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St. Maarten Statistics Department launches new website and interactive data dashboard

Government

GREAT BAY--The Department of Statistics (STAT) has launched a new website and interactive statistical dashboard, giving residents, businesses, researchers, students and policymakers easier access to official data on St. Maarten's economy, population, tourism, employment and other key areas.

Tribune Editorial Staff
October 23, 2026
Sports

39th St. Martin Day Around the Island Relay Race Set for November 11

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Road Runners will host the 39th edition of the St. Martin Day Around the Island Relay Race on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, bringing together hundreds of runners, supporters and volunteers from both sides of the island for one of St. Maarten's longest-running sporting traditions.
Infrastructure

Three statements, two ministers, one road fund: So what exactly is going on?

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten's Road Fund has managed to generate three ministerial statements in two days. What began as an announcement of a historic increase in road infrastructure funding quickly became a debate about delayed implementation, budget priorities and which ministry was responsible for what.
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Culture
Minister of Culture Melissa Gumbs mourns cultural icon Esther Narcisco-Williams
GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has expressed her condolences following the passing of Esther Narcisco-Williams, a cultural figure whose decades of work in arts, crafts and theater helped preserve and promote St. Maarten's heritage.
Tribune Editorial Staff
October 22, 2026
Government commissions feasibility study for St. Maarten Development Bank
GREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten has commissioned a feasibility assessment into establishing a Development Bank for the country, Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs has confirmed in response to questions from Member of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams during Parliament's handling of the draft 2027 national budget.
Tribune Editorial Staff
October 22, 2026
Government
Finance Minister Gumbs confirms Civil Servants' 2.5% indexation and back pay expected on Friday
GREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs has confirmed to The People's Tribune that the process for the 2.5% salary indexation for civil servants, including retroactive payments dating back to January 2026, has been completed, with payment expected on Friday, October 23, as part of the October payroll.
Tribune Editorial Staff
October 22, 2026
Government
MPs Roseburg, Wescot-Williams seek stronger protections and clarity in Ottley's Residency Law
GREAT BAY--Members of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg and Sarah Wescot-Williams have called for several clarifications and possible changes to MP Omar Ottley's proposed residency legislation for children born on St. Maarten to foreign parents, with Roseburg suggesting that education should become the single pathway to residency rather than requiring children to depend on their parents' tax records.
Tribune Editorial Staff
October 22, 2026
Government
Government opens public consultation on new gambling law on October 26
GREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten will open a public consultation on its proposed National Gambling Ordinance on Monday, October 26, giving residents, businesses and other interested parties until December 4, 2026, to provide their views on legislation intended to modernize St. Maarten's gambling industry and strengthen regulation of the sector.
Tribune Editorial Staff
October 22, 2026
Government
Ottley defends his initiative law: 1,085 undocumented children enrolled in St. Maarten Schools
GREAT BAY--A total of 64 students are expected to graduate from St. Maarten's education system in 2026 without legal residency, while 1,085 undocumented students are currently enrolled in primary and secondary schools, including 465 who were born on St. Maarten. These figures were presented to Parliament on Thursday, October 22, by Member of Parliament Omar Ottley as he defended his proposed legislation aimed at addressing the legal status of children born and raised on the island.
Tribune Editorial Staff
October 22, 2026
Opinion
Banking on Development
An economy can welcome millions of visitors, attract significant investment and generate substantial business activity, yet still struggle to provide its own entrepreneurs with the financing necessary to grow. That contradiction is one of the challenges St. Maarten must confront if it intends to build an economy that offers opportunities beyond its traditional sectors.
October 22, 2026
So What Will MP Ludi de Weever Do Next?
October 21, 2026
Parliamentary Committee Keeps Program for Visit to Bonaire Secret
October 21, 2026
Weekend Read

Theo Heyliger is free. St. Maarten’s political establishment has a problem

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October 17, 2026

A Father's sacrifice, a mother's advice and the making of a Court President

October 17, 2026

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