The Peoples Tribune

July 20, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Virgin Gorda Bayside Blazers were crowned champions of the inaugural Bring Ya Best Invitational Basketball Tournament on Saturday, completing a strong week of competition at the L.B. Scott Sports Auditorium. The tournament, organized by the Reason for Hope Found...

July 20, 2026

UNITED NATIONS--United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has warned that the return of El Niño could bring extreme heat, drought and flooding across vulnerable regions, including drier conditions in parts of the Caribbean that could place added strain on water...

July 20, 2026

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--The Caribbean Examinations Council is preparing to replace traditional take-home School-Based Assessments in several non-practical subjects with a supervised written assessment, as concerns grow over the use of artificial intelligence and other forms of a...

July 19, 2026

GREAT BAY--Leo-Lion Nichele Smith has been appointed Leo-Lion Board Liaison to the Lions International Board of Directors for the 2026-2027 Lions year, placing her among a select group of leaders helping to strengthen cooperation between Lions and Leos worldwide. The appointme...

July 19, 2026

NEW YORK--James Finies participated in an official side event of the United Nations High-Level Political Forum, titled “From Doha to Action: Accelerating the 2030 Agenda through Collaborative Approaches to Spillovers, Multidimensional Poverty and Integrated SDG Implementa...

July 19, 2026

GREAT BAY--The 2026 Latin America and Caribbean Junior League Baseball Tournament reaches its decisive stage on Saturday, July 18, with Aruba and Nicaragua set to compete for the regional championship at the Erwin “Baco” Richardson Little League Stadium in St. Maarten. The cha...

July 19, 2026

GREAT BAY--Small business owners who attended the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s “Island Roots to Global Routes” Pre-Mission Assembly on Friday said the event gave them a better understanding of how local businesses can enter the United States market and welcom...

July 19, 2026

GREAT BAY--Nation Opportunity Wealth Member of Parliament Lyndon Lewis, Vice Chair of Parliament’s Justice Committee, marked Justice Day by extending his appreciation and gratitude to the men and women serving throughout St. Maarten’s justice sector. Lewis, a former Minis...

July 18, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie M. Tackling used her Justice Day 2026 address to recognise the dedication and sacrifices of justice-sector personnel, stressing that the strength of St. Maarten’s institutions ultimately depends on the integrity, compassion, profess...

July 18, 2026

CAY HILL--St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on Friday announced that the first two manuscripts from the RISE and CARE-SAFE Studies, in-depth investigations into the epidemiology of respiratory infections in children on St. Maarten (RISE) and all six islands of the Dutch Caribb...

July 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--Judah Jubilee Company’s latest stage production, “Write in for Love,” played to two sold-out audiences over the July 4 and 5 weekend, offering patrons a nostalgic, humorous and entertaining look at love and life in St. Maarten during the 1950s. Written by first-time...

July 17, 2026

ORANJESTAD--Six student teams from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten presented their developing business ideas to State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digital Government Eric van der Burg during a Kingdom Startup Program meeting at the University of Aruba on Wednesday. The K...

July 17, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Sjamira D.M. Roseburg marked Justice Day by extending her appreciation to the professionals who serve throughout St. Maarten’s justice chain and by calling for continued efforts to build a system grounded in fairness, dignity and public trust. R...