September 04, 2026
SOLIDARITY: Food collection for animals | FaxinfoSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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September 04, 2026
ANIMAL POUND: Capture of stray animals from September 7 to September 22 | Faxinfo
September 04, 2026
MOBILITY / Sports Festival: free shuttles available | Faxinfo
September 04, 2026
INFORMATION: The CAF reception center is temporarily closed | FaxinfoLa Family Allowance Fund (CAF) of Guadeloupe and Saint-Martin informs users that its reception center in Saint-Martin remains closed for renovations until further notice. During this period, several options remain available for completing procedures and obtaining suppor...
September 04, 2026
PANORAMA SESSIONS: Three top artists for a unique electro evening | FaxinfoElectronic music will once again reach new heights this Saturday, September 5th, with the 7th edition of Panorama Sessions, au Rainforest Adventures , from 15 p.m. Between house and melodic sounds Three renowned artists will accompany the public from mid-afternoon until...
September 04, 2026
ECONOMY / Mission to Miami: aid to reduce business costs | FaxinfoAs part of the economic mission to Miami, the CCISM wishes to remind participants in the mission that, in their financing efforts, they can utilize the “Aid for the development of new markets” scheme operated by the Collectivity of Saint-Martin. The scheme in question a...
September 04, 2026
STREET INTERVIEWS: Phones banned at school: what do students think? | FaxinfoYesterday, all the high school students discovered their new classrooms and schedules for the year, but also a new rule: a ban on using cell phones anywhere in the school. Phones must now be turned off and kept in bags. After their first morning of classes, we met with the jun...
September 04, 2026
EDUCATION: Nicole Noilhetas faces the challenge of academic results | FaxinfoIn our previous edition, We were reviewing the main messages from Rector Gabriele Fioni during the back-to-school meeting. organized last Friday at the Soualiga college. Today, it's the turn of the vice-rector Nicole Noilhetas, who detailed the difficulties of the territory, w...
September 03, 2026
Netherlands and France push for European AI, Tech Sovereignty | The Peoples TribuneTHE HAGUE--The Netherlands and France are calling for a stronger European technology industry built around homegrown artificial intelligence, semiconductors, cloud infrastructure and other critical technologies, arguing that Europe must reduce its dependence on American a...
September 03, 2026
Nearly 60 participants join Musical Theatre fundraiser for FREEGAN Foundation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Nearly 60 people have registered for a special series of musical theatre workshops taking place in the Netherlands this September to raise funds for FREEGAN foundation on Sint Maarten. A group of experienced musical theatre performers, teachers and coaches is donati...
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September 03, 2026
Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell Meets with World Bank Division Director for the Caribbean regarding Trust Fund Projects | Government of Sint MaartenTHE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, received a courtesy visit on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, from Achim Fock, World Bank Division Director for the Caribbean. Fock who was appointed effective July 1, 2026, i...
Read more : Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell Meets with World Bank Division Director for the Caribbean regarding Trust Fund Projects | Government of Sint Maarten
September 03, 2026
Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell Attends Ceremonial Change of Command Royal Netherlands Marechaussee | Government of Sint Maarten
THE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, recently attended the ceremonial Change of Command Royal Marechaussee at the Fokker Terminal on Binckhorstlaan in The Hague. During the ceremony, Lieutenant General Annelore Roelofs formally tran...
September 03, 2026
ODM: Review Hurricane Emergency Supplies. Food Safety and Medicine Storage Tips | Government of Sint Maarten
The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) is advising households to review and replenish their hurricane emergency supply kits and ensure that they have sufficient non-perishable food, drinking water, essential medications and other necessities to sustain every member of the hou...
September 03, 2026
Police Force of Sint Maarten Responds to Student Assault Circulating on Social Media | Government of Sint MaartenThe Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is actively investigating an incident involving several students that took place on L.B. Scott Road on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, near the bus stop by the Academy. A video of the incident has been circulating widely on so...
September 03, 2026
St. Maarten’s Epic Center Foundation Awarded Dutch funding | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Epic Center Foundation has secured funding from the Dutch Foundation for Literature for the translation and publication of the children’s novel Steve Takes a Stand by St. Maarten author Ralph Cantave, as well as a separate initiative providing reading and writi...
September 03, 2026
St. Maarten government unveils SXM Crisis Care Digital Platform | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Division of Labor Affairs & Social Services, under the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labor (VSA), today announced the upcoming stakeholder engagement session for SXM Crisis Care, a groundbreaking digital initiative designed to unif...
September 03, 2026
D66 questions whether study debt Is keeping Caribbean graduates in Netherlands | The Peoples TribuneTHE HAGUE--D66 has questioned whether enough is being done to encourage Caribbean students who study in the Netherlands to return home, arguing that the Dutch government has not yet fully addressed the role study debt can play in the continuing brain drain from the islands. Du...
September 03, 2026
More EU money within reach, but can Caribbean islands access it? | The Peoples TribuneTHE HAGUE--Caribbean islands within the Kingdom could gain access to substantially more European funding in the years ahead, but a central concern emerged during a Dutch parliamentary debate on Tuesday: whether the islands have enough administrative capacity to turn those oppo...
September 03, 2026
Dr. Rosado: Cannabis regulation must balance access, safety, standards and market development | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--As St. Maarten continues working through the policy, legal and regulatory questions surrounding cannabis, physician and policy advisor Dr. Joseph Rosado has outlined a framework aimed at ensuring that development of the sector is accompanied by clear medical standar...
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September 01, 2026
Armed robbery at Maho casino under investigation | The Daily Herald MAHO--Police are investigating an armed robbery at Casino Royale in Maho around midday on Tuesday. The Police Force of St. Maarten (KPSM) Central Dispatch received several calls reporting that an armed robbery was taking place at about 12:00pm on September 1. Seve...
Read more : Armed robbery at Maho casino under investigation | The Daily Herald
September 01, 2026
St. Maarten still does not know officially what it costs to live here | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten does not currently have an officially established social minimum defining how much money an individual or household needs to cover essential living expenses and participate normally in society. That fact means that while government provides millions of g...
September 01, 2026
Two injured in separate early-morning crashes | The Daily Herald
Two separate collisions on Welfare Road in the early morning hours. Two injured and no fatalities, with the investigation still ongoing. COLE BAY--Two people sustained minor injuries in two separate traffic accidents at the intersection of Welfare Road and Winsor Road in the e...
August 27, 2026
Honorable Minister of Finance, Marinka J. Gumbs: Budget 2026 Is About Moving Forward Together | Government of Sint MaartenAs Parliament prepares to vote on the National Budget 2026, Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs says approval of the budget will allow Government to move forward with several important commitments to the people of St. Maarten, including the long-awaited cost-of-living adjustment...
August 26, 2026
MP Meyers: “I have never” sought to keep Theo in jail | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) Member of Parliament (MP) Franklin Meyers on Wednesday firmly denied ever seeking to keep Theo Heyliger in jail, saying he has never made such a statement about Heyliger or other people who have been arrested, including O’Neil Arrind...
August 26, 2026
York Tables Motion of Disapproval against VROMI Minister Patrice Gumbs | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has tabled a motion of disapproval against Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, VROMI, Patrice Gumbs, citing what he describes as continued lack of measurable progress, poor execution, insuffi...
