The Peoples Tribune

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Dimar Labega is calling for a structured national discussion on whether St. Maarten’s laws governing self-defense, firearm licensing and private security remain adequate in light of present-day crime and public-safety concerns. Labega stressed t...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa Gumbs used Sunday’s Back to School Expo to make a direct appeal to parents, teachers, businesses, community organizations and students to carry the spirit of cooperation displayed at the event into the 2026-202...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Association for Development Environment (SMADE) has set an ambitious 2026 agenda centered on increasing the participation of qualified local companies and professionals in major public and private development projects, and a closer look at its newly...

August 10, 2026

GREAT BAY--Nearly three years after St. Maarten and France signed an agreement intended to finally establish a precise legal boundary between the northern and southern sides of the island, the treaty is moving through the final stages required before it can enter into force. T...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Parliament of St. Maarten will turn its attention this Wednesday, August 12, to proposed Kingdom legislation that would govern extradition procedures for St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao. The proposal is listed for discussion by Parliament’s Permanent Committee of...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Inspectorate of Economic and Transport Affairs (IETA) has raised concerns over recurring non-compliance in St. Maarten’s expanding street vending sector, including vendors operating without permits, licensed vendors exceeding the scope of their approvals, a...

August 09, 2026

KRALENDIJK--Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius are working with the five Dutch Wadden Islands to transform their growing cooperation into a more structured alliance aimed at giving small island communities a stronger collective voice in dealings with the Dutch government. The ini...

August 09, 2026

STATIA--DEJONG has expanded its presence in the Dutch Caribbean with the opening of a physical office in Statia, strengthening the law firm’s ability to provide legal services to residents, businesses and organizations in Statia and Saba. The expansion also marks a new profess...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten: Sjemila Williams-Webster and Felix Richards will headline the speaking program at St. Maarten’s first Back 2 School Expo on Sunday, August 9, with keynote addresses focused on student readiness and parent-child communication. Williams-Webster will speak...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten is set to feature in three distinctly different cruise experiences highlighted by Condé Nast Traveler among its recommended Caribbean sailings for the upcoming winter season, giving the destination exposure across luxury yacht homeporting, upscale destin...

August 09, 2026

GREAT BAY--Global travel retail company Avolta has acquired a 51% majority stake in Penha Duty Free Group, placing the longtime Caribbean retailer’s St. Maarten operations within one of the world’s largest travel retail networks. The transaction, announced Friday, August 7, co...

August 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has outlined its ongoing efforts to manage fraud risk and strengthen cybersecurity in its 2024 Annual Report. The report highlights the actions taken by the Bank in response to growing cyber threats affecting fina...

August 08, 2026

AIRPORT--Princess Juliana International Airport projects 1.8 million passenger movements for 2025. In the first quarter of the year, the airport recorded 256,923 arriving passengers, a 10.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Total passenger movements for the quarte...