August 03, 2026
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August 04, 2026
Port St. Maarten on course for nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers in 2026 | The Peoples TribunePOINT BLANCHE-- Port St. Maarten welcomed 1,051,030 cruise passengers from 396 vessel calls during the first seven months of 2026, placing the destination ahead of its preliminary projections and on course to receive nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers by the end of the...
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August 02, 2026
Employees escape during armed robbery at Mr. Cool | The Daily Herald A late afternoon armed robbery attempt took place at Mr. Cool located on the Union Road near the French border. COLE BAY--The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is actively investigating an armed robbery that occurred on July 29 at Mr. Cool on Union Road, a short distan...
July 29, 2026
How do you move an entire hospital? SMMC has a seven-movement strategy | The Peoples TribuneCAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center, SMMC, is developing a coordinated relocation strategy based on the “Seven Movements of Healthcare” to guide the transfer of hospital services into the new St. Maarten General Hospital, SMGH. The seven movements cover the areas that mu...
July 29, 2026
Ombudsman flags persistent failures at VROMI and Justice | The Peoples TribuneGREAT 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...
July 28, 2026
Preliminary findings expose gaps in protection for domestic violence victims | The Peoples TribuneGREAT 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 TribuneGREAT 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...
July 27, 2026
Two Persons Extricated from Vehicle that Rolls Down Hillside by Emergency Services | SoualiganewsdaySINT 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...
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