September 03, 2026
St. Maarten government unveils SXM Crisis Care Digital Platform | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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September 03, 2026
D66 questions whether study debt Is keeping Caribbean graduates in Netherlands | The Peoples Tribune
September 03, 2026
More EU money within reach, but can Caribbean islands access it? | The Peoples Tribune
September 03, 2026
St. Maarten’s Epic Center Foundation Awarded Dutch funding | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Epic Center Foundation has secured funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature for the translation and publication of the children’s novel Steve Takes a Stand by St. Maarten author Ralph Cantave, as well as a separate initiative providing reading and writi...
September 03, 2026
Three Suspects Arrested Following Robbery of Student. Fourth Suspect being Sought | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The police Force Sint Maarten (KPSM) has arrested three suspects in connection with the robbery of a student who was on his way home in the Valley Estate area. Shortly before noon, Central Police Dispatch received a report from a parent stating that...
September 03, 2026
SMMC invites parents to take part in RSV Prevention Survey | The Daily HeraldRSV Roadmap Project team behind the Season Smart: RSV Prevention campaign, coordinating the new RSV survey across Curaçao, Aruba and St. Maarten. CAY HILL--Parents’ views are being sought as part of an ongoing project examining how future Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prev...
September 03, 2026
KPSM Announces Road-Clearing Project on Suckergarden Road and Oysterpond Road | Government of Sint MaartenThe Korps Politie Sint Maarten (KPSM), in collaboration with the Ministry of VROMI and several private-sector partners, will conduct a road-clearing and cleanup project on Saturday, September 5, 2026, from approximately 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The project will focus on the...
September 03, 2026
WINAIR says it holds two IATA safety registrations, but what does that mean for you? | The Peoples TribuneAIRPORT--WINAIR announced on Wednesday that it has achieved registration under two international aviation safety assessment programs, IOSA and ISSA, and says it is currently the only airline in the world holding both registrations at the same time. A proud achievement. It soun...
September 03, 2026
Your PSA number: What is normal, what Is high and when should you worry? | The Peoples Tribune𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦’𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘥...
September 03, 2026
Several Caribbean Nations push forward with structured Cannabis regulation | The Peoples TribuneCARIBEAN REAGION--Several Caribbean governments are continuing to move ahead with the development and implementation of regulated cannabis industries, with countries including Saint Lucia, Dominica, Grenada, The Bahamas and St. Kitts and Nevis advancing legislation, regul...
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September 03, 2026
Gumbs reiterates: literacy gaps are holding back St. Maarten’s workforce | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--As the world focuses on literacy this month, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs, as she has on numerous previous occasions, reiterated her concerns about literacy levels among some of St. Maarten’s young people, warning that weaknesses in...
Read more : Gumbs reiterates: literacy gaps are holding back St. Maarten’s workforce | The Peoples Tribune
September 03, 2026
Future of Caribbean country packages to become clear September 15 | The Peoples Tribune
THE HAGUE--The Dutch government is expected to reveal on September 15 whether the country packages with St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba will continue, with the decision tied directly to the presentation of the Netherlands’ 2027 budget. State Secretary for the Interior and...
September 03, 2026
Dutch MP asks why St. Maarten sat out EU study while French side holds UPG status | The Peoples Tribune
THE HAGUE--The VVD has questioned why St. Maarten did not participate in a University of Curaçao study examining the advantages and disadvantages of different relationships between the Caribbean islands and the European Union, pointing specifically to the fact that the Fr...
September 02, 2026
Natorii Illidge lands principal role in MAMMA MIA! on London’s West End | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten performer Natorii Illidge is returning to London’s West End for the third time, this time taking another major step in her career as she joins the cast of the global hit musical MAMMA MIA! in the principal role of Ali. Illidge will also serve as fourth c...
September 02, 2026
St. Maarten creatives featured in WorldPride Amsterdam performance | The Peoples TribuneAMSTERDAM--Three St. Maarten creatives took their talents to an international stage at WorldPride Amsterdam 2026, with choreographer and multidisciplinary creative Andrew Sylveste leading choreography for a performance by British singer and actor Olly Alexander. Sylveste was j...
September 02, 2026
SMMC invites parents to participate in RSV survey | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL- - St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is inviting parents and expecting parents from St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba to take part in a new survey on public knowledge, perceptions and preferences around vaccination and the prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (...
September 02, 2026
Slower construction activity begins to show in Port St. Maarten cargo data | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Signs of slower construction activity on St. Maarten are beginning to appear in the island’s cargo statistics, with Port St. Maarten figures showing sharp declines in sand imports and other non-containerized cargo during the first six months of 2026, even as overall...
September 02, 2026
Caribbean power systems struggle with outages under a hotter, high-demand summer | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Electricity companies across the Caribbean have spent much of the summer trying to solve versions of the same problem: demand is climbing, generating units are breaking down, backup capacity is shrinking and island grids have nowhere else to turn when supply fa...
September 02, 2026
Curaçao shipyard eyes €100 million expansion as Guyana, Suriname oil industries create new opportunities | The Peoples TribuneWILLEMSTAD--Curaçao’s ship-repair industry is positioning itself to benefit from the rapid expansion of offshore oil and gas activity in Guyana and Suriname, with plans being considered for an investment of more than €100 million to modernize and expand the island’s shipyard....
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September 01, 2026
Armed robbery at Maho casino under investigation | The Daily Herald MAHO--Police are investigating an armed robbery at Casino Royale in Maho around midday on Tuesday. The Police Force of St. Maarten (KPSM) Central Dispatch received several calls reporting that an armed robbery was taking place at about 12:00pm on September 1. Seve...
Read more : Armed robbery at Maho casino under investigation | The Daily Herald
September 01, 2026
St. Maarten still does not know officially what it costs to live here | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten does not currently have an officially established social minimum defining how much money an individual or household needs to cover essential living expenses and participate normally in society. That fact means that while government provides millions of g...
September 01, 2026
Two injured in separate early-morning crashes | The Daily Herald
Two separate collisions on Welfare Road in the early morning hours. Two injured and no fatalities, with the investigation still ongoing. COLE BAY--Two people sustained minor injuries in two separate traffic accidents at the intersection of Welfare Road and Winsor Road in the e...
August 27, 2026
Honorable Minister of Finance, Marinka J. Gumbs: Budget 2026 Is About Moving Forward Together | Government of Sint MaartenAs Parliament prepares to vote on the National Budget 2026, Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs says approval of the budget will allow Government to move forward with several important commitments to the people of St. Maarten, including the long-awaited cost-of-living adjustment...
August 26, 2026
MP Meyers: “I have never” sought to keep Theo in jail | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) Member of Parliament (MP) Franklin Meyers on Wednesday firmly denied ever seeking to keep Theo Heyliger in jail, saying he has never made such a statement about Heyliger or other people who have been arrested, including O’Neil Arrind...
August 26, 2026
York Tables Motion of Disapproval against VROMI Minister Patrice Gumbs | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has tabled a motion of disapproval against Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, VROMI, Patrice Gumbs, citing what he describes as continued lack of measurable progress, poor execution, insuffi...
