July 28, 2026
Tax Expert says resident room tax exemption has hidden 5% cost | The Daily HeraldSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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July 28, 2026
SMMC publishes 2025 Annual Report with clean audit opinion | The Daily Herald
July 28, 2026
Summer Festival opens this week | The Daily Herald
July 28, 2026
Vice Recteur outlines objectives of her mandate in first meeting with the press | The Daily HeraldVice Recteur Nicole Noilhetas (left) with Chargée de Mission Evelyne Fleming. (Robert Luckock photo) MARIGOT--Vice Recteur Nicole Noilhetas held her first press conference on Friday since taking up her post as Head of Education for St. Martin and St. Barthélemy on July 1. She...
July 28, 2026
MP Roseburg: Educate youth instead of banning social media | The Daily HeraldMP Sjamira Roseburg. PHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg does not support legislation for St. Maarten banning children below a certain age from accessing social media. She says education and digital liter...
July 28, 2026
EDUCATION: Nicole Noilhetas wants to build an “inclusive, ambitious and equitable” school | FaxinfoAppointed vice-rector and head of the National Education services for Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy since July 1st, Nicole Noilhetas presented on Friday the main guidelines that will direct her actions until 2030. During her first press conference, “very well supported” by...
July 28, 2026
HEALTH / ARS Reform: Are the Northern Islands destined to gain autonomy? | FaxinfoAt a time when the Regional health agencies (ARS) are subject to a national reflection on their organization The Northern Islands could to see the emergence of a more autonomous local structure During his last press briefing on the territory The director general of the ARS Gua...
July 27, 2026
ONESXM: Decolonization is an international responsibility, not France’s internal affair | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The ONESXM Association has rejected claims that international support for the decolonization and self-determination of peoples under French administration automatically constitutes interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of France. The Association...
July 27, 2026
Huge fire at Corito Landfill Site still burning but now contained | The Daily HeraldFire at Corito Landfill Site. ANGUILLA--A huge fire at the Corito Landfill site started in the late afternoon of Saturday July 25. Firefighters worked tirelessly throughout the night to contain the incident. While the fire remains active and continues to burn, the Fire and Res...
July 27, 2026
Two occupants rescued after accident in Guana Bay area | The Daily HeraldEmergency rescue operation in Guana Bay secured two occupants in single-vehicle accident. GUANA BAY--St. Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a single vehicle accident that occurred in the Guana Bay area. About 10:30pm on July 24, KPSM Dis...
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His statue. WILLEMSTAD--“Sociedad Bolivariana de Curazao” on Friday commemorated the 243rd birthday of South American freedom fighter Simón Bolívar (1783-1830) as well as the association’s 89th anniversary. This was done with a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue of Bolívar o...
Read more : Birthdate of Bolivar marked in Curaçao | The Daily Herald
July 27, 2026
Cultural Xpression officially returns celebrating culture, community and lifestyle | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Cultural Xpression has announced its official relaunch, marking a new chapter for the independent multimedia platform dedicated to culture, creativity, entrepreneurship, wellness and community development. Founded in 2015, Cultural Xpression was created to prov...
July 27, 2026
Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs provides public updates on activities through Finance Forward Newsletter | The Peoples Tribune
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten: Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs has made the first two editions of the Ministry of Finance’s Finance Forward newsletter available to the public, providing updates on the Ministry’s activities during the first two quarters of the year. The digital ne...
July 27, 2026
SMMC publishes 2025 Annual Report. Clean Audit Opinion on 2025 Financial Statements | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (CAY HILL) - St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) recently published its 2025 Annual Report. The report includes sections from SMMC’s Supervisory Council, Board of Directors, and External Auditor BDO B.V., as well as 2025 highlights, chapters on medical and patient c...
July 27, 2026
Dance and Arts Dimensions Academy Students pay Courtesy Visit to the Cabinet Minister Plenipotentiary | SoualiganewsdayTHE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Recently students of the Dance and Arts Dimensions Academy Foundation (DADA) paid a courtesy visit to the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten where Minister Plenipotentiary Drs. Gracita Arrindell and Cabinet staff welcomed the...
July 27, 2026
NV GEBE Encourages Responsible Energy and Water Conservation | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - With the escalating situation in the Middle East contributing to rising fuel prices and uncertainty in global energy markets, NV GEBE is encouraging customers to use electricity and water wisely. “Although these developments are beyond our control, t...
July 27, 2026
Gasoline price to be adjusted on Tuesday while Diesel prices remain unchanged | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) – On Tuesday, July 26 th , fuel pump prices will be adjusted at 6:00 AM for gasoline while diesel remains unchanged. The current price of unleaded gasoline is Naf.2.940 per liter, will be adjusted to the new price of Naf.3.076 per liter. The cu...
July 27, 2026
TEAM ST MAARTEN EARNS RUNNER-UP FINISH AT 2026 THREE COUNTRY TOURNAMENT | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (MULLET BAY) - Teams of 20 players each representing the 3 countries of St Maarten, St Martin and Anguilla recently played the “3 Country’s Golf Tournament”. The Sint Maarten Golf Association proudly congratulates Team Sint Maarten on an outstanding runner-up fini...
July 27, 2026
PJIA builds Aviation Training Academy as nine ATS trainees earn FDO certification | The Peoples TribuneSXM AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport is developing the PJIA Aviation Training Academy, an initiative intended to bring essential aviation training to St. Maarten and eventually serve professionals from neighbouring islands. For many years, aspiring air traf...
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July 28, 2026
SZV targets medication costs, referrals and fraud to stabilize healthcare funds | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Social and Health Insurances, SZV, says it is implementing a Financial Sustainability Strategy aimed at controlling healthcare costs, improving premium collection, preventing fraud and reducing dependence on costly overseas medical referrals. SZV outlined the measur...
Read more : SZV targets medication costs, referrals and fraud to stabilize healthcare funds | The Peoples Tribune
July 27, 2026
Two Persons Extricated from Vehicle that Rolls Down Hillside by Emergency Services | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GUANA BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating the circumstances surrounding a single vehicle accident that occurred in the Guana Bay area late Friday evening. At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Friday, July 24, KPSM Dispatch received a re...
July 24, 2026
Betty Estate Shooting Incident Leaves Male Nursing Two Gunshot Wounds to the Legs | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (BETTY ESTATE) - On Thursday, July 24, at approximately 7:30 a.m., KPSM Dispatch received a report of a shooting in the Betty Estate area. Patrol officers were immediately dispatched to the location. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from two...
July 23, 2026
Unpaid patient bills cost SMMC Cg. 10.1M in 2025 | The Daily HeraldCAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) had Cg. 10.1 million in uncollectible receivables and write-offs in 2025, up from Cg. 9.5 million in 2024, as the hospital continued to face challenges collecting payments from under-insured and uninsured patients. According to SMMC’...
July 23, 2026
Contour Airlines announces new nonstop service between St. Thomas and St. Maarten | The Peoples TribuneSXM AIRPORT--Contour Airlines today announced new nonstop service connecting two of the Caribbean's most iconic destinations: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and St. Maarten. The new route will operate between Cyril E. King Airport (STT) and Princess Juliana International Air...
July 22, 2026
GEBE given until July 27 to justify fuel-clause increase for BTP review | The Daily HeraldHead of BTP. Judianne Labega-Hoeve during meeting with Minister of TEATT, Grisha Heyliger-Marten, TEATT Chief of Staff, Otmar Jonis and Legal Council to the Minister of TEATT, Joeri Essed. POND ISLAND--The Bureau Telecommunication and Post (BTP) has given utilities company NV...
