July 16, 2026
Minister Gumbs Announces Structural Subsidy Agreement with St. Maarten Sports Federation | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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July 16, 2026
Kadaster and BTP team up on drone mapping | The Peoples Tribune
July 16, 2026
Team St. Maarten Aquatics for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games | The Peoples Tribune
July 16, 2026
Government approves continuation of subsidy for NSI at XCG 1.26 Million | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, MECYS, on Thursday announced the approval and continuation of a structural subsidy of XCG 1,260,159.64 to the National Sports Institute, NSI, for the 2026 fiscal year. This critical investment reaffirms Gov...
July 16, 2026
French Caribbean leaders call for deeper regional integration and stronger security | The Peoples TribuneFORT-DE-FRANCE, MARTINIQUE--French members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States strengthened their calls for deeper regional integration, greater local decision-making authority and closer security cooperation during two high-level conferences held at the University...
July 16, 2026
UWI Alma Jordan Library celebrates UNESCO recognition of Earl Lovelace manuscripts | The Peoples TribuneST. AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO--A major chapter in Caribbean literary history has been formally recognised and preserved for future generations following the inscription of the Earl Lovelace manuscripts in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Regional Register for Latin America an...
July 16, 2026
Point Blanche Prison project moves into construction phase | The Daily HeraldAn artist impression of the new prison facility. POINTE BLANCHE--Construction of the new Point Blanche Prison has officially begun, marking another step in the Detention Sector Reform Programme, Justice Minister Nathalie Tackling shared on Wednesday. Speaking during the live C...
July 16, 2026
Galore Kids Fun Zone at Aleeze opens Today and Friday with discounted Adventure Passes | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Galore Kids Fun Zone at Aleeze is open today, Thursday, and tomorrow, Friday, from 5:00pm to 9:00pm, giving children and families another opportunity to enjoy an evening of rides, games and entertainment. The attraction will also open during the same hours next Thur...
July 16, 2026
Heyliger’s expected release will require formal review before he can leave prison | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Former Member of Parliament, former Minister, former Commissioner Theo Heyliger could become eligible for release anytime between this month and the coming three to four months, depending largely on how the time he spent in pretrial detention is calculated and credi...
July 16, 2026
Govt to meet Sun Resorts next week on Mullet Bay vendors, public beach access | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs and the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication will meet with representatives of Sun Resorts NV next week to discuss the way forward for Mullet...
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July 16, 2026
OECS tackles sargassum management following Martinique, Guadeloupe mission | The Peoples TribuneCASTRIES--The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is moving to strengthen regional sargassum management after technical experts and policymakers completed a study mission to Martinique and Guadeloupe, where they examined collection, monitoring, processing and commercial-u...
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July 16, 2026
Kadaster St. Maarten advances drone mapping collaboration with Cross-agency discussion | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - St. Maarten--Kadaster St. Maarten is helping to move drone technology from occasional use to a more coordinated tool for mapping, planning and disaster preparedness. Kadaster, together with the Bureau of Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten, recen...
July 16, 2026
Prime Minister/Acting Minister of VSA Mercelina Holds Productive Meeting with SZV | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Dr. Luc Mercelina, held a productive courtesy meeting with the management of Social and Health Insurances SZV on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. The meeting provided an oppo...
July 16, 2026
Celebrating Student Interns: Opening Doors to Future Opportunities | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - For a group of students from St. Dominic High School and Milton Peters College, the Sint Maarten Library became much more than a place to borrow books. It became a classroom for learning, personal growth, professional development, and new experiences...
July 16, 2026
First new Sucker Garden pump being installed, testing in 2 weeks | The Daily HeraldThe Sucker Garden Pump Station. (John Halley photo) SUCKER GARDEN--One of two new pumps for the Sucker Garden Pump Station has arrived in St. Maarten and is currently being installed, with testing expected to begin within the next two weeks, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial...
July 16, 2026
PM Mercelina says VSA Ministerial candidate screening nears completion | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina said Wednesday that the process to appoint a new Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, is nearing completion, with the government now awaiting the final outcome of the required screening. Mercelina said all ne...
July 16, 2026
Festival de la Gastronomie returns November 11-22 with expanded program and stronger focus on local restaurants | The Peoples TribuneMARIGOT--The sixth edition of the Festival de la Gastronomie will take place across French Saint Martin from November 11 to 22, 2026, with an expanded program designed to increase business for local restaurants, highlight the territory’s culinary diversity and strengthen Saint...
July 16, 2026
Teen Times: Public funding must never be used to sustain hair discrimination | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--"A child’s place in a classroom must never depend on whether a school board approves of the way that child’s natural hair grows. Education is a right, not a privilege granted only to children whose appearance conforms to outdated institutional preferences." Teen Tim...
July 15, 2026
Guadeloupe says Tula and Boni should be taught as resistance heroes in Dutch schools | The Peoples TribuneTHE NETHERLANDS--Dutch schoolchildren should learn about Caribbean and Surinamese resistance leaders Tula and Boni as part of a fuller understanding of slavery, colonialism and the struggle for freedom within the Dutch Kingdom, according to Professor Dr. Francio Guadeloupe. Gu...
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SINT MAARTEN (COLE BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating an armed robbery that occurred on Wednesday, July 15, at approximately 8:45 p.m. at a supermarket located on Union Road in Cole Bay. According to preliminary information, two armed suspects ente...
Read more: KPSM investigates Wednesday evening armed robbery at supermarket | Soualiganewsday
July 13, 2026
Police investigate death of man found on Crocus Road | The Daily Herald
The scene where he body was found. PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force of St Maarten (KPSM) is investigating the death of an adult male who was found lying on the ground along Crocus Road late Saturday morning. According to KPSM, at approximately 11:25am, the 911 Dispatch Centre not...
July 11, 2026
'We are headed to court', ACP-SXM preparing legal action against GEBE | The Daily Herald
PHILIPSBURG--The Association for Consumer Protection St Maarten (ACP-SXM) says it is moving forward with legal action against NV GEBE, with President Peggy -Ann Richardson announcing Friday that the consumer advocacy group is preparing to take the utility company to court. Spe...
July 10, 2026
Head-on collision between two vehicles claims life of one, and injures two others | The Daily HeraldThe accident scene Thursday on the French side of the Cole Bay border monument. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--A 76-year-old man was pronounced dead following a head-on collision between two French-side registered vehicles on the Bellevue RN7, close to the Cole Bay border mon...
July 09, 2026
Court Rules Mullet Bay Beach is public, Sun Resorts owns land behind shoreline | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Court of First Instance has ruled that Mullet Bay Beach remains public and is not owned by Sun Resorts Limited, rejecting the company's claim that the beach itself passed into private ownership through historic land transfers dating back to 1852. The Court,...
July 09, 2026
GEBE introduces temporary collection policy, resumes disconnections July 20 | The Daily HeraldA sample of a Dunning Notice. PHILIPSBURG--NV GEBE has introduced a Temporary Collection Policy aimed at helping customers bring their accounts up to date while maintaining electricity and water services through flexible payment arrangements and customer assistance programmes....
