Headlines & Top Stories

September 21, 2026

Immigration kiosks closed as personnel shortage affects public service | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT BAY- - A shortage of available personnel at the Immigration and Border Protection Services office on A.Th. Illidge Road on Monday has left its public service kiosks closed, once again showing how limited government capacity can quickly translate into delays for resi...

September 21, 2026

SZV LAUNCHES 2026 CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SURVEY | Soualiganewsday

September 21, 2026

Connor joins screening for prostate cancer campaign | The Daily Herald

All Headlines & Top Stories

June 04, 2026

Two arrested following South Reward shooting | THE DAILY HERALD

Police officers discovered a firearm concealed inside a foam cooler. PHILIPSBURG–Police have arrested two suspects in connection with a shooting incident that occurred Tuesday evening in the South Reward area near Milton Peters College. According to St. Maarten Police Force KPSM, Central Dispatch received multiple reports of gunfire in the area at approximately 8:30pm. Several […]

June 04, 2026

Disaster Reserve Fund created for immediate financing after disasters | THE DAILY HERALD

The teams, presenters, and attendees. PHILIPSBURG–The Government of St. Maarten and the World Bank have launched a strategic framework and roadmap for the St. Maarten Disaster Reserve Fund (DRF), a new mechanism designed to provide immediate financing after future disasters and strengthen the country's ability to recover more quickly. The launch, announced on June 3, […]

June 02, 2026

Missing Teenager Alert

PHILIPSBURG – KPSM Seeks Public Assistance in Locating Missing Teenager The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing teenager, Kyshynis Raisheena KENEPA, a 16-year-old female. Kyshynis is described as having a light brown complexion and black hair. She was last seen in the vicinity of Robbie’s Lottery […]

June 01, 2026

St. Maarten’s healthcare deficits have reached half a billion guilders, putting healthcare and pensions at risk | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT BAY–The Committee for Financial Supervision, Cft, has issued one of its strongest warnings yet about the financial condition of St. Maarten’s social and healthcare funds, stating that the accumulated deficits in the healthcare funds managed by the Executive Organization Social and Health Insurances, SZV, have now reached approximately XCG 500 million. According to the […]

May 30, 2026

Peggy-Ann Richardson: Consumer Protection Association is not anti-GEBE, Peaceful protest March set for June 15 | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT BAY–Peggy-Ann Richardson announced on Friday that the Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP SXM, was officially incorporated on May 29, 2026, stressing that the organization is not an anti-NV GEBE group, but a legally established consumer protection association with a broader mandate to protect residents from unfair treatment by major service providers and […]

May 29, 2026

GEBE Fuel Clause Update

PHILIPSBURG – May 29, 2026 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦 NV GEBE wishes to provide customers with further clarification regarding the fuel clause reflected on the May 2026 electricity bills. As St. Maarten relies heavily on imported fuel for power generation, fluctuations in international fuel prices directly affect generation costs. These costs are provided to NV GEBE […]

May 20, 2026

French Quarter RN7 blocked after Gendarmes confiscated scooter from a private property | THE DAILY HERALD

May 18, 2026

Traffic Challenges and Bilateral Cooperation discussed with President Louis Mussington

SAINT-MARTIN (MARIGOT) — Prime Minister Luc Mercelina met last Wednesday (May 13th, 2026) with President of the Territorial Council of the Collectivity of Saint-Martin Louis Mussington to discuss the ongoing traffic challenges affecting both sides of t...