August 10, 2026
SMADE board brings construction, engineering and development experience to 2026 agenda | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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August 10, 2026
CKAIR to examine final approval process for historic French-Dutch border treaty | The Peoples Tribune
August 09, 2026
Parliament to review proposed Kingdom extradition law for St. Maarten | The Peoples Tribune
August 10, 2026
PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN | The Daily HeraldDATE ISSUED: Wednesday 5 th August 2026 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) 6 th August 2026 WEATHER: This afternoon & evening: Variably cloudy with isolated showers. Tonight, through Thursday midday: Partly cloudy...
August 09, 2026
DEJONG expands presence in Statia with new office, welcomes Monique James-Brown | The Peoples TribuneSTATIA--DEJONG has expanded its presence in the Dutch Caribbean with the opening of a physical office in Statia, strengthening the law firm’s ability to provide legal services to residents, businesses and organizations in Statia and Saba. The expansion also marks a new profess...
August 09, 2026
Keynote speakers and expert panels to anchor St. Maarten’s first Back 2 School Expo | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY, St. Maarten: Sjemila Williams-Webster and Felix Richards will headline the speaking program at St. Maarten’s first Back 2 School Expo on Sunday, August 9, with keynote addresses focused on student readiness and parent-child communication. Williams-Webster will speak...
August 09, 2026
St. Maarten gains visibility across three cruise segments in Condé Nast Traveler’s winter picks | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten is set to feature in three distinctly different cruise experiences highlighted by Condé Nast Traveler among its recommended Caribbean sailings for the upcoming winter season, giving the destination exposure across luxury yacht homeporting, upscale destin...
August 09, 2026
Avolta acquires majority ownership stake in Penha Duty Free Group | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Global travel retail company Avolta has acquired a 51% majority stake in Penha Duty Free Group, placing the longtime Caribbean retailer’s St. Maarten operations within one of the world’s largest travel retail networks. The transaction, announced Friday, August 7, co...
August 09, 2026
Legislative Ban of Mega-Yachts in French Ports and Territorial Waters Drafted | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN/SAINT MARTIN - Proposition de loi n° 2968 is the draft legislation deposited in the French National Assembly by left-wing deputies led by the left-wing political party La France Insoumise Member of Parliament Thomas Portes, calling for the complete ban on any recr...
August 09, 2026
Minister Arrindell Commends Martina on Journey to Create Soualiga House Knowledge Center for Heritage Preservation | SoualiganewsdayTHE NETHERLANDS (THE HAGUE) – Recently Minister Plenipotentiary, Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell received Herbert Martina, Founder and Director of the Carib-Lens Creations Foundation, at the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague. During the meeting, Martina presented...
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August 09, 2026
KPSM INVESTIGATES SUNDAY MORNING STABBING INCIDENT. FEMALE IN SERIOUS CONDITION. ONE WOMAN ARRESTED | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is currently investigating a stabbing incident that occurred on Sunday, August 9, 2026, shortly after 6:00 a.m. on Bush Road, in the vicinity of a restaurant. The KPSM Central Dispatch Center received several c...
Read more : KPSM INVESTIGATES SUNDAY MORNING STABBING INCIDENT. FEMALE IN SERIOUS CONDITION. ONE WOMAN ARRESTED | Soualiganewsday
August 09, 2026
Government Encourages Compliance with Street Vending Requirements | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), through the Inspectorate of Economic & Transport Affairs (IETA), wishes to remind the public of the legal requirements governing street vending in Sint Maarten an...
August 09, 2026
KPSM investigates serious traffic accident on Saturday night leaving Scooter in Critical Condition | Soualiganewsday
SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is investigating a serious traffic accident that occurred at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the T-junction formed by Flamboyant Road and L.B. Scott Road. This accident involved an SUV...
August 08, 2026
NAGICO Insurances (Business, Personal) – Fast, Fair & Always There | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The NAGICO Group has been in existence since 1982 and provides a myriad of property and casualty as well as life products and risk solutions to its customers, who are situated throughout the Caribbean; it is a dynamic and versatile group. Through an...
August 08, 2026
With regional cyber threats on the rise, CBCS Strengthens defenses | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has outlined its ongoing efforts to manage fraud risk and strengthen cybersecurity in its 2024 Annual Report. The report highlights the actions taken by the Bank in response to growing cyber threats affecting fina...
August 08, 2026
PJIAE projects 1.8 million passengers in 2025 | The Peoples TribuneAIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport projects 1.8 million passenger movements for 2025. In the first quarter of the year, the airport recorded 256,923 arriving passengers, a 10.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Total passenger movements for the quarte...
August 08, 2026
St. Maarten leads Caribbean summer travel surge with 133% increase in search interest | The Peoples TribuneSEATTLE, US--St. Maarten is emerging as one of the Caribbean’s strongest summer travel performers, leading a regional surge in travel interest from the United States with a reported 133% year-over-year increase in search activity. These figures were tracked by TravelAge West a...
August 08, 2026
Sunrise gives travelers out of SXM a new connection to the Caribbean | The Peoples TribuneAIRPORT--Travelers departing from St. Maarten now have a fresh and convenient option to explore the Caribbean, thanks to a major regional expansion by Sunrise Airways. The carrier has launched six new nonstop routes from Princess Juliana International Airport, providing direct...
August 08, 2026
2025 established as new baseline year for arrival statistics | The Peoples Tribune(𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 1 𝘤𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘛...
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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...
Read more : Kidney disease drives more than 13,600 treatments as SMMC specialist care delivers | The Peoples Tribune
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...
