The Peoples Tribune

August 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg and Gaelle Arndell owner of Soualichi Driving School on French St. Martin have announced that their two road safety movements, Drive Safe SXM and Slow Down Nuh, are joining forces to promote safer roads across the island. In lig...

August 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--As the start of the new school year approaches, families across St. Maarten are preparing for challenges that extend far beyond purchasing school supplies. Rising costs, academic expectations, concerns about children’s mental well-being and the growing influenc...

August 03, 2026

AMSTERDAM--Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten joined thousands of participants and spectators in Amsterdam on Saturday for the annual Canal Parade, using the occasion to encourage young LGBTQ+ people to live openly and confidently as themselves. The parade, held on August 1, form...

August 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) has officially opened entries for the Seas & Scenes: Love the Caribbean Photo Contest 2026, a month-long event celebrating the vibrant culture and natural beauty of the region. Running from August 1 through August...

August 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--A large-scale joint law enforcement operation conducted at two border crossings resulted in one arrest, the confiscation of three prohibited weapons, the impoundment of two vehicles and the issuance of seven traffic fines. During the operation, 125 vehicles and...

August 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Christopher Wever, through the Wever Works Foundation and private sector partners, will launch the sixth annual Back-to-School Give Back from August 3 to 7, providing students with free school bags, gift certificates and additional prizes from p...

August 02, 2026

CASTRIES, St. Lucia--Caribbean educators and trade union leaders will benefit from reduced tuition costs, accredited leadership training and expanded regional research under a new multi-year partnership between the Caribbean Union of Teachers, CUT, and the Cipriani College of...

August 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira Roseburg, in collaboration with the Voice of the Community Foundation and No Where Special, recently hosted a summer dinner outing for children from Ujima Foundation and the Youth Residential Home. The initiative gave the children a...

August 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--An independent technical review requested by the Ministry of Justice found that Point Blanche Prison correctly calculated the sentence and credited pre-trial detention in the matter concerning former minister and MP Theo Heyliger, according to a Ministry statement a...

August 01, 2026

ORANJESTAD, St. Eustatius--The Statia Government has confirmed that an estimated 19,000 barrels of fuel oil spilled at the Global Terminal Investment, GTI, terminal on July 21, 2026, but remained within the facility’s designated containment basins. Based on assessments provide...

August 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Nature Foundation St. Maarten and the Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin have completed the first comprehensive island-wide assessment of the Pope’s head cactus, creating a baseline for monitoring and protecting one of the island’s most recognisable native plants...

August 01, 2026

GREAT BAY--Questions are being raised about the Ministry of Justice’s decision to involve the United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS, in reviewing the sentence calculation connected to former Member of Parliament Theodore Heyliger’s unsuccessful request for early re...

July 31, 2026

GREAT BAY--Former Member of Parliament and former Minister Theo Heyliger has been denied early release following a decision that reportedly relied, in part, on calculations or advice from the United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS, an entity that along with the Dutc...