August 23, 2026
Meyers moves Ryan Gumbs law forward, targets Parliament travel funds for legislative work | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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August 23, 2026
More visitors in the first half of 2026. Air and Cruise Arrivals both rise | Soualiganewsday
August 23, 2026
UPDATED: Police Seek Community Assistance in Locating Missing 12-Year-Old Girl | Soualiganewsday
August 23, 2026
Chairlady Wescot-Williams: “Government needs a course correction, we can't go on like this” | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has called on government to make a fundamental “course correction” in how it sets priorities and executes policy, warning during the 2026 budget debate that St. Maarten cannot continue operating in the same manner a...
August 23, 2026
Suspect Arrested Friday Night by SWAT Team in Connection with 2025 Robbery and Fatal Shooting | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) announces the arrest of a suspect in connection with a robbery that occurred at Royal Caribbean Jewelers on September 5, 2025, and a shooting incident that occurred on November 13, 2025, in the Fort Willem area...
August 22, 2026
Armed and dangerous suspect remains wanted in “Alligator” double-murder investigationThe Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) and the Prosecutor’s Office are renewing their appeal for information concerning the suspected shooter in the ongoing “Alligator” investigation. The suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.
August 22, 2026
PROSECUTOR/POLICE COMMUNITY APPEAL: Armed and dangerous suspect remains wanted in “Alligator” double-murder investigation | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) and the Prosecutor’s Office are renewing their appeal for information concerning the suspected shooter in the ongoing “Alligator” investigation. The suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerou...
August 22, 2026
Registration is open: Freegan Food Market Welcomes a New Cycle | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Freegan Food Foundation is opening registration for a new cycle of the Freegan Food Market, the foundation said on Saturday, August 22, 2026, in a press statement. “Our program that helps families and individuals in St. Maarten who are struggling to...
August 22, 2026
ECYS Minister Clarifies Reports on School Gym Closures | Government of Sint MaartenThe Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, Melissa D. Gumbs, took time to address rumours that several schools were not briefed about the pending closure of their gymnasiums. In a media statement provided on Thursday evening, Gumbs provided back...
August 22, 2026
Ministers, MPs pay nothing towards their pensions, Gumbs proposes 8% | The Daily HeraldFinance Minister Marinka Gumbs. PHILIPSBURG--Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) currently make no employee contribution toward the pension benefits attached to their political office, but Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs wants that to change with a proposed 8% pensi...
Local News
The large summer sale organized by the association Action économique et citoyenne (AEC) was a great success in downtown Marigot, with a sustained influx of people around promotional offers and entertainment. On Friday, August 7th, local businesses participated in the event fro...
Read more : ECONOMY / The street market brings the capital back to life | Faxinfo
August 22, 2026
Government faces 200-staff gap and debt projected at Cg. 1.047 Billion by end of 2026 | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten is confronting two significant capacity and financial realities as Government presents its 2026 Budget to Parliament: a major personnel shortage within the Ministry of General Affairs and public debt projected to reach approximately Cg. 1.047 billio...
August 22, 2026
Connor: VSA budget rises to nearly XCG 109 million, but most funding already committed | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Claret Connor presented a 2026 VSA budget of just under XCG 109 million, an increase of approximately 12 percent over 2025, while stressing that much of the Ministry’s funding is already committed to healt...
August 22, 2026
Gumbs: Education remains ECYS’ largest investment as Ministry pushes reform, culture and innovation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Youth and Sport (ECYS), with approximately Cg. 77.5 million allocated in the 2026 Budget, as Minister Melissa Gumbs outlined a wide-ranging agenda covering education reform, cultural preservation, youth development, sports, digital transformation and major exte...
August 22, 2026
Mincing no words: Gumbs calls for shared responsibility in education, youth, culture and sports | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY- - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs used her closing remarks during the 2026 Budget debate to call for greater shared responsibility across St. Maarten, stressing that Government funding alone cannot deliver the outcomes the country...
August 22, 2026
De Weever: Special-needs gap for kids under 7 must be addressed | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Ludmila de Weever is calling for greater attention to special-needs support for children under the age of seven, saying a gap remains in the education and care system for young children with learning disabilities...
August 22, 2026
Roseburg wants exemptions expanded to more basic goods | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilience St Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg would like tax exemptions expanded to cover more basic goods coupled with stronger price controls as measures to help residents cope with high grocery, gas and other living co...
August 22, 2026
MP De Weever questions cannabis push, says St. Maarten is not ready for the consequences | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Ludmila de Weever has strongly questioned government’s prioritization of cannabis regulation, warning that St. Maarten is not sufficiently prepared for the possible public health, mental health, regulatory and financial consequences while m...
August 22, 2026
SZV can only legally refer patients to Curaçao, Ottley says law has to change | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--United People’s party (UP) Member of Parliament (MP) Omar Ottley said the law governing Social and Health Insurances SZV referrals should be changed because it currently allows SZV to legally refer patients only to Curaçao. Otltey made the remarks following concer...
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SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Court of First Instance has rendered its judgment in the criminal cases against M.R. and J.E.B., the remaining defendants in the “Jasmine” investigation. Both defendants were convicted of co-perpetrating fraud and money laundering. M.R. was also...
Read more : Court convicts two defendants in “Jasmine” investigation | Soualiganewsday
August 19, 2026
Approx. $53 million budgeted for new Pointe Blanche Prison | The Daily Herald
Artist’s impression PHILIPSBURG--Construction of the new Pointe Blanche prison began in January 2026 and is expected to be completed by July 2028, according to Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling. The project is being implemented through the United Nations Office for Project...
August 18, 2026
WIB Supports Playground Upgrade at Raoul Illidge Sports Complex | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank, WIB, has supported the upgrade of the playground at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex as part of its continued commitment to corporate social responsibility and investment in children, families and healthy communities across St. Maarten. Th...
August 18, 2026
TEATT shifts more tourism funding to Expedia | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, TEATT, is directing more of St. Maarten’s tourism promotion budget toward online travel agency campaigns after previous Expedia marketing generated more than US $38 million in tracked bookin...
August 18, 2026
Unmanned vessel from St. Barths washes up on Saba with dog aboard | BES REPORTERTHE BOTTOM, Saba – An unmanned vessel believed to belong to a resident of St. Barths was found on the rocks along Saba’s coastline on Monday, with a dog (named Archie) still aboard.
August 17, 2026
Justice Minister outlines eight priority changes to modernize traffic laws | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has identified eight priority areas for a major modernization of St. Maarten’s Road Traffic Ordinance, including tougher rules on mobile phone use while driving, speed cameras, stronger DUI laws, vehicle impoundment for reck...
