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ILT confirms scale of major GTI Statia oil spill: 19,000 barrels released

July 31, 2026

ILT confirms scale of major GTI Statia oil spill: 19,000 barrels released

The 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.

First island-wide assessment of Sint Maarten's iconic Pope's head cactus completed | Soualiganewsday

July 31, 2026

First island-wide assessment of Sint Maarten's iconic Pope's head cactus completed | Soualiganewsday

SINT 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 Herald

The 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 Tribune

SXM 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 | Faxinfo

The 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 | Faxinfo

Near 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...

July 31, 2026

ENVIRONMENT / Grandes Cayes landfill: professionals regain access to the site | Faxinfo

After 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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Local News

ENVIRONMENT / Galisbay: another citizen cleanup this August 2nd | Faxinfo

July 31, 2026

ENVIRONMENT / Galisbay: another citizen cleanup this August 2nd | Faxinfo

Après 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 | Faxinfo

Les 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 | Faxinfo

Face 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 Tribune

GREAT 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 Tribune

GREAT 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...

July 30, 2026

TRAVELLING TO ANGUILLA FOR SUMMER FESTIVITIES 2026 IMPORTANT TRAVEL & IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS | Soualiganewsday

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Immigration and Border Protection Services (IBPS) of Sint Maarten wishes to inform all persons planning to travel from Sint Maarten to Anguilla for the upcoming Anguilla Summer Festival 2026 to ensure that they are in possession of the correct an...

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Headlines

By 2050, St. Maarten could see 136 hot days, less rain and 22cm of sea-level rise | The Peoples Tribune

July 28, 2026

By 2050, St. Maarten could see 136 hot days, less rain and 22cm of sea-level rise | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT 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 Tribune

GREAT 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 Herald

Marco 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...

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