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NSI shows productive 2025 while citing staffing, funding pressures

Sports

GREAT BAY--The National Sports Institute, NSI, has described 2025 as a productive and strategically important year marked by measurable progress in sports infrastructure, grassroots programming, and partnership building, while also warning that structural staffing and funding limitations continue to place pressure on the organization and the facilities under its care.

Tribune Editorial Staff
March 17, 2026
Sports

ECYS Minister says sustainable sports support requires shared responsibility

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has reaffirmed her support for athletics while emphasizing that sports development must remain a shared effort between government, the private sector, and the wider community.
Education

Gumbs FBE review highlights 20 years of unaddressed education challenges

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs has announced that the evaluation report on Foundation Based Education, FBE, will be submitted to Parliament, marking what she described as the first formal step toward addressing long-standing concerns within St. Maarten’s education system.
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BDO Academy officially launches to strengthen professional development
GREAT BAY--BDO Academy, an initiative of BDO Dutch Caribbean, officially launched on February 1, 2026, introducing a new learning and professional development platform designed to support workforce growth and organizational capability across Dutch Caribbean and the Caribbean.
Tribune Editorial Staff
March 17, 2026
Community
Wathey Family to Organize Memorial Events for Claude Wathey Centennial
GREAT BAY--This year marks the 100th birthday of the late Claude Wathey, born Albert Claudius Wathey on July 24, 1926, in St. Maarten. Widely known as the Father of Modern St. Maarten, Wathey is remembered by many across both sides of the island as the “Ole Man,” a leader whose vision helped reshape St. Maarten’s future.
Tribune Editorial Staff
March 15, 2026
Dutch Kingdom
Bonaire Human Rights Organization President addresses UN high-level dialogue at CSW70
KRALENDIJK--Bonaire Human Rights Organization President Davika Bissessar Shaw recently addressed a high-level dialogue during the 70th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Church Center, where she emphasized the importance of women’s leadership, dignity, justice, and the peaceful advocacy of the people of Bonaire.
Tribune Editorial Staff
March 15, 2026
Economy
MP Lacroes calls for government response to rising shipping costs
GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Francisco Lacroes is calling on government to assess and address the likely impact of rising shipping costs on consumer prices and the broader cost of living in St. Maarten.
Tribune Editorial Staff
March 15, 2026
Dutch Kingdom
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard to receive three new patrol cutters
GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Defense and Damen Workboats have signed a contract for the construction of three new medium-sized patrol vessels for the Caribbean Coast Guard, marking a major investment in maritime security and operational capacity across the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
Tribune Editorial Staff
March 15, 2026
Economy
Tropical Shipping surcharge hike signals higher costs for St. Maarten
GREAT BAY--A notice issued by Tropical Shipping shows that the company plans to increase its bunker surcharge effective April 12, 2026, citing volatility in global fuel costs and the need to protect service stability across the Caribbean supply chain.
Tribune Editorial Staff
March 15, 2026
Opinion
Why has MP Raeyhon Peterson not yet resigned?
March 17, 2026
Did the Netherlands abandon its Caribbean citizens to the chaos with Venezuela?
March 15, 2026
When Concern Is an Act of Love
March 15, 2026
Weekend Read

Cannabis plan meets wall of questions in Parliament

March 14, 2026

MP Irion warns outdoor-only cannabis model will not get his support, but research challenges indoor profit claims

March 14, 2026

Native Nations to Parliament: Regulation, not prohibition, is the way forward on cannabis

March 14, 2026

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