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Doran: Soul Beach left for Curacao, questions over public funds remain

Government

GREAT BAY--The recent confirmation that the Soul Beach Music Festival has officially relocated to Curaçao for its 2026 edition has sparked renewed calls for financial accountability from Member of Parliament (MP) Egbert Doran.

Tribune Editorial Staff
February 4, 2026
Community

MP Roseburg: GEBE must send personal disconnection notices, not only social media

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg is again calling on GEBE N.V. to ensure residents receive proper personal notification ahead of electricity and water disconnections, and to publish or finalize a clear disconnection policy without further delay.
Economy

Policy Alignment session drives candid dialogue at Economic Stakeholder Workshop

GREAT BAY--Day Three of the Strategic Economic Stakeholder Consultation Workshop shifted the national conversation into deeper and more candid territory as government leaders and stakeholders gathered to examine policy alignment through an economic, social, and labour lens.
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Infrastructure
Lee asked Gumbs: “Is VROMI stalling to get paid?" Gumbs responds with a reality check
GREAT BAY--In an honest and substantive exchange in a DCOMM Press Briefing on Wednesday, Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs used a question from Emil Lee of Island 92 Radio to explain the realities of his Ministry still operating with laws from 1935 to navigate 2026 St. Maarten, with his limit staff.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 4, 2026
Government
Prime Minister Mercelina Calls MPs behaviour “a disgrace” and lays out his agreements in Fire Department dispute
GREAT BAY--Prime Minister Luc Mercelina described the actions of certain Members of Parliament during and after last week’s meeting on the Fire Department labor dispute, and the no-show for the continuation of said meeting on Tuesday, as “a disgrace” to St. Maarten.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 4, 2026
Infrastructure
Minister Gumbs in response to Doran: "This player’s energy brought home results"
GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Patrice Gumbs on Wednesday issued a pointed response amid ongoing public discussion on Public-Private Partnerships, following recent statements by Egbert Doran, the former Minister of VROMI.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 4, 2026
Infrastructure
Pond Island Demolition Completed, VROMI warns against unauthorized building on government land
GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) is issuing an important public notice following the successful completion of demolition operations on Pond Island, carried out over the past several days under applicable legal and policy frameworks.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 4, 2026
Government
VROMI receives 17 bids for garbage collection tender, evaluation underway
GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) has received bids from 17 companies in response to its new garbage collection tender, which was divided into six parcels to support island-wide coverage and consistent service delivery.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 4, 2026
Government
Govt finalizes draft ordinance to regulate healthcare professionals in St. Maarten
GREAT BAY--The Government of Sint Maarten has reached a major milestone in strengthening its healthcare system with the completion of the draft National Ordinance on the Healthcare Professionals Registry (HCPR).
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 3, 2026
Opinion
To Help or to Serve, that is the question
February 4, 2026
Process Purity vs. Policy Influence
February 4, 2026
Hard Truths
February 3, 2026
Weekend Read

Historian Brooke N. Newman: The Crown Enslaved, Sold, and Profited

January 30, 2026

Trump tightens the noose on Cuba’s fuel, betting an energy collapse will break the island

January 30, 2026

Incoming Dutch coalition maps out Dutch Caribbean agenda, commits to “equal cooperation”

January 30, 2026

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