The Peoples Tribune

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Francisco Lacroes intends to table a budget amendment and two motions aimed at redirecting travel funds to sports, creating a mechanism to help cover the cost of removing abandoned vehicles, and tightening controls on the sale and registration o...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Following multiple incidents of serious disturbance to sea turtles in St. Maarten during the 2025 nesting season, the Nature Foundation is asking residents and visitors to approach these locally protected species with greater care and vigilance in the coming se...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Library continued strengthening its connection with children, parents and families during August through a series of community outreach activities focused on early literacy, family engagement and preparations for the new school year. The Library part...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--The owners of the private Tropial Road (nearby the Vineyard Buildings), which provides access to The Terraces of Great Bay, are calling on vehicle owners who have been parking along the roadway to remove their vehicles or risk having them towed at their own expense....

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY-- Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg is urging parents and caregivers to understand that physically striking a child in the name of discipline can have serious legal consequences under St. Maarten’s Criminal Code, while also leaving children with lasting emot...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten has secured third place in the inaugural Kingdom Startup Program, with University of St. Martin student team DRS Solutions earning recognition for an innovative concept that would transform sargassum seaweed into building blocks. The entrepreneurship com...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Finance Minister Marinka Gumbs’ proposal to require Members of Parliament and Ministers to contribute 8 percent toward their political pensions would bring St. Maarten directly in line with Aruba, where an 8 percent deduction has been required from political officeh...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) is reminding the general public that registration for Carnival 2027 will officially close on September 1, 2026. Registration will close for troupes, booths, pageants, bands and the calypso competition. Registrat...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--More than XCG 20 million is allocated to public education in the 2026 Budget, while several of St. Maarten’s major school boards/entities receive allocations ranging from approximately XCG 3 million to more than XCG 18 million, according to figures presented by...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs told Parliament that VROMI is operating with approximately 50 vacancies and only 65 percent of its approved staffing complement, even as the Ministry continues to carry r...

August 21, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs has become what appears to be the first political figure to publicly declare an intention to contest St. Maarten’s next scheduled parliamentary election in 2028, and she did so without any formal announcement, campaign launch or pol...

August 20, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling told Parliament that the Ministry of Justice will operate with a Cg. 113.8 million budget for 2026, but warned that serious staffing shortages continue to limit what the justice system can deliver, with only 591 of 1,096 ap...

August 20, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has outlined the next steps in the long-running placement process for Justice workers, announcing that approximately Cg. 5.1 million has been budgeted in 2026 and another Cg. 5.1 million in 2027 to address the financial obl...