October 04, 2026
Government grants civil Servants Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve off | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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October 04, 2026
Valeska Laurant earns Toastmasters’ highest Educational Award | The Peoples Tribune
October 04, 2026
OpenAI Warns More Than 100 Organizations About Rogue AI Agent Activity | The Peoples Tribune
October 04, 2026
St. Maarten Medical Center among employers at FRED Job Fair in Rotterdam | The Peoples TribuneROTTERDAM, Netherlands--St. Maarten Medical Center will be among more than 35 companies and organizations taking part in the FRED Job Fair & Conference 2026 in Rotterdam, giving professionals and job seekers in the Netherlands an opportunity to explore employment possibili...
October 04, 2026
Fire and Ambulance Departments to Host Community Open House on October 12 | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – Fire 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 promotin...
October 04, 2026
Free Migratory Bird Festival at Amuseum Naturalis on Saturday October 10th | SoualiganewsdaySINT 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 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...
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...
Local News
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...
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October 02, 2026
Gumbs: housing policy focuses on reuse, densification and new partnerships | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT 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 Tribune
LEIDEN, 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...
October 02, 2026
Princess International Founder, St. Maarten Investor Sudi Özkan Dies at 87 | The Peoples TribuneCOLE BAY--Turkish businessman Sudi Özkan, founder and chairman of Princess International Group and a longtime investor in St. Maarten, has died at the age of 87, according to multiple reports from Turkey on Thursday. Özkan, whose international business interests included...
October 02, 2026
Breast Cancer does not always start with a lump | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--When most people think about breast cancer, they think about finding a lump. A lump is one of the best-known warning signs, but it is not the only change that can signal a problem. As The Peoples’ Tribune begins its Breast Cancer Awareness Series, the first message...
October 02, 2026
Saba Lace Ladies take island’s heritage to A’dam craft festival | The Daily HeraldMembers of the Saba delegation at the Saba Lace stand during the “Ambacht in Beeld” festival in Amsterdam. Front row (from left): Saba Lace Ladies Madelyn Johnson, Alma Peggy Barnes and Miranda Simmons. Back row (from left): Public Entity Saba’s Island Secretary Bram Streppel,...
October 02, 2026
Wescot-Williams: Kingdom Summit and IPKO serve different roles | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--President of Parliament MP Sarah Wescot-Williams says the upcoming Kingdom Summit and the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultation (IPKO) should not be viewed as competing or duplicating structures, stressing that one brings together the governments of the Kingdom wh...
October 02, 2026
Gumbs extends condolences on passing of cultural icon Louis ‘Pork Chop’ Richardson | The Daily HeraldMinister ECYS Melissa Gumbs standing with cultural icon Louis “Pork Chop” Lambert Richardson at the Sage Cultural Award ceremony on December 13, 2024. (File photo) PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Melissa Gumbs has extended condolences to the...
October 02, 2026
Aruba tourism plan proposes new $25 visitor fee on top of existing $20 charge | The Peoples TribuneORANJESTAD, Aruba--Visitors to Aruba could face several new and higher tourism charges beginning in 2027 under a draft government tourism plan, including a new US$25 fee for eligible stay-over visitors that would be charged in addition to Aruba’s existing US$20 Sustainability...
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October 02, 2026
NV GEBE meter checks remain largely reactive | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--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...
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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 Tribune
GREAT 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...
September 28, 2026
Foundation Poured for new Soualiga Marketplace | Government of Sint MaartenThe first concrete of the new Soualiga Marketplace is now in place, following the pouring of its foundation and floor slab, with Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten on hand to witness the event. The work on Thursd...
