September 29, 2026
UN report says migrants make Up 37% of St. Maarten population | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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September 29, 2026
EDUCATION: The new Year 6 "Marine Education Area" class cleans Friar's Bay | Faxinfo
September 29, 2026
Youth unemployment in St. Maarten stands at 24%, double national average | The Peoples Tribune
September 29, 2026
Gumbs: Cg8M budget surplus comes with difficult choices | The Daily HeraldFinance Minister Marinka Gumbs. PHILIPSBURG--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs presented the draft 2027 budget projecting Cg670 million in revenues against Cg662 million in expenditures, resulting in a projected Cg8 million surplus. The Minister acknowledged that government faces...
September 29, 2026
SENATORIAL ELECTIONS: Daniel Gibbs elected senator for Saint-Martin | FaxinfoUltimately, it is Daniel Gibbs who will represent Saint-Martin at the Senate Starting this Thursday, October 1st. Having come second in the first round, the former president of the Collectivity and elected member of the opposition reversed the trend in the second round and obt...
September 29, 2026
COURT: Sexual video of a minor, the question of responsibility | FaxinfoOld 52 years , le prévenu présenterait un âge mental estimé entre 7 et 10 ans . L’expertise psychiatrique estime pourtant qu’il avait " parfaitement conscience qu’il franchissait un interdit " en envoyant à un 17 year old une vidéo de lui en train de se masturber. Mercredi 23...
September 29, 2026
MP Doran says govt. must show what residents get in return for 662M Budget | The Daily HeraldNA MP Egbert Doran. PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Egbert Doran is challenging the government to show what residents are actually getting in return for the approximately Cg 662 million in expenditure proposed in the 2027 Budget. He said on Monday...
September 28, 2026
Government partners launch healthy habits campaign for St. Maarten children | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Collective Prevention Services (CPS), the Department of Sport, the Division of Public Education and Stichting EGO have launched a back-to-school awareness campaign aimed at encouraging healthier daily habits among children and families across St. Maarten. The campai...
September 28, 2026
Rodney Washington wins SHTA 2027 events calendar photo contest | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Photographer Rodney Washington has been selected as the winner of the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association’s 2027 Events Calendar Photo Contest, earning the top recognition with an image showcasing one of the island’s most scenic natural settings. Washing...
September 28, 2026
Heyliger-Marten moves to mandate training for taxi and transportation operators | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten says Government is moving toward mandatory training for transportation operators and a new digital regulatory system designed to strengthen oversight, improve customer serv...
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September 28, 2026
2027 budget balances investment, debt and fiscal risks, Gumbs tells Parliament | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs presented the draft 2027 national budget to Parliament’s Central Committee on Monday, outlining projected revenues of approximately XCG 670.3 million against expenditures of XCG 662.2 million and stressing that the resulting XCG 8.1...
Read more : 2027 budget balances investment, debt and fiscal risks, Gumbs tells Parliament | The Peoples Tribune
September 28, 2026
Arrindell tells UN conference right of return must apply to all forcibly displaced peoples | The Peoples Tribune
NEW YORK--Rhoda Rebecca Arrindell of St. Maarten told an international conference at United Nations Headquarters in New York that the right of return must apply to all forcibly displaced peoples, while arguing that decolonization remains an unfinished political obligation requ...
September 28, 2026
Project INSPIRE to strengthen inclusive education in St. Maarten | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--A new regional education initiative aimed at making classrooms more responsive and inclusive is being launched this week in St. Maarten. According to a press release from the Education, Consulting, Academic Advising and Mentoring (ECAAM), the organisation is partner...
September 28, 2026
Gordon Snow tackles stigma around prostate ‘finger test | The Daily Herald’ ~Don’t let fear stop you from getting tested~ PHILIPSBURG--Fear and embarrassment surrounding the so-called “finger test” are still keeping some men from confronting prostate cancer, The Daily Herald Editor-in-Chief Gordon Snow, a prostate cancer survivor, said Monday, urgin...
September 28, 2026
Government still silent as questions linger over Minister Plenipotentiary audit | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten has remained publicly silent since the General Audit Chamber released a report identifying longstanding accountability weaknesses in the governance and financial management of the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague, de...
September 28, 2026
UN: Ministries work in silos, only 18% of civil service has advanced tertiary qualifications | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten’s ministries continue to operate too often in silos while serious skills shortages within the public service are hampering policy execution, according to the United Nations’ 2026 Common Country Analysis, which says just 18 percent of the country’s roughl...
September 28, 2026
United Nations estimates 22% of St. Maarten population lives below poverty line | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--About 22 percent of St. Maarten’s population is estimated to be living below the national poverty line, according to the United Nations’ 2026 Common Country Analysis, which paints a picture of a high-income country where significant inequality, high living costs and...
September 28, 2026
MP Lewis takes Justice chair as Parliament committee leadership is finalized | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Three notable changes have reshaped Parliament’s committee leadership, with MP Lyndon Lewis now serving as chair of the Committee of Justice, MP Ludmila de Weever as vice chair of that same committee, and MP Sjamira Roseburg as vice chair of the Committee of Educati...
September 28, 2026
St. Maarten’s Franshelis Garcia earns PhD degree researching obesity stigma | The Daily HeraldFranshelis Garcia receiving her PhD degree. NETHERLANDS--Franshelis Garcia earned her PhD degree from Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands on Friday, September 25, after successfully defending her doctoral thesis on stigma surrounding obesity and metabolic and...
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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...
Read more : Foundation Poured for new Soualiga Marketplace | Government of Sint Maarten
September 25, 2026
Netherlands moves toward legalizing water cremation as new funeral option | The Peoples Tribune
THE 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...
September 25, 2026
Former Finance Minister Perry Geerlings appointed to CFT board effective Oct. 1 | The Daily Herald
PHILIPSBURG--Former Finance Minister Perry Geerlings has been nominated for appointment as the new member of the Committee for Financial Supervision for Curaçao and St Maarten (CFT), with the appointment set to take effect October 1. The Kingdom Council of Ministers has...
September 25, 2026
COURT: She scalded her unfaithful partner | FaxinfoOn Friday, September 18, a 35-year-old woman appeared in court for having threw boiling oil on her spouse She was sentenced to 24 months in prison , including 12 suspended sentences. On June 24th, around 4 a.m., the police were called to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospi...
September 24, 2026
Tackling answers questions on fatal crashes, hit-and-runs, DUI evidence and deportation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling provided Parliament with detailed answers Thursday to a series of questions first posed by Member of Parliament Egbert Doran in July, offering clarification on several issues that have generated public concern following fatal tr...
September 23, 2026
Young St. Maarten creator WhosAri, Certified Sampson turn video about school fights into positive message | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--A young St. Maarten content creator has gone the extra mile to turn criticism surrounding a viral video into something positive for his peers, with support from influencer Certified Sampson and youth media organization Teen Times, which first reported the initiative...
