August 23, 2026
Doran: High GEBE bills are breeding poverty, government has an execution problem | The Peoples TribuneSXM Talks — Latest News from St. Maarten / St. Martin
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August 23, 2026
Chairlady Wescot-Williams: “Government needs a course correction, we can't go on like this” | The Peoples Tribune
August 23, 2026
Meyers moves Ryan Gumbs law forward, targets Parliament travel funds for legislative work | The Peoples Tribune
August 23, 2026
St. Maarten Inflation Climbs to 5.45% in Second Quarter of 2026 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY-- The cost of living in St. Maarten rose sharply during the second quarter of 2026, with inflation reaching 5.45 percent compared with the same period one year earlier, according to the Department of Statistics (STAT). Prices also increased by 4.03 percent between th...
August 23, 2026
NSAB & The Sucker Garden Community Minded Leaders Foundation to Host Community Town Hall Meeting | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (SUCKER GARDEN) - The New Season Advisory Bureau (NSAB), in partnership with the Sucker Garden Community Minded Leaders Foundation, is pleased to announce an upcoming Town Hall Meeting designed to provide residents with valuable information, resources, and opportu...
August 23, 2026
Police Seek Community Assistance in Locating Missing 12-Year-Old Girl | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is seeking the assistance of the general public in locating 12-year-old Keithy Serell Bryan Soriano, who was reported missing on Sunday, August 23, 2026. At approximately 4:00 a.m., Keithy’s mother discovered t...
August 23, 2026
Suspect Arrested Friday Night by SWAT Team in Connection with 2025 Robbery and Fatal Shooting | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) announces the arrest of a suspect in connection with a robbery that occurred at Royal Caribbean Jewelers on September 5, 2025, and a shooting incident that occurred on November 13, 2025, in the Fort Willem area...
August 22, 2026
Armed and dangerous suspect remains wanted in “Alligator” double-murder investigationThe Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) and the Prosecutor’s Office are renewing their appeal for information concerning the suspected shooter in the ongoing “Alligator” investigation. The suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.
August 22, 2026
PROSECUTOR/POLICE COMMUNITY APPEAL: Armed and dangerous suspect remains wanted in “Alligator” double-murder investigation | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) and the Prosecutor’s Office are renewing their appeal for information concerning the suspected shooter in the ongoing “Alligator” investigation. The suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerou...
August 22, 2026
Registration is open: Freegan Food Market Welcomes a New Cycle | SoualiganewsdaySINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Freegan Food Foundation is opening registration for a new cycle of the Freegan Food Market, the foundation said on Saturday, August 22, 2026, in a press statement. “Our program that helps families and individuals in St. Maarten who are struggling to...
Local News
The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport, Melissa D. Gumbs, took time to address rumours that several schools were not briefed about the pending closure of their gymnasiums. In a media statement provided on Thursday evening, Gumbs provided back...
Read more : ECYS Minister Clarifies Reports on School Gym Closures | Government of Sint Maarten
August 22, 2026
Ministers, MPs pay nothing towards their pensions, Gumbs proposes 8% | The Daily Herald
Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs. PHILIPSBURG--Ministers and Members of Parliament (MPs) currently make no employee contribution toward the pension benefits attached to their political office, but Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs wants that to change with a proposed 8% pensi...
August 22, 2026
ECONOMY / The street market brings the capital back to life | Faxinfo
The large summer sale organized by the association Action économique et citoyenne (AEC) was a great success in downtown Marigot, with a sustained influx of people around promotional offers and entertainment. On Friday, August 7th, local businesses participated in the event fro...
August 22, 2026
Government faces 200-staff gap and debt projected at Cg. 1.047 Billion by end of 2026 | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--St. Maarten is confronting two significant capacity and financial realities as Government presents its 2026 Budget to Parliament: a major personnel shortage within the Ministry of General Affairs and public debt projected to reach approximately Cg. 1.047 billio...
August 22, 2026
Connor: VSA budget rises to nearly XCG 109 million, but most funding already committed | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Claret Connor presented a 2026 VSA budget of just under XCG 109 million, an increase of approximately 12 percent over 2025, while stressing that much of the Ministry’s funding is already committed to healt...
August 22, 2026
Gumbs: Education remains ECYS’ largest investment as Ministry pushes reform, culture and innovation | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--Youth and Sport (ECYS), with approximately Cg. 77.5 million allocated in the 2026 Budget, as Minister Melissa Gumbs outlined a wide-ranging agenda covering education reform, cultural preservation, youth development, sports, digital transformation and major exte...
August 22, 2026
Mincing no words: Gumbs calls for shared responsibility in education, youth, culture and sports | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY- - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs used her closing remarks during the 2026 Budget debate to call for greater shared responsibility across St. Maarten, stressing that Government funding alone cannot deliver the outcomes the country...
August 22, 2026
De Weever: Special-needs gap for kids under 7 must be addressed | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Ludmila de Weever is calling for greater attention to special-needs support for children under the age of seven, saying a gap remains in the education and care system for young children with learning disabilities...
August 22, 2026
Roseburg wants exemptions expanded to more basic goods | The Daily HeraldPHILIPSBURG--Unified Resilience St Maarten Movement (URSM) Member of Parliament (MP) Sjamira Roseburg would like tax exemptions expanded to cover more basic goods coupled with stronger price controls as measures to help residents cope with high grocery, gas and other living co...
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SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Court of First Instance has rendered its judgment in the criminal cases against M.R. and J.E.B., the remaining defendants in the “Jasmine” investigation. Both defendants were convicted of co-perpetrating fraud and money laundering. M.R. was also...
Read more : Court convicts two defendants in “Jasmine” investigation | Soualiganewsday
August 19, 2026
Approx. $53 million budgeted for new Pointe Blanche Prison | The Daily Herald
Artist’s impression PHILIPSBURG--Construction of the new Pointe Blanche prison began in January 2026 and is expected to be completed by July 2028, according to Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling. The project is being implemented through the United Nations Office for Project...
August 18, 2026
WIB Supports Playground Upgrade at Raoul Illidge Sports Complex | The Peoples Tribune
GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank, WIB, has supported the upgrade of the playground at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex as part of its continued commitment to corporate social responsibility and investment in children, families and healthy communities across St. Maarten. Th...
August 18, 2026
TEATT shifts more tourism funding to Expedia | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, TEATT, is directing more of St. Maarten’s tourism promotion budget toward online travel agency campaigns after previous Expedia marketing generated more than US $38 million in tracked bookin...
August 18, 2026
Unmanned vessel from St. Barths washes up on Saba with dog aboard | BES REPORTERTHE BOTTOM, Saba – An unmanned vessel believed to belong to a resident of St. Barths was found on the rocks along Saba’s coastline on Monday, with a dog (named Archie) still aboard.
August 17, 2026
Justice Minister outlines eight priority changes to modernize traffic laws | The Peoples TribuneGREAT BAY--The Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has identified eight priority areas for a major modernization of St. Maarten’s Road Traffic Ordinance, including tougher rules on mobile phone use while driving, speed cameras, stronger DUI laws, vehicle impoundment for reck...
