The Peoples Tribune

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) and Vice Chairman of the Justice Committee in Parliament, Lyndon Lewis has expressed concern over the Minister of Justice, Nathalie Tackling, refusal to commission an independent review into the temporary des...

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--Before Government can effectively fill vacancies across the public service, it must first strengthen the very department responsible for hiring, developing and supporting its employees, according to information provided to Parliament on the serious capacity cha...

August 18, 2026

SIMPSON BAY--Aqua Mania Adventures proud to announce the 11th annual Pink Sunset Sail, set to take place on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026. The eagerly awaited Pink Event,  raises awareness and funds for local breast cancer foundations: The Elektralyets and Positive Foundati...

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--More than 200 students across St. Maarten received school supplies and other back-to-school support through Ingemar Arndell’s Annual Back-to-School Drive, which continued its focus this year on helping children and families facing difficult circumstances. What began...

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--FREEGAN HQ will reopen on Thursday, August 20, following a two-week break, with its food market, thrift store, meal distribution and coaching services returning for the community. The FREEGAN team said the break provided an opportunity to rest and recharge before re...

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has acknowledged that St. Maarten’s justice system is facing a structural personnel shortage, with 505 recorded vacancies across the Ministry compared to 591 current personnel, while only 53 vacancies are budgeted to be fil...

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--Government has ruled out imposing a general foreign driver’s license fee on most visitors to St. Maarten, saying international treaty obligations require the country to recognize qualifying foreign licenses without attaching a local surcharge or mandatory permit to...

August 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg is encouraging students across St. Maarten to approach the new school year with focus, positive influences and clear goals, while calling on parents, teachers and the wider community to recognize the role they each play in helpi...

August 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--Longtime community contributors Cesar Gomez and Mayra Provence have expanded their back-to-school support initiative, donating more than 20 pairs of shoes to Oranje School and additional pairs to the Belvedere Community Center as they continue helping children and f...

August 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--Chair of Parliament’s Committee of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, MP Veronica Jansen-Webster briefed Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Claret Connor on Friday, August 14, on the Committee’s findings following its visit t...

August 17, 2026

THE NETHERLANDS--Schools in the northern Netherlands are returning from the summer holidays under a new set of legally binding learning targets for Dutch language and mathematics, as the government moves to address declining basic skills among students. The updated core c...

August 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--Journalist, radio host and former educator Wendell Moore is partnering with the CLIMB Foundation to give away books by local authors every week on his radio program, “View Point with Wendell Moore,” as part of a wider effort to encourage reading and strengthen liter...

August 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--Foresee Foundation (4C) is inviting applications for a new Co-Director as the organization prepares for an important leadership transition and the retirement of one of its founders, Jose Verschueren-Sommers. Having grown over the years into an organization supp...