October 02, 2026
Residents collaborate to grade Beaver drive in Cay Hill | SoualiganewsdaySXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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October 02, 2026
ENVIRONMENT: Clean St Martin continues beach cleanups | Faxinfo
October 02, 2026
DCNA allocates more than US $670,000 for nature restoration on Bonaire and Saba | The Peoples Tribune
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...
October 02, 2026
Forge Fitness SXM, Carib Swim Team mark nearly one year of dryland training partnership | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Forge Fitness SXM and Carib Swim Team (CST) are approaching one year of a dryland training partnership that has helped young swimmers build strength, power and endurance, while contributing to personal best times in the pool. The partnership places CST’s compet...
October 02, 2026
SOCIETY / One year of the GEM: mutual support in the service of autonomy | FaxinfoCreated to promote mutual support, social connection, and autonomy for people with mental disabilities or facing similar difficulties, the Mutual Support Group (GEM) celebrated his first birthday au Museum of Art For Science (AFS), which is leading the initiative A year during...
October 02, 2026
PINK OCTOBER: Women rugby players (re)mobilized against breast cancer | FaxinfoThe Archigirls organize the second edition of Rugby in Pink Saturday, October 3rd at the Bellevue stadium. On the occasion of Pink October This day will combine sporting activity, prevention and solidarity around the fight against the breast cancer . De within 9 to 13 h...
October 02, 2026
Governor Baly welcomes 81 new Dutch citizens during fifth Naturalization Ceremony of 2026 | The Peoples TribuneHARBOUR VIEW, St. Maarten--Governor Ajamu G. Baly welcomed 81 new Dutch citizens during the fifth naturalization ceremony of 2026, held on Tuesday, September 29, at the Cabinet of the Governor. The ceremonies were held in two separate sessions, during which all 81 individuals...
October 02, 2026
PANORAMA SESSIONS: Joeski headlines at the island's summit | FaxinfoThis Saturday, October 3rd, the Panorama Sessions return to the heights of Sentry Hill, within Rainforest Adventures SXM. For this new edition, DJ Joeski will share the stage with Stban and Niko, for an afternoon dedicated to house and electronic music. Organized by SXM Festiv...
October 02, 2026
MMHA Lantern Light concludes with message of hope and support | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Foundation (MMHA) successfully concluded its 4th Annual Suicide Prevention Awareness Lantern Light on Friday, September 25, 2026, under the theme “Hope Is REAL.” The evening brought together members of the community for remembr...
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October 02, 2026
Mental Health Foundation marks 25 years with “The Happiness Event” | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) will celebrate 25 years of service to St. Maarten with “The Happiness Event,” a community street fair on Friday, October 9, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Foundation’s headquarters on Leopard Road #1 in Cay Hill. The event is al...
Read more : Mental Health Foundation marks 25 years with “The Happiness Event” | The Peoples Tribune
October 01, 2026
Tackling says St. Maarten cannot simply impose paid tourist driver’s licence on visitors | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling told Parliament that St. Maarten cannot simply require visitors who already possess a legally recognized foreign or international driver’s license to purchase an additional local driving permit, saying such a measure could confl...
October 01, 2026
“Porkchop” passes, SCDF pays tribute | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten lost a cultural icon on Thursday. The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has extended its condolences to the family, loved ones and friends of Louis “Porkchop” Lambert Richardson following his passing on Thursday. SCDF said Richardson was...
October 01, 2026
Tackling: Pepper spray and tasers require legal changes before wider police, public use | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has clarified that St. Maarten’s legislation would have to be amended before pepper spray and tasers could be introduced as regular equipment for law enforcement officers, while confirming that Government has only begun explorin...
October 01, 2026
MP Doran calls out Tackling’s “condescending behavior” | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Egbert Doran sharply criticized Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling in Parliament, accusing her of condescending behavior during exchanges with MPs and warning that such an approach does nothing to move St. Maarten forward. Doran made the rema...
October 01, 2026
Wescot-Williams: Put St. Maarten’s experienced seniors to work, could bridge govt staffing issues | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--On the occasion of the United Nations International Day of Older Persons, observed on October 1, President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams called on Government to view the growing longevity of St. Maarten’s population not as a burden, but as an opportunity, part...
October 01, 2026
On youth military service proposal Tackling tells Doran: “The same lack of clarity keeps returning” | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling sharply challenged Member of Parliament Egbert Doran in Parliament on Wednesday over his continued advocacy for military-style training or service for St. Maarten’s youth, saying the proposal continues to return without sufficie...
October 01, 2026
Tackling rips MP Doran over tourist police: “I will not support” rushing firearms into untrained hands | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--As modern slang goes: Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling woke up on Thursday and chose violence. The Minister delivered a pointed response to Member of Parliament Egbert Doran in Parliament on Wednesday over calls to arm the proposed tourist police, accusing the...
October 01, 2026
Government targets Q4 2027 for tsunami, earthquake and Host Nation Support plans | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Government is targeting the fourth quarter of 2027 for completion of new tsunami, earthquake and Host Nation Support plans, with Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina also outlining a testing regime intended to measure how prepared the country is to respond when tho...
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October 01, 2026
St. Maarten’s high season airlift grows with new routes, returning flights and larger aircraft | The Peoples TribuneGREAT 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...
Read more : St. Maarten’s high season airlift grows with new routes, returning flights and larger aircraft | The Peoples Tribune
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 Herald
MP 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...
September 25, 2026
Netherlands moves toward legalizing water cremation as new funeral option | The Peoples TribuneTHE NETHERLANDS--The Netherlands is moving toward allowing water cremation, also known as alkaline hydrolysis or resomation, as a legal alternative to traditional burial and flame cremation under a proposed overhaul of the country’s funeral legislation. The planned change form...
