August 11, 2026
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August 11, 2026
REGIONAL COOPERATION / The OECS strengthens its ties with Cuba and opens new perspectives with Morocco | Faxinfo
August 11, 2026
TOURISM / Air and cruise traffic: strong growth in the first quarter of 2026 | Faxinfo
August 11, 2026
Port St. Maarten records stronger cargo performance in first quarter of 2026 | The Peoples TribunePOINT BLANCHE--Port St. Maarten recorded stronger cargo activity during the first quarter of 2026, with increases across cargo vessel calls, total container throughput, imports, transit cargo and exports compared to the same period in 2025. The results for January through...
August 11, 2026
Williams-Webster urges parents and students to redefine school success beyond grades | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Child and adolescent psychologist Sjemila Williams-Webster has urged parents and students to approach the new school year with a broader understanding of success, emphasizing that academic achievement must be supported by structure at home, healthy routines, effecti...
August 11, 2026
St. Maarten part of new three-country push to strengthen pandemic and infectious disease laws | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten is participating with Aruba and Curaçao in a legislative project aimed at strengthening the legal framework for public health, infectious disease control and preparedness for future pandemics, according to an official decision published by the Government...
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 10, 2026
KPSM control Oyster Pond adult club over suspected human trafficking reports | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Police Force of St. Maarten, KPSM, together with the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, KMar, and the Immigration Department, conducted a control operation at an adult entertainment establishment in Oyster Pond on Saturday night, August 8, 2026, following informati...
August 10, 2026
Democratic Party welcomes Connor as VSA Minister, urges action on health and social priorities | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Democratic Party has welcomed the appointment of Claret Connor as Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, while stressing the need for immediate attention to several pressing health, social and labor issues affecting St. Maarten. The party...
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August 10, 2026
Citizens Gomez and Provence donate more than 20 pairs of shoes to Sister Borgia Primary School | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Longtime community contributors Cesar Gomez and Mayra Provence have donated more than 20 pairs of brand-name Nike and New Balance shoes to Sister Borgia Primary School as part of their continued effort to support families and children at the start of the new school...
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August 10, 2026
WIFOL Members launch search for new leader after Thompson fails to respond | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association, WIFOL, are moving ahead with an open search for a new union leader after longtime President Theophilus Emanuel Thompson failed to respond to repeated correspondence asking him to convene a membership...
August 10, 2026
Blackstone nears $1.5 billion deal to buy MarineMax, Simpson Bay Marina and Yacht Club Isle de Sol (IGY) | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Two of St. Maarten's major yachting facilities, Simpson Bay Marina and Yacht Club Isle de Sol, are on course to come under the ownership of Blackstone-backed Safe Harbor Marinas following a definitive US $1.5 billion agreement to acquire MarineMax Inc., the parent c...
August 10, 2026
Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs Reflects on Career Foundations as Paul van Vliet Retires After 38 Years | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY -- Minister of Finance Marinka J. Gumbs reflected on an important chapter in her own professional career as she delivered a farewell address marking the retirement of Paul van Vliet after 38 years of service to the profession and business community of St. Maarte...
August 10, 2026
MP Labega calls for national discussion on modernizing self-defense and firearm laws | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Dimar Labega is calling for a structured national discussion on whether St. Maarten’s laws governing self-defense, firearm licensing and private security remain adequate in light of present-day crime and public-safety concerns. Labega stressed t...
August 10, 2026
Wooden house destroyed by fire in Middle Region | The Daily HeraldWooden house set ablaze in Middle Region fire. MIDDLE REGION--A small wooden house was destroyed by a fire in the Middle Region area on Friday morning, August 7. At about 11:20am, the Police Force of St. Maarten “KPSM” Central Dispatch received several calls reporting a fire i...
August 10, 2026
IETA to conduct inventory of street vendors, says they must have permits | The Daily HeraldTEATT is encouraging compliance with street vending requirements. PHILIPSBURG--The Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA) is preparing an inventory and registration exercise to get an updated overview of street vending activities across St. Maarten, as the gover...
August 10, 2026
Gumbs urges community to keep education “village” alive beyond Back to School Expo | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs used Sunday’s Back to School Expo to make a direct appeal to parents, teachers, businesses, community organizations and students to carry the spirit of cooperation displayed at the event into the 2026-202...
August 10, 2026
FYI Foundation’s Soualigan Giants Celebrate the Power of Caribbean Cultural Exchange | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - When culture travels, it creates connections far beyond the shores from which it came. The Funtopia Youth Initiative Foundation (FYIF) recently took its Soualigan Giants Moko Jumbies across the channel to Anguilla, where they participated in the Angu...
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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...
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August 04, 2026
Port St. Maarten on course for nearly 1.8 million cruise passengers in 2026 | The Peoples Tribune
POINT 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...
August 03, 2026
EPIC launches 2nd annual Caribbean photo contest | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) has officially opened entries for the Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest 2026, a month-long event celebrating the vibrant culture and natural beauty of the region. Running from August 1 through August...
August 03, 2026
Drive Safe SXM and Slow Down Nuh Join Forces: French and Dutch Sides Unite for Road Safety | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira D.M. Roseburg and Gaelle Arndell owner of Soualichi Driving School have announced that their two road safety movements, Drive Safe SXM and Slow Down Nuh, are joining forces to promote safer roads across the island. I...
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...
