The Peoples Tribune

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Men across St. Maarten are being encouraged to take a more active role in their health as the Elektra Lyets Foundation and Positive Foundation prepare to host “Let’s Talk About Sex 4,” a prostate cancer awareness event centered on open conversation, education a...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection in St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, on Tuesday filed a petition with the Court of First Instance against NV GEBE, in what the organization describes as the first collective court case of its kind brought by a consumer organization i...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament and National Alliance leader Egbert Doran on Tuesday criticized Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs for what he said was insufficient recognition of Country St. Maarten’s recent court victor...

September 15, 2026

THE HAGUE--St. Maarten will have two additional years to complete reforms under its Country Package, after the Dutch government decided to extend the reform cooperation framework with St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao through 2029. The decision became clear Tuesday with the publi...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Secondary school students and recent graduates interested in continuing their studies in the Netherlands are being encouraged to attend a Student Support Services Division workshop on Thursday, September 17, aimed at helping them better understand the Dutch edu...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Volunteers from across St. Martin are being called to action this weekend as the island prepares for the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup, with cleanup activities scheduled on both sides of the island on Saturday, September 19 and Sunday, September 20. Saturd...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) is supporting Breathe 2026, a new three-day respiratory health conference aimed at strengthening knowledge, collaboration and public awareness around respiratory health in St. Maarten and the wider Caribbean. The inaugural confer...

September 15, 2026

THE HAGUE--St. Maarten and the wider Caribbean part of the Kingdom received expanded attention from King Willem-Alexander on Tuesday, September 15, as he devoted a 120-word passage of the annual Throne Speech to cooperation within the Kingdom, more than twice the length of the...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association (WIFOL) are being reminded that the Special General Meeting of Members will take place this Thursday, September 17, at 10:00am at the WIFOL Building, Walter J.A. Nisbeth Road 89 in Philipsburg. The me...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--The work of FREEGAN Foundation in St. Maarten has received national attention in the Netherlands, with the organization featured on Dutch television program Expeditie Nederland , broadcast by Omroep MAX on NPO 2. The August 31 episode focused on social cooking...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Healthcare professionals from St. Maarten, across the Caribbean and abroad will gather September 19 and 20 for Breathe 2026: Advancing Respiratory Health, a multidisciplinary conference focused on improving respiratory care through education, collaboration and...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication has given Touring Car and Unregulated Transport permit holders until September 28, 2026, to complete outstanding requirements under the 2026 Confirmation Letter Process. The Ministry, through...

September 15, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister Grisha Heyliger-Marten has disclosed that her husband, former Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger, has been hospitalized with diverticulitis and a perforation involving his colon, while also undergoing investigation for a separate bladder and prostate issue,...