The Peoples Tribune

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has indicated that the Ministry of VROMI is working with the Ministry of Finance on the development of an Urban Development Environmental Fund to support more structured financing for infrastructure and environmental interventions. He did not provide specifics at this stage. According to Minister […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has provided an update on recent road repair works carried out by the Ministry of VROMI, as well as the next phase of planned asphalt interventions. According to Minister Gumbs, two weeks of road repairs were recently completed at a cost of approximately XCG […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY-Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs is urging residents and businesses to respect no dumping signs and make use of the proper waste disposal options available throughout the country. The Minister said the Ministry of VROMI continues to work with haulers and other stakeholders to improve monitoring, strengthen collection practices […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has announced that the Ministry of VROMI will carry out cleanup, safety and maintenance works in the Great Bay Beach and Boardwalk area on Friday, June 5. The works will include the removal of concrete slabs from Great Bay Beach now that new Boardwalk […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–The influence of colonial structures on environmental governance in the Caribbean was the focus of a presentation by Sint Maarten environmentalist Tadzio Bervoets at the recent Caribbean Studies Association Conference. Presenting on “Conservation Colonialism and the Persistence of Fortress Management in the Dutch and French Caribbean,” Bervoets argued that many conservation systems operating in […]

June 03, 2026

VIENNA, Austria–Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling today presented St. Maarten’s detention reform efforts during the international event “Advancing Penal Reform in Island Contexts: Perspectives from the Caribbean and the Pacific,” hosted in Vienna, Austria, with online participation. Minister Tackling joined representatives from Fiji and St. Kitts and Nevis to discuss penal reform in small island […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has addressed reports concerning outstanding monies owed to AcrobatX for emergency landslide stabilization works carried out in Ebenezer. Minister Gumbs explained that the principal amount for the emergency works was paid in 2025. He said the outstanding payment now being referenced relates to additional […]

June 03, 2026

THE HAGUE-–State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Eric van der Burg has informed the Dutch House of Representatives that the cooperation arrangement safeguarding the implementation of St. Maarten’s country-task action plans will be extended for another two years, as the remaining plans for the prison system and police have not yet been completed. The Cooperation Arrangement Safeguarding […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Farmers, fishermen and livestock holders from across the six Dutch Caribbean islands have called for stronger representation in regional policy discussions and decision-making processes related to agriculture, fisheries, livestock, food security and rural development. The call was one of the main outcomes of the 2026 Dutch Caribbean Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Alliance, DC ALFA, […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–As Vitiligo Awareness Month is observed throughout June, V.E.I.S.S., Vitiligo Educate Inspire & Support SXM, will host its 5th Annual Caribbean Health & Wellness Conference Weekend from June 5 to 7, 2026, under the theme “Identity, Confidence & Community.” Founded in Saint-Martin and St. Maarten, V.E.I.S.S. continues its mission of educating, inspiring and supporting individuals […]

June 02, 2026

GREAT BAY-–The establishment of the new CariFoodFund has officially moved forward with a working visit to Curaçao, where discussions focused on strengthening local food production and improving food security across the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The fund is being developed to provide financing for agricultural and food-chain projects on Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. […]

June 02, 2026

THE HAGUE–The Minister of Foreign Affairs has submitted an amended proposal for a Kingdom Act and an amended explanatory memorandum concerning the treaty between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the French Republic on the demarcation of the land border between St. Maarten and Saint-Martin. The May 18, 2026 document is the government’s formal response […]

June 02, 2026

GREAT BAY–Delegations from the parliaments of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Netherlands will begin the next Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultation, IPKO, with ageing as one of the issues requiring closer attention, including a working visit to “The Neighbourhood as an Ecosystem” in Haarlem. The visit, scheduled for Friday afternoon, June 5, will take place in […]