The Peoples Tribune

August 11, 2026

POINT BLANCHE--Port St. Maarten recorded stronger cargo activity during the first quarter of 2026, with increases across cargo vessel calls, total container throughput, imports, transit cargo and exports compared to the same period in 2025. The results for January through...

August 11, 2026

MARIGOT--The citizen consultation on Saint-Martin’s future territorial flag has produced a clear set of themes for designers to draw from, with residents placing diversity and multiculturalism at the heart of the island’s identity while favoring turquoise, tropical green and w...

August 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--Child and adolescent psychologist Sjemila Williams-Webster has urged parents and students to approach the new school year with a broader understanding of success, emphasizing that academic achievement must be supported by structure at home, healthy routines, effecti...

August 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten is participating with Aruba and Curaçao in a legislative project aimed at strengthening the legal framework for public health, infectious disease control and preparedness for future pandemics, according to an official decision published by the Government...

August 11, 2026

AMSTERDAM--St. Maarten parents and students seeking accommodation in the Netherlands should exercise increased caution when responding to housing advertisements online, particularly on social media, following a sharp rise in reports of fraudulent student housing advertisements...

August 11, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, Claret Connor has confirmed that all St. Maarten patients currently receiving medical treatment in Colombia have been accounted for and are safe following the powerful earthquake that struck the country o...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Police Force of St. Maarten, KPSM, together with the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, KMar, and the Immigration Department, conducted a control operation at an adult entertainment establishment in Oyster Pond on Saturday night, August 8, 2026, following informati...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Democratic Party has welcomed the appointment of Claret Connor as Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, VSA, while stressing the need for immediate attention to several pressing health, social and labor issues affecting St. Maarten. The party...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Longtime community contributors Cesar Gomez and Mayra Provence have donated more than 20 pairs of brand-name Nike and New Balance shoes to Sister Borgia Primary School as part of their continued effort to support families and children at the start of the new school...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labour Association, WIFOL, are moving ahead with an open search for a new union leader after longtime President Theophilus Emanuel Thompson failed to respond to repeated correspondence asking him to convene a membership...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten marine conservationist Tadzio Bervoets has completed a series of professional engagements in Australia and New Zealand focused on coral reef restoration, climate resilience, environmental monitoring and stronger regional responses to coral reef emergenci...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Two of St. Maarten's major yachting facilities, Simpson Bay Marina and Yacht Club Isle de Sol, are on course to come under the ownership of Blackstone-backed Safe Harbor Marinas following a definitive US $1.5 billion agreement to acquire MarineMax Inc., the parent c...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY -- Minister of Finance Marinka J. Gumbs reflected on an important chapter in her own professional career as she delivered a farewell address marking the retirement of Paul van Vliet after 38 years of service to the profession and business community of St. Maarte...