government of Sint MaartenTHE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, hosted a courtesy visit by H.E. Álvaro Enrique González Otero, Ambassador of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. H.E. Álvaro Enrique González Otero has been servin...
October 04, 2026
Fire and Ambulance Departments to Host Community Open House on October 12 | Government of Sint MaartenFire Chief and National Disaster Coordinator (NDC) Clive Richardson, says the Sint Maarten Fire Department and Ambulance Department will open their doors to the community on Monday, October 12, 2026, for a special Open House aimed at promoting safety, prevention, the use...
October 04, 2026
“Loving Our Teachers Out Loud” Celebrates Five Years of Appreciating St. Maarten’s Educators & Staff | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As the world commemorates World Teachers’ Day on October 5, educator and youth advocate Angelique J.G. Romou proudly celebrates the fifth anniversary of Loving Our Teachers Out Loud , her annual Teacher Appreciation Initiative Born out of a genuine l...
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October 04, 2026
Academy Celebrates Stellar CSEC 2026 Results: Twelve Subjects at 100% | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - On World Teachers' Day, Academy salutes the teachers behind the remarkable accomplishments of its students at the 2026 May-June Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Of the 23 subjects sat by a combined total of 126 candidate...
Read more : Academy Celebrates Stellar CSEC 2026 Results: Twelve Subjects at 100% | Soualiganewsday
October 04, 2026
Sea of Pink Floods Philipsburg as Community Unites for Annual Pink Parade | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The streets of Philipsburg were transformed into a vibrant sea of pink on Friday, October 2, as more than 200 community members participated in the Annual Pink Parade organized by the Positive Foundation and Elektralyets Foundation as part of the 202...
October 04, 2026
Free Migratory Bird Festival at Amuseum Naturalis on Saturday October 10th | Soualiganewsday
SINT MARTIN (FRENCH QUARTER) - Come celebrate St. Martin’s migratory birds this Saturday, October 10th! The Migratory Bird Festival will be held from 9am to noon at Amuseum Naturalis at The Old House in French Quarter. The event will include the launch of a new coloring book:...
October 03, 2026
WYCCF finalizes week of Dementia Awareness Activities with a Successful Dementia Walkathon | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (ST. JOHN’S) - The White & Yellow Cross Care Foundation (WYCCF) and the Henry Ostiana Foundation (HOF) look back on a successful week of activities focused on dementia awareness, education, and support for people living with dementia, their families, caregiver...
October 02, 2026
AI agents are coming: What Exactly are they and why do they matter? | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--For most people, artificial intelligence still means asking a chatbot a question and receiving an answer. You type a request into ChatGPT, Gemini or another AI system, it responds, and you decide what happens next. But the technology industry is rapidly moving towar...
October 02, 2026
Finance Minister clarifies ENNIA costs, fiscal risks and SZV fund pressures | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs has provided Parliament with a detailed explanation of St. Maarten’s financial obligations related to the ENNIA resolution, while also acknowledging that several major fiscal risks, including healthcare fund deficits and other conti...
October 02, 2026
Gumbs: Paid parking and parking garages being considered for Philipsburg, Simpson Bay | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs Jr. says Government is considering paid parking, multi-level parking facilities and public-private partnerships as part of efforts to address increasing parking pressu...
October 02, 2026
Gumbs: housing policy focuses on reuse, densification and new partnerships | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs Jr. says Government’s housing policy is designed to expand the country’s housing supply through several approaches, with a strong focus on making better use of existin...
October 02, 2026
Dutch Royal House earned nearly €576 Million from colonial system | The Peoples TribuneLEIDEN, Netherlands--The House of Orange-Nassau earned the modern-day equivalent of nearly €576 million from the Netherlands’ colonial system, while generations of Dutch royals supported colonial expansion, slavery and the violent suppression of resistance, according to a majo...
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October 03, 2026
Saturday Morning Building Fire Contained. Two Treated for Smoke Inhalation | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - At approximately 10:15 a.m. today, October 3, 2026 , the Police Dispatch Center was notified of a fire at a business establishment located on E. Camille Richardson . The Fire Department was immediately notified and dispatched to the locat...
Read more : Saturday Morning Building Fire Contained. Two Treated for Smoke Inhalation | Soualiganewsday
October 02, 2026
NV GEBE meter checks remain largely reactive | The Daily Herald
PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company NV GEBE does not currently conduct comprehensive, system-wide testing of all electricity and water meters, with investigations generally taking place when customers report suspected billing or consumption problems or when an issue is identified i...
October 01, 2026
St. Maarten’s high season airlift grows with new routes, returning flights and larger aircraft | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--With the Caribbean’s winter tourism season approaching, St. Maarten is beginning to see the familiar buildup in airlift that accompanies the busiest travel months of the year. This season, however, the increase is coming from several directions at once, including a...
September 30, 2026
Tourist Police to carry batons and handcuffs as Justice targets 20 recruits | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling says St. Maarten’s planned tourist police officers will be permitted to carry batons and handcuffs, while the Ministry is also studying whether equipment such as pepper spray and stun guns could eventually form part of their ope...
September 29, 2026
Lacroes suggests Causeway toll as possible source of govt. revenue | The Daily HeraldMP Francisco Lacroes. PHILIPSBURG--United People’s party (UP) Member of Parliament (MP) Francisco Lacroes has suggested introducing a toll on the Causeway Bridge as a possible way for the government to generate revenue and help reduce costs. Lacroes made the suggestion during...
September 29, 2026
New figures indicate 73.6% of St. Maarten adults overweight, nearly 44% obese | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Nearly three out of every four adults in St. Maarten are overweight and almost 44 percent are obese, according to figures attributed to the country’s 2023-2024 PAHO/WHO STEPS Survey, placing St. Maarten alongside Aruba in confronting extremely high levels of overwei...
