August 13, 2026
Wever donates to two youth institutions, wishes students successful school year | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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August 13, 2026
MP Labega calls for crimes that threaten St. Maarten’s economy to be treated as national security threats | The Peoples Tribune
August 13, 2026
GEBE seeking $28M loan to help fund new generators, fuel farm, green energy | The Daily Herald
August 13, 2026
Government pays XCG 14.59 million annually in rent for buildings, office spaces | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten has budgeted approximately XCG 14.59 million for building rentals in 2026, a slight decrease from the XCG 14.84 million budgeted in 2025, according to figures contained in the draft 2026 budget. The consolidated budget shows rental cost...
August 13, 2026
Central Committee Meeting of Parliament to review several draft Kingdom legislation, and approval composition travel delegations to parliamentary invited events and parliamentary work visits | Soualiganewsday
August 13, 2026
Return. Refresh. Restart. Your New Chapter Begins at the Library | Soualiganewsday
August 13, 2026
Governor Baly sets Youth Development as focus of 2026 Symposium | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, Ajamu Baly, will host the 2026 Governor's Symposium on Friday, September 25, 2026, with the theme “Youth Development: Building Our Future, Building Our Youth”. The Governor’s Symposium is an annual event initiated by the...
August 13, 2026
Arrindell attends Ecuador National Day reception | The Daily HeraldAmbassador Andres Teran Parral and Gracita Arrindell, Minister Plenipotentiary of St. Maarten. THE HAGUE--Minister Plenipotentiary Gracita Arrindell attended a National Day Celebration hosted by the Republic of Ecuador in The Hague. Arrindell was invited by Ecuadorian Ambassad...
August 13, 2026
Soualigan Giants take Caribbean cultural exchange to Anguilla | The Daily HeraldThe Soualigan Giants during the Summer Festival Road Parade in Anguilla. PHILIPSBURG--The Funtopia Youth Initiative Foundation (FYIF) recently took its Soualigan Giants Moko Jumbies to Anguilla, where the group participated in the Anguilla Summer Festival Road Parade in collab...
August 13, 2026
UWI Researcher Dr. Machel Emanuel to examine Caribbean cannabis reform at St. Maarten Symposium | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Senior Lecturer and cannabis researcher Dr. Machel A. Emanuel of the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus in Jamaica, will examine a decade of cannabis reform across the Caribbean when he addresses St. Maarten’s national cannabis symposium on Friday, August 14...
August 13, 2026
UPDATED: Central Committee Meeting of Parliament to review several draft Kingdom legislation, and approval composition travel delegations to parliamentary invited events and parliamentary work visits | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on August 14, 2026. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday at 10.00 hrs. in the Legislative Hall at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The agenda points are...
August 13, 2026
SMYC and White and Yellow Cross Care Foundation Partner Again for Another Year of Sailability Classes | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - The Sint Maarten Yacht Club (SMYC) is proud to celebrate the successful completion of the third year of its Sailability Program, a sailing initiative that has been transforming lives since its launch in August 2023. Made possible through funding fr...
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SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - NV GEBE is helping families prepare for the new school year with a Back-to-School Shopping Voucher initiative, offering customers an opportunity to receive an XCG 100 shopping voucher to assist with the cost of school supplies and other essentials. T...
Read more : GEBE supports families back-to-school shopping vouchers | Soualiganewsday
August 13, 2026
MP Wever donates to two youth institutions and wishes students successful school year | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher Wever, through the Wever Works Foundation, has continued his annual support for students with donations of school bags and school supplies to Judicial and Institutional Services and Dr. J Enterprises, a foster ho...
August 13, 2026
Caribbean Research Platform Foundation receives NWO grant. Search on for board members | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The new Caribbean Research Platform Foundation ( stichting CaRP ) is receiving a grant of 1.4 million euros from the Dutch Research Council ( Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek , NWO) to provide support services to the research c...
August 13, 2026
York: St. Maarten cannot lose contact with students abroad, then expect them to return on demand | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York says St. Maarten must do a better job of maintaining contact with students and professionals abroad, warning that the country cannot lose touch with them for five or ten years and then suddenly expect them to abandon established care...
August 13, 2026
MP Roseburg questions border agreement implementation, sets Kingdom Issues for IPKO 2027 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--MP Sjamira Roseburg, Chair of Parliament’s Committee for Kingdom Affairs and Interparliamentary Relations, CKAIR, has put a series of questions before the Kingdom government seeking clarity on St. Maarten’s financial responsibilities, representation and decisio...
August 13, 2026
Native Nation St. Maarten expands recycling and community initiatives as participation grows | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Native Nation St. Maarten (NNC SXM) is continuing to expand its community and environmental initiatives, with growing participation in its Farmers Market and Recycling Drive and approximately 1,200 bottles collected during its most recent recycling event. The o...
August 12, 2026
VROMI rolls out coordinated clean-up drive targeting roads, greenery and abandoned vehicles | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, VROMI, Patrice Gumbs has announced a coordinated clean-up effort that will target roads, overgrown greenery and abandoned and wrecked vehicles as government steps up efforts to improve the...
August 12, 2026
Wescot-Williams Says Status of Unpaid Caregivers Is on Parliament’s Agenda | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams says the position of unpaid and informal caregivers in St. Maarten is an issue Parliament is aware of and intends to examine, including how the status of people who provide unpaid care to relatives and loved ones could be m...
August 12, 2026
Wescot-Williams seeks tax breaks for citizens who donate to schools, sports and charities | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has asked the Minister of Finance to examine whether St. Maarten’s tax laws can be adjusted to make qualifying donations to education, sports, charities and other community causes more attractive to individuals who want to...
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August 12, 2026
Draft 2026 budget show more than Xcg. 3.3 million combined for travel for Government and Parliament in 2026 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Government and Parliament have budgeted a combined 3,305,069 for travel in 2026, with the seven government ministries accounting for 1,873,709 and Parliament, together with its Secretariat or Griffie, accounting for another 1,431,360, according to figures contained...
Read more : Draft 2026 budget show more than Xcg. 3.3 million combined for travel for Government and Parliament in 2026 | The Peoples Tribune
August 11, 2026
MLK students can wear new or existing uniform next school yr. | The Daily Herald
The new MLK uniform for girls. DUTCH QUARTER--Students at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School will have a brand new uniform option when the 2026-2027 school year begins on August 17, with the upcoming school year designated as a transition period allowing students to wea...
August 11, 2026
Detention Sector Reform Program Advances Rehabilitation Efforts Through Structured Sports and Fitness Initiative | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - As part of the ongoing Detention Sector Reform Program (DSRP), the Ministry of Justice, in collaboration with its implementing partner, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), last month piloted a structured sports and physical fitness...
August 11, 2026
St. Maarten parents, students urged to be vigilant as fake housing scams on TikTok surge in Netherlands | The Peoples TribuneAMSTERDAM--St. Maarten parents and students seeking accommodation in the Netherlands should exercise increased caution when responding to housing advertisements online, particularly on social media, following a sharp rise in reports of fraudulent student housing advertisements...
August 11, 2026
Connor confirms all St. Maarten patients in Colombia safe following deadly earthquake | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, Claret Connor has confirmed that all St. Maarten patients currently receiving medical treatment in Colombia have been accounted for and are safe following the powerful earthquake that struck the country o...
August 05, 2026
Kidney disease drives more than 13,600 treatments as SMMC specialist care delivers | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center carried out 13,641 hemodialysis treatments in 2025, while continuing to expand the specialist services available to patients through a combination of permanently based and rotational doctors. The kidney-care figures form part of a much larg...
