July 29, 2026
How do you move an entire hospital? SMMC has a seven-movement strategy | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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July 29, 2026
ENVIRONMENT / Grand-Case: the new sanitation network enters service | Faxinfo
July 29, 2026
The Setai St. Maarten projects more than 1,350 direct and supported jobs | Soualiganewsday
July 29, 2026
St. Maarten to showcase its marine industry at Annapolis Sailboat Show | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten will return to one of the world’s leading sailing exhibitions in October, as the St. Maarten Marine Trades Association, SMMTA and the St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) prepares to promote the country at the 2026 Annapolis Sailboat Show in Maryland. The sh...
July 29, 2026
As Caribbean cruise capacity grows, St. Maarten will face rising competition | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--A 10 percent year-over-year increase in Caribbean cruise capacity during the upcoming winter season is expected to intensify competition throughout the region, presenting St. Maarten with an opportunity to attract more visitors while increasing the need to prot...
July 29, 2026
St. Maarten highlighted as safe and welcoming destination for LGBTQ travelers | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten has been highlighted by TravelPulse and specialist LGBTQ travel platform TravelGay as a welcoming destination for LGBTQ travelers. TravelPulse included St. Maarten in its June 2026 feature on destinations where LGBTQ travelers can feel welcomed and...
July 29, 2026
Govt Personnel Affairs weaknesses persist despite Ombudsman’s 2025 Letter of Concern | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--More than a year after Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel issued a formal Letter of Concern to the Minister of General Affairs regarding the functioning of the Personnel and Organization Department, P&O, human resources cases across several ministries remain open and t...
July 29, 2026
REGULATIONS / La Paix Funeral Home: an administrative fine and a trial expected | FaxinfoLes pompes funèbres The peace , situées route d’Orient Bay à Griselle, ont été sanctionnées d’une amende administrative de €3200 pour plusieurs manquements à la réglementation sur l’information des consommateurs. La décision a été prononcée le 12 juin 2026 à la su...
July 29, 2026
AUTOMOTIVE: Motorworld shifts into high gear with Audi | FaxinfoThe showroom Motorworld de Cole Bay a pris des allures de scène de spectacle samedi soir avec “ Audi After Dark” , une soirée consacrée au lancement des nouveaux Listen Q3 et Q5 . Jeux de lumière, présentation immersive et découverte des derniers modèles ont rythmé cet événeme...
July 29, 2026
SOLIDARITY: 55 guests gathered around a solidarity meal | FaxinfoThe association Fanm Vayan a organisé, vendredi 24 juillet, un repas solidaire dans les locaux de la Croix-Rouge à Concordia. Au total, 55 usagers ont pu bénéficier de cette action, placée sous le signe de la convivialité, du partage et de la solidarité. Les bénévoles de l’ass...
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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...
Read more : Ombudsman cites institutional progress, warns of persistent weaknesses in public administration | The Peoples Tribune
July 28, 2026
CFT confirms St. Maarten recorded Xcg 39 million first-quarter surplus | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--College financieel toezicht Curaçao en St. Maarten, Cft has confirmed what Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs told Parliament in June: that St. Maarten recorded a provisional surplus of Cg. 39 million in the first quarter of 2026, a result she said was Cg. 36 million...
July 28, 2026
Dutch Cabinet fails to meet key timetable in Bonaire climate ruling | The Peoples Tribune
KRALENDIJK---An investigation by Dutch broadcaster NOS has found that the Dutch Cabinet has not met a key timetable established in the landmark climate judgment concerning Bonaire and may be falling behind in carrying out the wider obligations imposed by the court. The Hague D...
July 28, 2026
Climate scenario reports and interactive tool available for St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas, IPDC, and its regional partners have launched new climate scenario reports and an interactive digital tool to help St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao better understand and prepare for future climate conditions. T...
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
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
Sint Maarten Begins Preparations to Host the Third Edition of Special Olympics Kingdom Games in 2027 | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Preparations are officially underway for the 2027 Special Olympics Kingdom Games as Special Olympics St. Maarten (SOSM), together with its Kingdom partners, concluded an intensive two-day planning mission that marks the beginning of the island's jour...
July 28, 2026
Set the Record Straight, Part II: The Colour Question on Saba | SoualiganewsdaySABA (THE BOTTOM) - Colonial societies have associated lighter skin, European ancestry, and social standing with education, refinement, authority, and respectability. Those assumptions shaped all societies in the region, including Saba. These social facts can be found in any c...
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GREAT BAY--The Ministries of VROMI and Justice accounted for 33 of the 48 formal complaints investigated by the Ombudsman in 2025, representing nearly seven in every ten formal cases opened during the year. VROMI recorded 21 formal investigations, more than double the nine reg...
Read more : Ombudsman flags persistent failures at VROMI and Justice | The Peoples Tribune
July 28, 2026
Preliminary findings expose gaps in protection for domestic violence victims | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Preliminary findings from an investigation by the Ombudsman have identified three systemic concerns in St. Maarten’s response to domestic violence: deficiencies and loopholes within the legal and policy framework, indications that cultural biases may affect governme...
July 28, 2026
By 2050, St. Maarten could see 136 hot days, less rain and 22cm of sea-level rise | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--A new climate report projects that St. Maarten could experience as many as 249 hot days each year (exceeding 29.5 degrees Celsius) by the end of this century under a high-emissions scenario, while annual rainfall could decline by nearly half and sea levels rise by u...
July 28, 2026
Claret Connor to be sworn In as next VSA Minister | The Peoples TribuneGREAT 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...
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
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...
