September 28, 2026
UN: Ministries work in silos, only 18% of civil service has advanced tertiary qualifications | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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September 28, 2026
United Nations estimates 22% of St. Maarten population lives below poverty line | The Peoples Tribune
September 28, 2026
MP Lewis takes Justice chair as Parliament committee leadership is finalized | The Peoples Tribune
September 28, 2026
Youth unemployment in St. Maarten stands at 24%, double national average | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Youth unemployment in St. Maarten stands at 24 percent, twice the national average, according to the United Nations’ 2026 Common Country Analysis, which warns that difficult school-to-work transitions and the continued departure of young people for opportunities abr...
September 28, 2026
Daniel Gibbs elected Saint-Martin senator | The Daily HeraldSenator-elect Daniel Gibbs. (Collectivité file photo) MARIGOT--Daniel Gibbs has been elected Senator for Saint-Martin following the second round of the Senate election held on Sunday, September 27. The election was conducted by indirect suffrage among the territory’s electoral...
September 28, 2026
Gumbs lays out where the money comes from and where it goes in 2027 budget | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs has released a public breakdown of the draft 2027 national budget, showing projected Government revenue of XCG 670 million and expenditure of approximately XCG 662 million as Parliament prepares to begin its handling of the bud...
September 28, 2026
Digitisation of Meteorological Archives Completed for Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba (BES) | Government of Sint MaartenThe International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas (IPDC), on behalf of its partner organisations, today announced the successful completion of data rescue and digitisation activities for the historical meteorological archives of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Ma...
September 28, 2026
Motorworld Supports 10 Schools Through Adopt-A-School ProgramMotorworld has once again demonstrated its commitment to education and community development through its annual Adopt-A-School Program, providing support to 10 schools in 2026.
September 28, 2026
We Have Been Strong for So Long. It Is Time to Come Home to Ourselves. Retreat Oct.03 | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As illness, loss and grief touch household after household across St. Martin, our strength must now include the courage to rest, to grieve and to heal. Lately, every week seems to bring another announcement: another funeral program to fold, another h...
September 28, 2026
WIB: Sometimes building a stronger community starts with helping one child read | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - September brought together two important moments for Sint Maarten: Literacy Month and SDG Month. For Windward Islands Bank (WIB), it was also an opportunity to reflect on the role education and literacy play in building stronger, more empowered commu...
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September 28, 2026
Foundation Poured for new Soualiga Marketplace | Government of Sint MaartenThe first concrete of the new Soualiga Marketplace is now in place, following the pouring of its foundation and floor slab, with Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten on hand to witness the event. The work on Thursd...
Read more : Foundation Poured for new Soualiga Marketplace | Government of Sint Maarten
September 28, 2026
Wage tax is not keeping pace with St. Maarten’s economic growth, CBCS says | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten’s economy is growing, tourism activity is expanding and government revenues have improved, but one important source of income for the country is not keeping pace: wage tax. The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en St. Maarten (CBCS), in its September 2026 E...
September 28, 2026
SMMC screens record 502 men during annual Men’s Health Day | The Peoples Tribune
CAY HILL--A record 502 men participated in St. Maarten Medical Center’s annual Men’s Health Day, with screening results showing that 57 men recorded PSA levels between 4.0 and 9.9 ng/mL, a range considered elevated and requiring medical follow-up. An additional 15 men recorded...
September 28, 2026
Dr. Rolinda Carter named incoming USM President | The Daily HeraldDr. Rolinda Carter. POND ISLAND--Dr. Rolinda Carter, who began her educational journey at the University of St. Martin (USM) through its GED programme, will return to USM in January 2027 as its President. Carter first attended USM through the GED programme and continued her st...
September 28, 2026
KPSM arrest one following armed robbery attempt | The Daily HeraldOne armed robbery suspect was arrested while the other remains at large; the vehicle used in the armed robbery was abandoned during a pursuit in Simpson Bay after the robbery took place in the Maho area on September 25. MAHO/SIMPSON BAY--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM ar...
September 28, 2026
Daniel Gibbs elected senator for Saint-Martin, so what does this all mean actually? | The Peoples TribuneMARIGOT--Former President of the Collectivity of Saint-Martin Daniel Gibbs was elected to the French Senate on Sunday, September 27, after overturning a first-round deficit to defeat Valérie Damaseau in the second and final round of voting. Gibbs secured 13 votes to Damaseau’s...
September 27, 2026
The Calypso King of the World, The Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91. | The Peoples TribuneNEW YORK--Legendary calypsonian Slinger Francisco, better known as the Mighty Sparrow, has died at the age of 91. His family said the Grenada-born, Trinidad-raised performer died peacefully in New York on Sunday following a brief illness, surrounded by loved ones. “It is with...
September 27, 2026
MMHAF opens registration for 5th Annual Interscholastic Spoken Word Competition | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Men’s Mental Health Awareness Foundation (MMHAF) is inviting schools across St. Maarten to register boys in Grades 5 and 6 for the 5th Annual Interscholastic Spoken Word Competition, scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Philipsburg Cultural Center. T...
September 27, 2026
Seven storms, zero hurricanes: El Niño transforms the 2026 Atlantic season | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--First things first, hurricane season is not over, but the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season has entered historic territory, with not a single hurricane forming through late September, despite the season passing the period when tropical activity is normally at its highe...
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September 25, 2026
Netherlands moves toward legalizing water cremation as new funeral option | The Peoples TribuneTHE NETHERLANDS--The Netherlands is moving toward allowing water cremation, also known as alkaline hydrolysis or resomation, as a legal alternative to traditional burial and flame cremation under a proposed overhaul of the country’s funeral legislation. The planned change form...
Read more : Netherlands moves toward legalizing water cremation as new funeral option | The Peoples Tribune
September 25, 2026
Former Finance Minister Perry Geerlings appointed to CFT board effective Oct. 1 | The Daily Herald
PHILIPSBURG--Former Finance Minister Perry Geerlings has been nominated for appointment as the new member of the Committee for Financial Supervision for Curaçao and St Maarten (CFT), with the appointment set to take effect October 1. The Kingdom Council of Ministers has...
September 25, 2026
COURT: She scalded her unfaithful partner | Faxinfo
On Friday, September 18, a 35-year-old woman appeared in court for having threw boiling oil on her spouse She was sentenced to 24 months in prison , including 12 suspended sentences. On June 24th, around 4 a.m., the police were called to the Louis Constant Fleming Hospi...
September 24, 2026
Tackling answers questions on fatal crashes, hit-and-runs, DUI evidence and deportation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling provided Parliament with detailed answers Thursday to a series of questions first posed by Member of Parliament Egbert Doran in July, offering clarification on several issues that have generated public concern following fatal tr...
September 23, 2026
Young St. Maarten creator WhosAri, Certified Sampson turn video about school fights into positive message | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--A young St. Maarten content creator has gone the extra mile to turn criticism surrounding a viral video into something positive for his peers, with support from influencer Certified Sampson and youth media organization Teen Times, which first reported the initiative...
September 23, 2026
Govt. moves Vocational Education Reform into implementation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) has taken an important step toward strengthening vocational education and improving the connection between education and the labor market in St. Maarten. A Plan of Action for the reform has been approve...
