July 28, 2026
Ombudsman flags persistent failures at VROMI and Justice | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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July 28, 2026
CFT confirms St. Maarten recorded Xcg 39 million first-quarter surplus | The Peoples Tribune
July 28, 2026
Dutch Cabinet fails to meet key timetable in Bonaire climate ruling | The Peoples Tribune
July 28, 2026
Ombudsman cites institutional progress, warns of persistent weaknesses in public administration | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel has described 2025 as a defining year for the Bureau Ombudsman, marked by expanded institutional cooperation, proposed legislative reforms and increased public engagement, while cautioning that persistent weaknesses continue to affect the...
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
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...
July 28, 2026
SMMC publishes 2025 Annual Report with clean audit opinion | The Daily HeraldThe cover of SMMC’s Annual Report. CAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has published its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a clean audit opinion on its 2025 financial statements and key developments across the organisation during the year. The report includes contributi...
July 28, 2026
Summer Festival opens this week | The Daily HeraldRevellers on August Monday 2025 at Sandy Ground. ANGUILLA--With the theme “Anguilla for Summer” the Opening Night this year is on Wednesday July 29 at the Landsome Bowl Cultural Centre. The first section of the Miss Anguilla Pageant already took place on Sunday July 26 and has...
July 28, 2026
OMBUDSMAN PUBLISHES 2025 YEAR REPORT. SEES 30+ PER CENT INCREASE | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ombudsman has published the 2025 Annual Report. Statistical data for 2025 show an increased level of public engagement: the number of "Information Windows", the primary points of contact for citizens, increased from 228 to 298, a rise of over 30...
July 28, 2026
New Climate Scenario Reports & Interactive Scenario Tool Launched | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas (IPDC), on behalf of its partner organisations, today announced the publication of climate scenario reports for Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten in local languages. Based on the English-language publ...
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July 28, 2026
Teen Times members explore Puerto Rico’s culture, history and natural environment | The Peoples TribunePUERTO RICO--Members of Teen Times recently spent a week in Puerto Rico as part of the organization’s annual summer educational trip, gaining firsthand exposure to the island’s history, culture, traditions and natural environment. The annual trip is designed to provide Teen Ti...
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July 28, 2026
ENVIRONMENT: Start of a campaign to remove end-of-life vehicles | Faxinfo
More than a hundred end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) have been identified by the territorial police in the French part of the territory. The Collectivity launched a campaign on Thursday, July 23rd, to remove these wrecks in partnership with... eco-organization I recycle my vehicle...
July 28, 2026
MP Roseburg: Educate youth instead of banning social media | The Daily Herald
MP 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...
July 27, 2026
Birthdate of Bolivar marked in Curaçao | The Daily HeraldHis 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...
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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...
Read more : Claret Connor to be sworn In as next VSA Minister | The Peoples Tribune
July 28, 2026
SZV targets medication costs, referrals and fraud to stabilize healthcare funds | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT 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...
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 | SoualiganewsdaySINT 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...
