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Bonaire Human Rights Organization reports direct engagement with senior UN officials

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NEW YORK--The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) is reporting a week of United Nations engagement in which the organization says the concerns of women and girls in Bonaire received direct attention from senior UN officials.

Tribune Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
Justice

Tackling: Govt. exploring lower-level roles for “Tourist Police” construct to free up frontline officers

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten, Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling says Government is looking at options to strengthen visible policing support and traffic enforcement through lower-level roles, specialized functions, including a form of tourist-oriented policing, with the aim of improving day-to-day presence while easing pressure on frontline police officers.
Community

Iris Hakkens conducts Aruba and St. Maarten Study on Shared Community and Culture

ROTTERDAM/ST. MAARTEN--Iris Hakkens (27), who describes herself as an “island girl” from St. Maarten, is conducting research on Caribbean identity within the former Netherlands Antilles, focusing on how people across the islands imagine shared community and culture.
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Tourism
Minister: Ongoing hotels, Mullet Bay can't be stopped, but after that "It's enough"
GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten said Wednesday that, following two major hotel projects already underway and the likelihood of an eventual Mullet Bay redevelopment, Government must seriously consider placing a cap on additional large-scale development, citing increasing strain on infrastructure and daily resident experience during the high season. "It's enough," she said. "We have met our cap."
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
Tourism
Minister clarifies room tax discussion, says no final decision has been taken
GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten on Wednesday provided clarification regarding recent public discussion about the accommodation tax, also referred to as the room tax, following a front-page article published Tuesday in the media.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
Government
Taxis and buses face license revocation if deadline missed as TEATT launches new confirmation sticker system
GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten is reminding all public transportation operators that the deadline to complete the Public Transportation Confirmation Process 2026 is February 27, 2026...
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
Government
TEATT Orders GEBE to Submit Tariff Proposal Within 30 Days
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten on Wednesday said she formally instructed GEBE on January 20, 2026 to demonstrate compliance with its Electricity Concession and to submit a complete proposed tariff structure within 30 days, activating formal compliance mechanisms that, she said, have not been used in many years.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
Tourism
Process begins March 1 for the establishing of Tourism Authority
GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, announced what she termed a major reform of tourism governance, confirming that the St. Maarten Tourism Authority will be established as an independent ZBO effective March 1, 2026.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
Sports
SMSF Launches Phase 2 of the National Sports Needs Assessment & Sector Registration Initiative
GREAT BAY--The Sint Maarten Sports Federation (SMSF), in partnership with the National Sports Institute (NSI) and the Department of Sports (DOS), has officially launched Phase 2 of the National Sports Needs Assessment Initiative, expanding its island-wide effort to strengthen coordination, professionalization, safeguarding, and long-term planning within the sports sector.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 11, 2026
Opinion
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