The Peoples Tribune

June 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Antonio Carmona Báez and Tadzio Bervoets received the Presidents Award at the 23rd edition of the St. Martin Book Fair on June 6, 2026. The presentation of the Presidents Award was the final highlight of the two-day literary festival, according to Book Fair Committe...

June 10, 2026

THE HAGUE--Zenarah Brown, the current Miss Dutch Caribbean Teen, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to support her participation in the Miss Netherlands Teen pageant, where she will once again represent St. Maarten on a national stage. Brown said the pageant gives her an opportu...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Francisco Lacroes is calling on Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina, in his capacity as Acting Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, to explain what safeguards are being put in place to protect civil servants, advisors,...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--A group of affected staff members of the Charlotte Brookson Academy for the Performing Arts, CBA, is calling for urgent transparency from the school’s Board of Directors over pension deductions that they say have been withheld from employee salaries but not remitted...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Former Member of Parliament and community leader Cloyd Ohndae Marlin is renewing his call for NV GEBE to place greater confidence in local leadership, following reports of resignations within the company’s management structure. Marlin said the latest developments re...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY-- NV GEBE Transition Manager Thomas Roggendorf has submitted his conditional resignation, with his final day at the utility company set for June 12, 2026, according to an internal notice issued to staff. Reportedly the CFO and possibly the COO of GEBE will soon...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, is calling on the public to reject violence and refrain from any aggressive behavior toward NV GEBE employees, following a report that a GEBE employee was attacked on Tuesday morning and had to defend him...

June 09, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Dutch House of Representatives has approved legislation to increase the number of Island Council members and executive council members in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, a move intended to strengthen local democracy and improve administrative capacity in t...

June 09, 2026

CAYMAN ISLANDS--Motorworld Group, authorized distributor of Chery across the Caribbean region, has launched the Chery brand in the Cayman Islands through its dealer partner, Arch Automotive. The brand made its public debut on May 30 at the Out of This World Music Festival, whi...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The General Audit Chamber has added new upgrades to its interactive environment, which citizens can use to learn how the government spends taxpayers’ money. The platform features two new “worlds”: the Building Permit World and Budget World. The Building Permit...

June 09, 2026

MARIGOT--Valérie Damaseau, Commissioner of Tourism and Culture for Saint-Martin, has been inducted into the Caribbean Women in Tourism Leadership Hall of Fame by the Caribbean Tourism Organization, CTO, in recognition of her lasting impact on the tourism industry. Damaseau was...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--NV GEBE is urging customers with overdue accounts to take immediate steps to address their outstanding balances, while also making clear that threats, intimidation, harassment and abusive behavior toward its employees will not be tolerated. The company said cus...

June 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Aleeze Convention Center has completed a major upgrade to its event hall, adding new banquet chairs, round tables, banquet tables and highboys as part of its continued effort to improve the experience for clients and guests. Owner and operator Bertaux “Mr. Rude” Fle...