September 02, 2026
TamLeo Books Launches ‘Turn the Page, SXM’ to get St. Maarten children reading | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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September 02, 2026
United Nations launches campaign to advance disability-inclusive employment across the Caribbean | The Peoples Tribune
September 02, 2026
Gumbs wants Belvedere South Plantation developed as culture and heritage park | The Peoples Tribune
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....
September 02, 2026
SEDC Opens Registration for Business English Communication Course | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center Foundation (SEDC) has opened registration for its Business English Communication Course – Level 1, offered through the Advanced Education Programme (AEP) of the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affair...
September 02, 2026
SMMC invites parents to participate in RSV survey | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (CAY 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 Syncytia...
September 02, 2026
HNLMS Pelikaan transports drinking water to disaster-stricken area in Venezuela | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - At the request of the Venezuelan authorities, HNLMS Pelikaan departed from Curaçao for the Venezuelan port of La Guaira on Tuesday, September 1. The ship is transporting drinking water to the area following the devastating earthquakes that occurred in la...
September 02, 2026
New Milton Peters College gym 1st in line for completion | The Daily HeraldMPC Gym. SOUTH REWARD--The new gym at Milton Peters College (MPC) is expected to be completed by the end of the fourth quarter of 2026, while five other school gym projects are scheduled for completion between the first and third quarters of 2027. The completion timelines were...
September 02, 2026
NEWS IN BRIEF / Fatal accident in Orient Bay: driver victim of armed robbery | FaxinfoOne person died Saturday night after an accident on the R7, in the Orient Bay area. Three men were in the vehicle. According to the public prosecutor of Basse-Terre, the accident occurred in the context of a armed robbery of the vehicle . The car went off the road on Sa...
September 02, 2026
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Watch out for the pothole in Bellevue | FaxinfoAnother large pothole has formed in Bellevue, just before the roundabout coming from Sint Maarten, on the right-hand side of the road. Particularly dangerous at night, it lies directly in the path of straight wheels. A reader reported nearly losing a wheel and damaging his veh...
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September 02, 2026
ECONOMY: The CCISM prepares Saint-Martin businesses for the American market | FaxinfoIn collaboration with the chamber of commerce of the Dutch side (COCI), the Saint-Martin Interprofessional Consular Chamber (CCISM) organizes, from 16 au 19 novembre, a business trip to Miami for Saint-Martin companies wishing to expand their exports to the " Gateway to the Am...
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September 02, 2026
SOLIDARITY: A breakfast focused on sharing | Faxinfo
On August 6th, the Fanm Vayan association organized a morning event for young people, with the support of the Red Cross . In total, 35 children participated in this event, which was held under the banner of solidarity and sharing. Welcomed to Concordia's premises, the c...
September 02, 2026
HOUSING / Isabella Residence: construction is progressing in Friar's Bay | Faxinfo
Nearly a year after the laying of the foundation stone The Isabella residence is taking shape in Friar's Bay. The President of the Collectivity, Louis Mussington, and the 2nd Vice-President, Bernadette Davis, visited the construction site on Monday, August 24th, a project spea...
September 02, 2026
STREET INTERVIEWS – BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL: How are you feeling on this first day back to school? | FaxinfoAt 8 a.m. yesterday, the road from Spring to Concordia saw a steady stream of cars, backpacks, and uniforms. In front of Daniella Jeffry Vocational High School, students trickled in, some accompanied by their parents. Between the nervousness of discovering a new classroom, the...
September 02, 2026
EDUCATION / Back to school: the rector advocates for a more humane school | FaxinfoLast Friday the Rector of the Guadeloupe academic region Gabriele Fioni visited Soualiga College for a back-to-school meeting with managers and staff of the National Education system , in the presence of, among others, the Secretary General of the Academic Region and the Acade...
September 02, 2026
Dutch Government pushes for wider EU funding access for St. Maarten and other overseas territories | The Peoples TribuneTHE HAGUE--The Dutch government is pushing for St. Maarten and the other Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) within the Kingdom to gain broader and easier access to European Union funding under the EU’s next long-term budget covering 2028-2034. State Secretary for the In...
September 02, 2026
MP Doran wins court battle over Alegria water rights | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Egbert Doran has prevailed in a court case brought against him personally by Alegria Real Estate N.V. over a decision he made while serving as Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) concerning approx...
September 02, 2026
FREEGAN Foundation launches free community mornings to bring residents together | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--FREEGAN Foundation is opening its doors to residents across St. Maarten for a series of free Community Mornings designed to give people a welcoming place to meet others, enjoy a meal, participate in activities or simply spend time in good company. The initiativ...
September 01, 2026
Former WITU President Stuart Johnson welcomes progress in CBA criminal investigation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Former President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU), Stuart Johnson, says confirmation that the criminal investigation into the alleged disappearance of nearly NAf. 2 million from the Charlotte Brookson Academy for the Performing Arts (CBA) has entered it...
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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...
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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...
