The Peoples Tribune

July 22, 2026

SANTO DOMINGO--The St. Maarten Sports Federation, SMSF, will be represented at the upcoming Centro Caribe Sports General Assembly 2026, taking place in Santo Domingo just days before the opening ceremony of the CAC Games 2026, Santo Domingo. Representing SMSF will be President...

July 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Netherlands has asked St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba to consider adopting their own bans on goods produced in unlawful Israeli settlements, but turning that request into an enforceable local policy would require considerably more than adding Israel to a list of...

July 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) Member of Parliament (MP) and Vice Chairman of the Justice Committee, Lyndon Lewis, is calling on the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication (TEATT), Grisha Heyligar-Marten, and the Minister o...

July 22, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Dutch government has called on St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba to consider introducing their own restrictions on goods originating from unlawful Israeli settlements, after approving a national trade ban that will not automatically apply in the three autonomous Ca...

July 22, 2026

Editor’s note: This article was first published in November 2025 and has been updated in light of the current examination of GEBE’s fuel clause and tariff structure. GREAT BAY--A draft Ministerial Regulation submitted by Member of Parliament Omar Ottley in November 2025 has re...

July 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten, ACP-SXM, is calling on Parliament to move forward with proposed social tariff legislation, arguing that government’s inability to produce a valid national decree establishing NV GEBE’s current electricity tariffs...

July 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Former Commissioner and longtime Democratic Party member Rene Richardson has credited the late Claude Wathey with helping to shape his education, career and political life, while describing the former political leader as a man whose vision was matched by empathy, de...

July 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The inaugural Bring Ya Best Basketball Tournament 2026, hosted by the Reason for Hope Foundation, concluded in strong fashion after a week of regional competition, community support and youth development, setting the foundation for what organizers hope will bec...

July 22, 2026

GRAND CASE--Several individuals and cultural associations were honored for their service to Grand Case on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, as the Collectivité de Saint-Martin also officially opened the village’s local community center during the annual Grand Case and Victor Schoelcher...

July 22, 2026

PARIS--France has moved to become the first country in the European Union to prohibit children under the age of 15 from accessing social media, after both houses of Parliament approved legislation placing responsibility for age verification and enforcement on online platforms....

July 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication Grisha Heyliger-Marten met with the Bureau Telecommunication and Post on Tuesday to assess the implementation of the new supervisory framework for utilities company GEBE and determine the stat...

July 22, 2026

MIAMI--Oil prices are again moving toward the US$100-per-barrel level, creating renewed concern about electricity bills, transportation costs and inflation across Caribbean economies that remain heavily dependent on imported fuel. Brent crude, the main international oil benchm...

July 22, 2026

CARIBBEAN REGION--Five Eastern Caribbean countries could lose visa-free access to parts of Europe unless they phase out their citizenship-by-investment programs, as international pressure grows over concerns about security, transparency and the sale of passports to people with...