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July 28, 2026

Govt Personnel Affairs weaknesses persist despite Ombudsman’s 2025 Letter of Concern | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT 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 28, 2026

Ombudsman cites institutional progress, warns of persistent weaknesses in public administration | The Peoples Tribune

July 28, 2026

Ombudsman flags persistent failures at VROMI and Justice | The Peoples Tribune

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March 11, 2026

UPDATE: Receivers Office to Resume Regular Operations on March 12 | Soualiganewsday

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Tax Administration informs the public that the Receivers Office will resume regular operations on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The Administration acknowledges the situation at the Receivers Office, and the matte...

March 11, 2026

DFS next testing program is at ACE Mega Center Cole Bay on Saturday | Soualiganewsday

SINT MAARTEN (COLE BAY) - The Diabetes Foundation of Sint Maarten (DFS) hereby would like to inform the general public that we will be having our next testing morning on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the “ACE Mega center” at Union Road, Cole Bay. The DFS program for the general...

March 11, 2026

Heyliger-Marten Says St. Maarten must stay ready as global pressures build | The Peoples Tribune

March 11, 2026

Garbage haulers furious after learning through media their bids were rejected | The Peoples Tribune

March 11, 2026

Shaka Senghor Celebrates Personal Triumph in New Book “How to be Free”

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - “No matter how powerful the prison, every prison has a door.” Author, resilience expert, speaker, and entrepreneur Shaka Senghor, a formerly incarcerated man, has transformed his life and now inspires others through his lates...

March 11, 2026

MP Lewis Raises Serious Concerns Over VROMI’s Handling of District Cleaning Contracts

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) – Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW), Member of Parliament (MP) Lyndon Lewis is expressing serious concern regarding the manner in which the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patr...