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Science Week 2026: Innovation, well-being, and real-world solutions

Education

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Science Fair Foundation, in collaboration with Islandpreneur, will host Science Week 2026 from March 9 through March 21, bringing together students, educators, innovators, professionals, and the wider public for a series of activities centered on science, technology, innovation, and well-being.

Tribune Editorial Staff
March 1, 2026
Sports

Softball season opens with 19 teams across three competitive divisions

GREAT BAY--The United Softball Association has officially opened its 2026 season, with league play getting underway on Sunday, February 22, setting the stage for months of competitive softball action leading into the playoffs and finals in early July.
Culture

St. Maarten leads Caribbean slavery fund as 11 organizations secure first-round grants

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten accounted for the highest number of successful first-round applications under the Dutch Kingdom’s subsidy scheme for social initiatives related to the transatlantic slavery past, with 11 organizations on the island receiving support in the program’s initial funding cycle.
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Education
USM, NIPA join forces to bridge vocational and academic education
GREAT BAY--The University of St. Martin (USM) and the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) officially presented their newly signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last Friday, marking a significant step in strengthening academic and vocational pathways in St. Maarten and the Windward Islands.
Tribune Editorial Staff
March 1, 2026
Tourism
Historic arrival figures for St. Maarten in 2025
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten recorded a historic milestone in 2025, welcoming a record 855,994 Air Passenger Arrivals through Princess Juliana International Airport.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 27, 2026
Government
Concerns grow over silence on new garbage contracts as agreements expire on March 31
GREAT BAY--St. Maarten, Concerns are mounting among waste hauling contractors over what they describe as a troubling lack of communication and transparency from government regarding the bidding process for the new 2026 to 2029 garbage collection contracts, even as the current agreements move closer to expiration on March 31, 2026.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 27, 2026
Government
Ys said his nomination for CBCS came from St. Maarten
WILLEMSTAD-GREAT BAY--Former Prime Minister Etienne Ys on Friday clarified that his nomination for the chairmanship of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) in 2017 came from St. Maarten...
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 27, 2026
Government
MPs Roseburg, Doran push structured youth program to tackle crime and build opportunity
GREAT BAY--During a joint appearance on Breakfast Lounge with Lady Grace, Members of Parliament Egbert Doran and Sjamira Roseburg presented a shared call for stronger, more structured intervention for the nation’s youth, arguing that St. Maarten must move urgently to create better systems of support, discipline, and opportunity for young people, especially those considered at risk.
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 27, 2026
Government
Emmanuel says reported CBCS clash was very predictable, “I told you so”
GREAT BAY--Leader of the Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) party Christophe Emmanuel says the reported impasse in Curaçao between St. Maarten’s Minister of Finance and Curaçao’s Minister of Finance has only reinforced a warning he has been making for years about the country’s position within the monetary union and the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS).
Tribune Editorial Staff
February 26, 2026
Opinion
Might is Right, or is it? The Empire Strikes Again Part 3
February 25, 2026
Might is Right, or is it? The Empire Strikes Again Part 2
February 24, 2026
It Wasn’t Me, And That’s the Problem - Part 2
February 24, 2026
Weekend Read

“Hey Travelers!”: How Naomie Mazzola became the face of PJIA by blending creativity, psychology, and people skills

February 27, 2026

Social media, more than screen time alone, may be reshaping teen attention

February 27, 2026

Cuba was there for the Caribbean, the Caribbean has abandoned Cuba

February 20, 2026

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