August 13, 2026
Central Committee Meeting of Parliament to review several draft Kingdom legislation, and approval composition travel delegations to parliamentary invited events and parliamentary work visits | SoualiganewsdaySXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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August 13, 2026
Return. Refresh. Restart. Your New Chapter Begins at the Library | Soualiganewsday
August 13, 2026
Governor Baly sets Youth Development as focus of 2026 Symposium | The Peoples Tribune
August 13, 2026
GEBE seeking $28M loan to help fund new generators, fuel farm, green energy | The Daily HeraldMain office PHILIPSBURG--Utilities Company NV GEBE is negotiating an additional US $28 million loan to help finance the purchase of three new generators, as negotiations with the preferred supplier move toward the final stage, Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina said Wednesday. S...
August 13, 2026
Caribbean Research Platform Foundation receives NWO grant. Search on for board members | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The new Caribbean Research Platform Foundation ( stichting CaRP ) is receiving a grant of 1.4 million euros from the Dutch Research Council ( Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek , NWO) to provide support services to the research c...
August 13, 2026
York: St. Maarten cannot lose contact with students abroad, then expect them to return on demand | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York says St. Maarten must do a better job of maintaining contact with students and professionals abroad, warning that the country cannot lose touch with them for five or ten years and then suddenly expect them to abandon established care...
August 13, 2026
MP Roseburg questions border agreement implementation, sets Kingdom Issues for IPKO 2027 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--MP Sjamira Roseburg, Chair of Parliament’s Committee for Kingdom Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations, CKAIR, has put a series of questions before the Kingdom government seeking clarity on St. Maarten’s financial responsibilities, representation and decisio...
August 13, 2026
Native Nation St. Maarten expands recycling and community initiatives as participation grows | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Native Nation St. Maarten (NNC SXM) is continuing to expand its community and environmental initiatives, with growing participation in its Farmers Market and Recycling Drive and approximately 1,200 bottles collected during its most recent recycling event. The o...
August 12, 2026
VROMI rolls out coordinated clean-up drive targeting roads, greenery and abandoned vehicles | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, VROMI, Patrice Gumbs has announced a coordinated clean-up effort that will target roads, overgrown greenery and abandoned and wrecked vehicles as government steps up efforts to improve the...
August 12, 2026
Wescot-Williams Says Status of Unpaid Caregivers Is on Parliament’s Agenda | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams says the position of unpaid and informal caregivers in St. Maarten is an issue Parliament is aware of and intends to examine, including how the status of people who provide unpaid care to relatives and loved ones could be m...
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August 12, 2026
Wescot-Williams seeks tax breaks for citizens who donate to schools, sports and charities | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has asked the Minister of Finance to examine whether St. Maarten’s tax laws can be adjusted to make qualifying donations to education, sports, charities and other community causes more attractive to individuals who want to...
Read more : Wescot-Williams seeks tax breaks for citizens who donate to schools, sports and charities | The Peoples Tribune
August 12, 2026
Dr. Rosado to present Medical Cannabis Public Health Framework at Friday Cannabis Regulation Forum at USM | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--International medical cannabis physician and policy advisor Dr. Joseph Rosado will be among the featured speakers at the “Building the Future of Cannabis Regulation” public forum on Friday, August 14, where he will address how St. Maarten can develop a medical canna...
August 12, 2026
Minister Gumbs Congratulates French Side, Damaseau on National Flag Initiative | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has congratulated the Collectivity of Saint-Martin and Valérie Damaseau on the initiative to establish an official territorial flag for the French side, describing the effort as an important step in natio...
August 12, 2026
NSI, Argos Antilles and Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben partner on development of boxing facility | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--The National Sports Institute, with the support of Argos Antilles and Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben, is currently developing a new dedicated boxing facility at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex (RISC). The project will provide a safe and accessible space for the conti...
August 12, 2026
York’s second initiative law to tackle succession land, 60 already registered for public town hall | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York says his second initiative law will focus on reforming St. Maarten’s succession land system, with approximately 60 people already registered for a public town hall where families will be able to obtain professional guidance on long-s...
August 12, 2026
Forbes highlights CC1 St. Maarten for using AI to cut shortages and improve inventory management | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--Forbes has highlighted CC1 St. Maarten as an example of how artificial intelligence and smarter technology are no longer tools reserved only for large multinational companies, pointing to significant improvements the local beverage distributor has achieved in ma...
August 12, 2026
Wilson’s new book challenges St. Martiners to look beyond politics and envision the nation they want to build | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Martin-born author Darren Wilson is challenging St. Martiners to look beyond election cycles, political personalities and recurring crises and begin a broader conversation about the kind of nation they want to build. His new book, St. Martin Reimagine...
August 12, 2026
Homeowner empties pool to prevent structure collapsing, alleges extensive excavation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--A homeowner in Indigo Bay was forced to empty a swimming pool as a precaution against the structure potentially slipping from the bank after nearby excavation allegedly undermined a retaining wall, according to information raised Wednesday during the Council of Mini...
August 12, 2026
PM: Littering increasing across St. Maarten as new garbage contract tender goes out August 17 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina has raised concern over what he described as a visible increase in littering across St. Maarten, warning that the country is becoming progressively dirtier and urging residents to take greater personal responsibility for the waste th...
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August 12, 2026
Draft 2026 budget show more than Xcg. 3.3 million combined for travel for Government and Parliament in 2026 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Government and Parliament have budgeted a combined 3,305,069 for travel in 2026, with the seven government ministries accounting for 1,873,709 and Parliament, together with its Secretariat or Griffie, accounting for another 1,431,360, according to figures contained...
Read more : Draft 2026 budget show more than Xcg. 3.3 million combined for travel for Government and Parliament in 2026 | The Peoples Tribune
August 11, 2026
MLK students can wear new or existing uniform next school yr. | The Daily Herald
The new MLK uniform for girls. DUTCH QUARTER--Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School will have a brand new uniform option when the 2026-2027 school year begins on August 17, with the upcoming school year designated as a transition period allowing students to wea...
August 11, 2026
Detention Sector Reform Program Advances Rehabilitation Efforts Through Structured Sports and Fitness Initiative | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As part of the ongoing Detention Sector Reform Program (DSRP), the Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with its implementing partner, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), last month piloted a structured sports and physical fitness...
August 11, 2026
St. Maarten parents, students urged to be vigilant as fake housing scams on TikTok surge in Netherlands | The Peoples TribuneAMSTERDAM--St. Maarten parents and students seeking accommodation in the Netherlands should exercise increased caution when responding to housing advertisements online, particularly on social media, following a sharp rise in reports of fraudulent student housing advertisements...
August 11, 2026
Connor confirms all St. Maarten patients in Colombia safe following deadly earthquake | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, Claret Connor has confirmed that all St. Maarten patients currently receiving medical treatment in Colombia have been accounted for and are safe following the powerful earthquake that struck the country o...
August 05, 2026
Kidney disease drives more than 13,600 treatments as SMMC specialist care delivers | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center carried out 13,641 hemodialysis treatments in 2025, while continuing to expand the specialist services available to patients through a combination of permanently based and rotational doctors. The kidney-care figures form part of a much larg...
