July 30, 2026
WIFOL members launch search for new union head after leadership fails to call requested meeting | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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July 30, 2026
Minister Gumbs provides updates on study financing, sports facilities, prison literacy and youth development | The Peoples Tribune
July 30, 2026
Dame Ruby Bute National Short Story Contest opens on Saturday | The Peoples Tribune
July 30, 2026
EARLY CHILDHOOD: The local authority wants to shed full light on the situation at Baby'Dou | FaxinfoFace à l’annonce d’une possible fermeture de la micro-crèche Baby’Dou dès la rentrée de septembre, la Collectivité de Saint-Martin affirme maintenir son soutien financier à l’établissement tout en demandant davantage de transparence sur sa situation économique . Une réunion av...
July 30, 2026
VLF Spotlights International Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference for Caribbean Practitioners | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Victorious Living Foundation (VLF) is drawing the attention of counsellors, therapists, social workers, educators and youth workers across St. Maarten and the wider Caribbean to the 2026 Child & Adolescent Mental Health Conference: Cutting-Edge I...
July 30, 2026
Suspect Steals Vehicle in Cole Bay. Shoplifts at Store in Middle Region. Police Pursue Suspect into the Dark in Garden of Eden | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a series of incidents that culminated in a dangerous police pursuit on the evening of Wednesday, July 29, 2026 , in the Middle Region and Dutch Quarter areas. Earlier that afternoon, police rec...
July 30, 2026
Frenchside reverses decision: private sector again allowed to deposit waste at the landfill | The Daily HeraldAerial view of the eco-site at Grand Cayes, Cul-de-Sac, in 2025. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--Following a meeting Wednesday afternoon with President Louis Mussington, his staff and representatives from SXM Truckers, the decision not to allow the private sector to deposit wa...
July 30, 2026
New Holistic Healing Center to open Aug. 1 | The Daily HeraldThe new Holistic Healing Center. PHILIPSBURG--A new Holistic Healing Center (HHC) will officially open its doors in Philipsburg on Saturday, August 1, with the aim of supporting individuals, families and communities through trauma-informed healing and preventive care. F...
July 30, 2026
Caribbean guilder of St. Maarten and Curaçao named among World’s Top circulating coins | The Peoples TribuneGREAT B AY/WILLEMSTAD--The five-guilder coin from the Caribbean guilder series used by St. Maarten and Curaçao has been selected among the 10 nominees in the Best Circulating Coin category of the 2026 Coin of the Year competition. The recognition places the currency...
July 30, 2026
PJIA showcases community engagement strategy at ACI forum 2026 in Mexico City | The Peoples TribuneMEXICO CITY--Princess Juliana International Airport, PJIA, represented St. Maarten at the Airports Council International Airport Commercial Forum in Mexico City, where Corporate Communications Officer Cassie Schoutens presented the airport’s approach to strengthening its relat...
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SANTO DOMINGO--St. Maarten’s four swimmers completed their final races at the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games with improved performances in the 50-metre breaststroke. After advancing from the preliminary round, Emmbriel Flanders, Sevastian Williams, Adaya Bourne...
Read more : St. Maarten swimmers improve their times in CAC Games finals | The Peoples Tribune
July 30, 2026
Statia Government confirms GTI oil spill was contained within terminal | The Peoples Tribune
STATIA--The Statia Government has confirmed that an oil spill reported on July 21, 2026, at the Global Terminal Investment, GTI, oil terminal was contained within the facility and did not pose a risk to the public or the surrounding environment. Following notification of the i...
July 30, 2026
ECYS begins stakeholder consultations on artificial intelligence in education | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, ECYS, Melissa Gumbs on Wednesday said that her Ministry is moving into the first phase of stakeholder consultations as it develops a policy to guide the responsible use of artificial intelligence in education. Th...
July 30, 2026
St. Maarten Begins Preparations to Host the Third Edition of Special Olympics Kingdom Games in 2027 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Preparations are officially underway for the 2027 Special Olympics Kingdom Games as Special Olympics St. Maarten, SOSM, together with its Kingdom partners, concluded an intensive two-day planning mission that marks the beginning of the island’s journey toward h...
July 29, 2026
St. Maarten to showcase its marine industry at Annapolis Sailboat Show | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten will return to one of the world’s leading sailing exhibitions in October, as the St. Maarten Marine Trades Association, SMMTA and the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) prepares to promote the country at the 2026 Annapolis Sailboat Show in Maryland. The sh...
July 29, 2026
ENVIRONMENT / Grand-Case: the new sanitation network enters service | FaxinfoJeudi 23 juillet, l’Établissement des eaux et de l’assainissement de Saint-Martin (EEASM) a présenté son fonctionnement du nouveau réseau au conseil de quartier 2 et à une dizaine d’habitants présents. Objectif : accompagner les riverains dans leur raccordement au réseau colle...
July 29, 2026
SMDF Invites Young People to Bring Their Ideas to Life Through Young Minds Big Ideas | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Young people often have ideas about what could make their community better. What they may not always have is the opportunity, support or resources to turn those ideas into something real. The St. Maarten Development Fund is inviting young adults betw...
July 29, 2026
The Setai St. Maarten projects more than 1,350 direct and supported jobs | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Setai St. Maarten is projecting the creation of more than 550 direct jobs and support for over 800 additional jobs across the island when the resort reaches full operation at Indigo Bay. The combined projection represents more than 1,350 employme...
July 29, 2026
Convoy of trucks protest in Marigot as access to landfill to drop off waste denied | The Daily HeraldTrucks are seen stopped in the road adjacent to the Préfecture on Tuesday. (Radio St. Martin photo) MARIGOT--A protest took place in Marigot Tuesday morning by private transporters of waste who have been denied access at the eco-landfill in Grand Cayes, Cul-de-Sac, to drop off...
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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...
Read more : How do you move an entire hospital? SMMC has a seven-movement strategy | The Peoples Tribune
July 29, 2026
Ombudsman flags persistent failures at VROMI and Justice | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--The Ministries of VROMI and Justice accounted for 33 of the 48 formal complaints investigated by the Ombudsman in 2025, representing nearly seven in every ten formal cases opened during the year. VROMI recorded 21 formal investigations, more than double the nine reg...
July 28, 2026
Preliminary findings expose gaps in protection for domestic violence victims | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Preliminary findings from an investigation by the Ombudsman have identified three systemic concerns in St. Maarten’s response to domestic violence: deficiencies and loopholes within the legal and policy framework, indications that cultural biases may affect governme...
July 28, 2026
By 2050, St. Maarten could see 136 hot days, less rain and 22cm of sea-level rise | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--A new climate report projects that St. Maarten could experience as many as 249 hot days each year (exceeding 29.5 degrees Celsius) by the end of this century under a high-emissions scenario, while annual rainfall could decline by nearly half and sea levels rise by u...
July 28, 2026
Claret Connor to be sworn In as next VSA Minister | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--National Recovery Program Bureau Director Claret Connor is expected to be sworn in as the country’s next Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, potentially as early as next week. Information obtained by The People’s Tribune indicates that Conn...
July 28, 2026
Tax Expert says resident room tax exemption has hidden 5% cost | The Daily HeraldMarco Aalbers. PHILIPSBURG--Tax expert Marco Aalbers says the recent clarification that St. Maarten residents are exempt from room tax when staying at local hotels, apartments and guest-houses does not eliminate the tax burden, but instead shifts it to turnover tax. In a lette...
