August 07, 2026
NV GEBE turns over more than 400 documents to BTP for billing review | The Daily HeraldSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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August 07, 2026
UNOPS asked to review Theo’s sentence calculation after two figures presented | The Daily Herald
August 07, 2026
Marines provides military assistance during search of Point Blanche Prison | The Daily Herald
August 07, 2026
New SMADE board seeks to increase local participation in major development projects | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Association for Development Environment (SMADE) has announced its newly elected Board and outlined a 2026 agenda focused on increasing opportunities for local companies and professionals to participate in major public and private development projects...
August 07, 2026
Ten new Call Handlers begin six-week training programme | The Daily HeraldNew call handlers with Governor and other officials from the Control Room. ANGUILLA--Tuesday, August 4, was the official opening ceremony for ten newly recruited call handlers who have commenced a six-week training programme for the Joint Emergency Services Control Room (JESCR...
August 07, 2026
Colombian navy ship in Curaçao | The Daily HeraldARC ‘24 de Julio’. WILLEMSTAD--Colombian naval vessel ARC “24 de Julio” docked at the Mathey Wharf in the port of Willemstad on Monday morning. The arrival was officially welcomed by the Ambassador and Consul of Colombia to Curaçao Pablo Antonio Rebolledo Schloss and the ship’...
August 07, 2026
‘De Wizard’ ahead in boat races so far | The Daily Herald“De Wizard”. ANGUILLA--The race to be crowned Champion of Champions has just started and continues all week. Two exciting races took place on Sunday and Monday for the A Class boats. “De Wizard” won both races, so currently stands at the top of the rankings with ten points. In...
August 07, 2026
Parents can open WIB student bank accounts on the spot at Back-to-School Expo Sunday | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Parents attending the inaugural Back-to-School Expo on Sunday, August 9, at the Aleeze Convention Center will have an opportunity to do more than prepare their children academically for the new school year. They will also be able to take a practical step toward thei...
August 07, 2026
Merchants call for garbage bins and clarity on the remaining that government ordered | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Merchants on Backstreet are calling on government to extend the placement of communal garbage bins beyond the Boardwalk and Frontstreet and to provide an update on the remaining bins ordered to be placed specifically in the Philipsburg area. Merchants, speaking to �...
August 07, 2026
Public consultation moves Saint Martin flag initiative forward to next phase | The Peoples TribuneMARIGOT--President of the Cultural Commission Valerie Damasseau and Cultural Department Director Claudine Lake Mingau are inviting the public to participate in the next phase of the process to create a territorial flag representing the identity, culture and heritage of Saint-M...
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SINT MAARTEN (ST. PETERS) - Today August 7, 2026, at approximately 10:40 a.m., KPSM Central Dispatch received a report of a shooting incident in the St. Peters area. For reasons that are currently unknown, a male victim sustained a gunshot wound to the upper body. His injuries...
Read more : Friday Morning Shooting leaves one male injured | Soualiganewsday
August 07, 2026
SMADE Announces New Board and 2026 Agenda to Strengthen Local Participation in St. Maarten's Development | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Association for Development Environment (SMADE) is pleased to announce its newly elected Board and its strategic priorities for 2026, with a strong commitment to increasing the participation of local companies and professionals in maj...
August 07, 2026
South Reward Community Collective extends condolences, mourns loss of Casimir Codrington | The Peoples Tribune
SOUTH REWARD--The Community Collective of South Reward extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of Casimir Codrington and the Ortega family following the violent incident in Reward on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, which claime...
August 07, 2026
ECONOMY / Unpaid invoices: tensions rise between businesses and local authorities | Faxinfo“Enough is enough”. The message was clear on Friday, July 31st at the CCISM, where the FIPCOM – MEDEF Saint-Martin brought together several representatives from the economic world to raise awareness about payment delays by the local authority. Construction workers, transporter...
August 07, 2026
SPORT – FACILITIES | FaxinfoSoon the kick-off of the new Thelbert Carti stadium Nine years after Hurricane Irma, the project of reconstruction of the Thelbert Carti stadium will soon enter its concrete phase. Meeting on Tuesday in Quartier d'Orléans, elected officials from the Collectivity, state service...
August 07, 2026
CYCLING / Éric Hélan, last pedal stroke before Japan | FaxinfoBefore flying off alone to the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships In Japan, the cyclist from Saint-Martin organizes Sunday, August 9th, a race on the Dutch side . The " Eric Hélan Grand Prix " will bring together cycling enthusiasts while allowing him to raise some funds for h...
August 07, 2026
ENVIRONMENT / The mangrove turns pink in the east of the island | FaxinfoFor several weeks now, a striking fuchsia pink hue has been coloring part of the Biodiversity Mangrove Nursery and the Griselle pond, near the Salines d'Orient pond. This natural phenomenon, as spectacular as it is ephemeral , is not not linked to pollution but under specific...
August 07, 2026
LEISURE / The Rubik's Cube makes the island spin | FaxinfoPrès d’un demi-siècle après sa création, le Rubik's Cube n’a rien perdu de sa popularité en faisant son entrée dans les compétitions officielles à Saint-Martin le 1er août, avant une seconde journée organisée le 2 août à Sint Maarten. Homologués par la World Cube Association (...
August 06, 2026
Former St. Maarten journalist Marvin Hokstam Baapoure releases debut historical thriller ‘Het Punt.’ | The Peoples TribuneAMSTERDAM--Journalist, author and AFRO Magazine founder Marvin Hokstam Baapoure has released his debut novel, Het Punt., a historical thriller that combines a murder investigation with questions of racism, identity, colonial history and the lasting influence of the past. The n...
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August 05, 2026
Kidney disease drives more than 13,600 treatments as SMMC specialist care delivers | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center carried out 13,641 hemodialysis treatments in 2025, while continuing to expand the specialist services available to patients through a combination of permanently based and rotational doctors. The kidney-care figures form part of a much larg...
Read more : Kidney disease drives more than 13,600 treatments as SMMC specialist care delivers | The Peoples Tribune
August 04, 2026
Port St. Maarten on course for nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers in 2026 | The Peoples Tribune
POINT BLANCHE-- Port St. Maarten welcomed 1,051,030 cruise passengers from 396 vessel calls during the first seven months of 2026, placing the destination ahead of its preliminary projections and on course to receive nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers by the end of the...
August 03, 2026
EPIC launches 2nd annual Caribbean photo contest | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) has officially opened entries for the Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest 2026, a month-long event celebrating the vibrant culture and natural beauty of the region. Running from August 1 through August...
August 03, 2026
Drive Safe SXM and Slow Down Nuh Join Forces: French and Dutch Sides Unite for Road Safety | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira D.M. Roseburg and Gaelle Arndell owner of Soualichi Driving School have announced that their two road safety movements, Drive Safe SXM and Slow Down Nuh, are joining forces to promote safer roads across the island. I...
August 02, 2026
Employees escape during armed robbery at Mr. Cool | The Daily Herald A late afternoon armed robbery attempt took place at Mr. Cool located on the Union Road near the French border. COLE BAY--The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is actively investigating an armed robbery that occurred on July 29 at Mr. Cool on Union Road, a short distan...
July 29, 2026
How do you move an entire hospital? SMMC has a seven-movement strategy | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center, SMMC, is developing a coordinated relocation strategy based on the “Seven Movements of Healthcare” to guide the transfer of hospital services into the new St. Maarten General Hospital, SMGH. The seven movements cover the areas that mu...
