July 31, 2026
Blue Wave’ donation for museum restoration | The Daily HeraldSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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July 31, 2026
RAF transport aircraft test lands in Anguilla | The Daily Herald
July 31, 2026
UPB withdraws support for Bonaire government | The Daily Herald
July 31, 2026
ILT confirms scale of major GTI Statia oil spill: 19,000 barrels releasedThe Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) is monitoring the large-scale cleanup operation at the GTI terminal on St. Eustatius. According to the inspectorate, approximately 19,000 barrels of fuel oil leaked from a product pipeline during the July 21 incident. A combination of a technical malfunction and human error has been identified as the preliminary cause.
July 31, 2026
Early Friday Morning Police Arrests Three Suspects and Confiscates Firearm During Control | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) As part of the Police Force of Sint Maarten's continued efforts to combat the illegal possession of firearms and reduce firearm-related violence on the island, KPSM officers arrested three individuals during an early morning operation on Friday, July 3...
July 31, 2026
First island-wide assessment of Sint Maarten's iconic Pope's head cactus completed | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Sint Maarten's iconic Pope's head cactus (Melocactus intortus) is the focus of the first jointly developed conservation project between the Nature Foundation Sint Maarten and the managers of the Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin (AGRNSM). Supported t...
July 31, 2026
WIFOL members will move to oust president after more than 10 years without congress | The Daily HeraldThe WIFOL Building. PHILIPSBURG--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labor (WIFOL) will move to convene a Congress and elect a new Board after accusing President Theophilus Thompson of refusing to hold a Congress for more than a decade, failing to hold Board...
July 31, 2026
WestJet passengers urged to monitor flights as strike could begin this weekend | The Peoples TribuneSXM AIRPORT--Passengers travelling with WestJet in the coming days are being urged to closely monitor their bookings, as a strike involving 4,400 flight attendants could begin as early as this weekend. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the airline’s...
July 31, 2026
ENVIRONMENT / Drought: call for vigilance regarding the risk of fire | FaxinfoThe prefecture of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin is urging the population to exercise extreme caution in the face of the drought currently affecting the two territories. Weather conditions are creating a high risk of wildfires, and authorities report that nine out of ten fi...
July 31, 2026
LEISURE / CTOS Boat Regatta: The Jimbo boat sails towards victory | FaxinfoNear 530 children leisure centers of the Territorial Fund for School Works (CTOS) participated, Wednesday morning, in the Boat Regatta 2026 on Galion beach. This day, which has become a an unmissable event during the holidays , brought together the little sailors around sporti...
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July 31, 2026
ENVIRONMENT / Grandes Cayes landfill: professionals regain access to the site | FaxinfoAfter more than two weeks of blockage due to the saturation of cell number 10, professional waste haulers regained access to the Grandes Cayes landfill on Thursday, July 30. Their trucks had been immobilized since mid-July, and a slow-moving protest had been organized last Tue...
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July 31, 2026
Success for the second edition of the SXM E-Sport Festival | Faxinfo
Last Saturday, the Marigot Sports Hall was buzzing with excitement for the second edition of the SXM E-Sport Festival, organized by the ANIS association (Digital and Social Innovation Association). The event brought together 62 participants. compared to 110 during its first ed...
July 31, 2026
PANORAMA SESSIONS: Electro music returns to the top this August 1st | Faxinfo
Le rendez-vous musical immersif par excellence, les Panorama Sessions, revient ce Saturday, August 1st , within 15 to 21 hours , on the heights of Rainforest Adventures . Pour cette sixième édition, le collectif SXM Festival promet une...
July 31, 2026
LEISURE: The Rubik's Cube challenges the clock in Saint-Martin | FaxinfoLovers of Rubik's Cube have an appointment this Saturday, August 1st au lycée professionnel Daniella Jeffry, à Concordia, pour la toute première compétition officielle organisée à Saint-Martin. Portée par l’association Cube et homologuée par la World Cube Association (WCA) , c...
July 31, 2026
ENVIRONMENT / Galisbay: another citizen cleanup this August 2nd | FaxinfoAprès une mobilisation qui avait permis de collecter près de trois tonnes de déchets lors de sa précédente action, l’association Clean St Martin donne rendez-vous aux bénévoles dimanche 2 août pour une nouvelle opération de nettoyage écocitoyen. De 8h à 10h30, ha...
July 31, 2026
TAXATION: Professionals are asked to download their tax forms | FaxinfoLes entreprises et professionnels de Saint-Martin devront désormais télécharger en ligne leurs formulaires déclaratifs liés à la TGCA, à l’impôt sur les sociétés (IS), au Droit de Licence et à la Contribution des Patentes (DLCP). Jusqu’à nouvel ordre, ces imprimés ne seront pl...
July 30, 2026
EARLY CHILDHOOD: The local authority wants to shed full light on the situation at Baby'Dou | FaxinfoFace à l’annonce d’une possible fermeture de la micro-crèche Baby’Dou dès la rentrée de septembre, la Collectivité de Saint-Martin affirme maintenir son soutien financier à l’établissement tout en demandant davantage de transparence sur sa situation économique . Une réunion av...
July 30, 2026
Dame Ruby Bute National Short Story Contest opens on Saturday | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs is inviting young writers between the ages of 12 and 14 to participate in the 2026 Dame Ruby Bute National Short Story Contest which opnes on Saturday, August 1. Submissions will be accepted from August 1...
July 30, 2026
Minister Gumbs provides updates on study financing, sports facilities, prison literacy and youth development | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has provided updates on several ongoing Ministry initiatives, including study financing approvals, repairs to sports facilities, the development of a satellite library at the Point Blanche prison and...
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July 29, 2026
How do you move an entire hospital? SMMC has a seven-movement strategy | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center, SMMC, is developing a coordinated relocation strategy based on the “Seven Movements of Healthcare” to guide the transfer of hospital services into the new St. Maarten General Hospital, SMGH. The seven movements cover the areas that mu...
Read more : How do you move an entire hospital? SMMC has a seven-movement strategy | The Peoples Tribune
July 29, 2026
Ombudsman flags persistent failures at VROMI and Justice | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--The Ministries of VROMI and Justice accounted for 33 of the 48 formal complaints investigated by the Ombudsman in 2025, representing nearly seven in every ten formal cases opened during the year. VROMI recorded 21 formal investigations, more than double the nine reg...
July 28, 2026
Preliminary findings expose gaps in protection for domestic violence victims | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Preliminary findings from an investigation by the Ombudsman have identified three systemic concerns in St. Maarten’s response to domestic violence: deficiencies and loopholes within the legal and policy framework, indications that cultural biases may affect governme...
July 28, 2026
By 2050, St. Maarten could see 136 hot days, less rain and 22cm of sea-level rise | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--A new climate report projects that St. Maarten could experience as many as 249 hot days each year (exceeding 29.5 degrees Celsius) by the end of this century under a high-emissions scenario, while annual rainfall could decline by nearly half and sea levels rise by u...
July 28, 2026
Claret Connor to be sworn In as next VSA Minister | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--National Recovery Program Bureau Director Claret Connor is expected to be sworn in as the country’s next Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, potentially as early as next week. Information obtained by The People’s Tribune indicates that Conn...
July 28, 2026
Tax Expert says resident room tax exemption has hidden 5% cost | The Daily HeraldMarco Aalbers. PHILIPSBURG--Tax expert Marco Aalbers says the recent clarification that St. Maarten residents are exempt from room tax when staying at local hotels, apartments and guest-houses does not eliminate the tax burden, but instead shifts it to turnover tax. In a lette...
