November 03, 2026
Minister Gumbs outlines Cg 94 million borrowing plan for 2027 as debt set to rise | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks โ Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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November 03, 2026
Revenue measures: Govt pursues Tourist Tax, Revised Fees and Gaming Tax | The Peoples Tribune
November 03, 2026
Gumbs announces higher 2027 budget surplus of Cg 10 million, opens door for gasoline price relief | The Peoples Tribune
November 03, 2026
Gumbs Sets Four Finance Ministry Priorities for 2027 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs has identified four major policy priorities for the Ministry of Finance in 2027, while warning Parliament that staff shortages, weaknesses in tax collection, hidden financial obligations, delayed structural reforms and insuffic...
November 03, 2026
V.E.I.S.S. marks five years with 6th annual Sunrise Walk and Zumba on November 15 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Vitiligo Educate Inspire & Support SXM (V.E.I.S.S.) will celebrate five years as an association with its 6th Annual Sunrise Walk & Zumba on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at the Lady Ruby Bute Silk Cotton Grove Art Gallery & Estate in Friars Bay. The ev...
November 03, 2026
St. Maarten's Population Grows 25%, but Seniors Now Make Up Larger Share | The Peoples Tribune(๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ'๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ 2, 2026). GREAT BAY--St. Maarten's population increased by nearly 25 percent between 2011 a...
November 03, 2026
St. Maarten's education gap: 32% of young women hold degrees compared to 18% of men | The Peoples Tribune(๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ'๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ 2, 2026). GREAT BAY--Young women in St. Maarten are attaining college and university qualif...
November 03, 2026
J&IS Youth Home Residents Attend โThe Healing Manโ Book Launch | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Staff of Judicial and Institutional Services (J&IS) accompanied six young male residents of the J&IS Youth Residential Home to the launch of Castel Abrahamโs book, โThe Healing Man,โ on Sunday, November 1, at the Belair Community Center in Ca...
November 03, 2026
Beyond Borders, Across the Sea: St. Martinโs Lasana Sekouโs Work Draws International Scholarly Attention in 2026 | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Tobias Schank, a German author and researcher of North American Literary and Cultural Studies at Saarland University, has focused his recent paper on what he calls โa selection of texts from Euro-Caribbean borderlands, specifically the pan-Caribbean...
November 03, 2026
St. Martin Unity Flag โ Activity Guide goes to school for โStories of St. Maartenโ | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Martin Unity Flag โ Activity Guide (K to Grade 2), edited by Aishira Cicilia and Shanice Theodule-Felix, is heading into the classroom for a hands-on presentation to Group 3 students at Sister Borgia Elementary School on November 4. The prese...
Local News
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maartenโs population grew by approximately 25 per cent between 2011 and 2022, while the proportion of residents aged 65 and older nearly tripled, according to three reports released by the Department of Statistics (STAT) from the 2022 Population and Housing Ce...
Read more : Census shows population growth and ageing trend in St. Maarten | The Daily Herald
November 03, 2026
Public Service Center Reception Desk Restores Regular Hours, Including Afternoon Service | Government of Sint Maarten
The Ministry of General Affairs announces that the Reception Desk of the Public Service Center (PSC), located at the Government Administration Building on Soualiga Road, has restored its regular operating hours effective Monday, November 2, 2026. The restored schedule includes...
November 03, 2026
NEWS IN BRIEF / Fatal accident on Bush Road: two vehicles wanted | Faxinfo
A serious traffic accident occurred on Monday, November 2nd, shortly before 4 a.m., on Bush Road, in Sint Maarten ...resulting in one fatality. Police have opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of the tragedy. Alerted to the presence of a man lying on t...
November 03, 2026
4,600 Residents without health insurance, 7% of population experience hunger | The Peoples Tribune(๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ'๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ: ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ 2, 2026). GREAT BAY--Approximately 4,600 residents of St. Maarten were living without healt...
November 03, 2026
Father awarded damages after mother took children | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--A man has been awarded 41,783.08 euros in damages after the Court of First Instance found that his former wife acted unlawfully by taking their three children from St. Maarten to South Africa without his knowledge or consent. In a judgment delivered on September 2...
November 03, 2026
NEWS IN BRIEF: 40 vehicles checked, a weapon seized and one arrest | FaxinfoAt the beginning of the week, the Sint Maarten police (KPSM) and the Dutch National Gendarmerie ( KMar ) conducted a coordinated control operation in Cole Bay, Simpson Bay, Maho and the Lowlands area. In total, 40 vehicles were checked as part of checks related to firea...
November 03, 2026
Three 2026 SER advice requests pending as union issue remains unresolved | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Three requests for advice submitted to the Social Economic Council (SER) in 2026 remain pending, involving rent regulation, a supplementary pension system and changes to St. Maarten's old-age pension legislation. Meanwhile, the appointment of employee representative...
November 03, 2026
HEALTH: Two days dedicated to cancer screening | FaxinfoOn November 4th and 5th, the CGSS is organizing two prevention events in Quartier d'Orlรฉans and Concordia. The program includes information, support, and screenings for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. Reaching out to residents and facilitating access to testin...
November 03, 2026
TECHNOLOGY / Gastronomy Festival: an app to savor everything | FaxinfoFrom November 11 to 22, the Saint-Martin Gastronomy Festival returns with a new digital feature: an official application to find the program, discover the chefs and book the workshops. The Saint-Martin Tourist Office (OT) is leveraging digital technology to enhance the festiva...
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November 02, 2026
MP York: "It shouldn't take six months to identify and fix a pothole." | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York is questioning why basic road maintenance continues to take extended periods to complete, arguing that government should be able to address potholes and other immediate road defects without waiting for extensive infrastructure projec...
Read more : MP York: "It shouldn't take six months to identify and fix a pothole." | The Peoples Tribune
November 02, 2026
Scooter and car collide, victim reportedly run over afterwards
The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is currently investigating a serious traffic accident that occurred on Bush Road shortly before 4:00 a.m. on Monday, November 2, 2026. Central Police Dispatch received a report of a male lying on the roadway next to a scooter following a traffic accident. Police patrols, detectives, and personnel from the Traffic Department were immediately dispatched to the scene.
October 30, 2026
Saro Spadaro: AI will change hospitality management, but people remain essential | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Artificial intelligence is creating new opportunities for the hospitality industry to improve efficiency, control operating costs, and strengthen guest services, but technology should support rather than replace the people responsible for delivering the hospitality...
October 30, 2026
COURT: A stabbing in a land dispute | FaxinfoOn Thursday, October 22, a man, who was absent from the hearing, was sentenced to six months imprisonment to get stabbed his cousin , at the end of April, in Colombier. The cause: the path separating their properties. Neighborhood disputes over land ownership are not un...
October 29, 2026
Court allows prosecution against Lyndon Lewis to proceed to trial | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice has granted the Public Prosecutor's Office permission to proceed to trial with its case against former Minister of Justice and sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon Lewis. Lewis announced the ruling in a public statement on Wed...
October 28, 2026
Grisha says she already has possible solution for GEBE fuel costs, awaits written proposal | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Grisha Heyliger-Marten says she already has a direction and a possible solution regarding the fuel cost build-up affecting GEBE customers, but wants the findings and proposed way forwa...
