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New airline partnerships signal push to fix Caribbean’s fragmented airlift

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GREAT BAY--Two new airline partnerships involving Winair, Contour Airlines, LIAT Air and Air Caraïbes are pointing to a broader shift in Caribbean aviation, as regional carriers work to make island-to-island travel less complicated, better connected and more useful for residents, visitors, businesses and the tourism sector.

Tribune Editorial Staff
June 6, 2026
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MP Girigorie: Kingdom cannot hide behind autonomy when human rights are at stake

THE HAGUE--Curaçao MP Quincy Girigorie of PAR delivered one of the sharper contributions at IPKO, challenging the Netherlands on what he described as a painful double standard: when the Netherlands faces migration pressures, the matter is treated as urgent, but when Curaçao was overwhelmed by the Venezuelan migration crisis and asked for help on human rights grounds, the answer was autonomy, “do it yourselves.”
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St. Maarten MPs challenge Kingdom to move from talk to real cooperation

THE HAGUE--Chairlady of the Parliament of St. Maarten, MP Sarah Wescot-Williams, CKAIR Chairlady MP Sjamira Roseburg and MP Omar Ottley used Saturday’s IPKO panel discussion in the Netherlands to call for Kingdom cooperation that is more practical, more respectful and more connected to the people it is meant to serve.
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Lamp nominated as new CBCS President, countries still have no formal agreement on Board Chairmanship
GREAT BAY--Ference Lamp has been nominated as the new President of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS), following a two-day summit in Willemstad aimed at easing recent tensions between Curaçao and St. Maarten over appointments within the monetary institution. This according to media reports on Saturday.
Tribune Editorial Staff
June 6, 2026
Community
Peggy-Ann Richardson rejects VSA Ministry rumors, says ACP-SXM movement, public must stay focused and overcome fear
GREAT BAY--President of the Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM), Peggy-Ann Richardson, has firmly rejected any suggestion that she is seeking or has been approached to take up the vacant position of Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, following the departure of former Minister Richinel Brug.
Tribune Editorial Staff
June 5, 2026
Dutch Kingdom
St. Maarten, Aruba, Curaçao Parliamentary delegations condemn Kingdom’s abstention on UN Slavery Resolution
THE HAGUE--The parliamentary delegations of St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao have issued a joint resolution expressing strong disagreement with the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ decision to abstain from voting on a United Nations resolution concerning slavery and the trans-Atlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans.
Tribune Editorial Staff
June 5, 2026
Health
Sint Maarten Issues public health advisory & travel restrictions as Ebola prevention measures
Tribune Editorial Staff
June 5, 2026
Community
Prime Minister congratulates Dr. Tishelle Daniel on becoming St. Maarten’s first Ophthalmologist
GREAT BAY--The Honorable Prime Minister, Dr. Luc Mercelina, has extended heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Tishelle Daniel on the remarkable achievement of completing her medical training and becoming what is believed to be Sint Maarten’s very first ophthalmologist.
Tribune Editorial Staff
June 5, 2026
Government
Govt. reports results from joint tax compliance project
GREAT BAY--The Government of St. Maarten has reported strong results from its Joint Tax Compliance Initiative, including the delivery of 2,253 compliance letters, 392 taxpayer submissions with supporting documentation, 388 company files referred for review, and preliminary improvements in revenue collections across several major tax categories.
Tribune Editorial Staff
June 5, 2026
Opinion
CBA Staff Demand Answers Over Years of Unresolved Pension Concerns
June 4, 2026
Not Loosely
June 3, 2026
Pre-trial Detention or Premature Punishment? The Deeply Troubling Detention of Dr. Danny Dennaoui
June 3, 2026
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Succession land, family property and ownership rights take center stage on Darryl York’s The Rundown

June 5, 2026

Local agriculturist: Native Nations visit proves St. Maarten chose the right Cannabis partner

June 5, 2026

Curaçao’s Blue Wave and Haiti’s Les Grenadiers will carry two powerful Caribbean stories into the World Cup

June 5, 2026

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