The Peoples Tribune

November 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Finance Marinka Gumbs announced in Parliament on Tuesday that the projected surplus in the draft 2027 National Budget has increased from Cg 8 million to approximately Cg 10 million following adjustments to government expenditures. The Minister also...

November 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Police and members of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar) confiscated two firearms, seized two fraudulent driver's licenses and checked 175 vehicles during a series of coordinated crime prevention operations across St. Maarten over the past week. The oper...

November 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Students at Sister Borgia Elementary School will participate in an interactive learning session on Wednesday, November 4, featuring the St. Martin Unity Flag – Activity Guide , as part of an ongoing literacy initiative aimed at connecting young learners with lo...

November 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Vitiligo Educate Inspire & Support SXM (V.E.I.S.S.) will celebrate five years as an association with its 6th Annual Sunrise Walk & Zumba on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at the Lady Ruby Bute Silk Cotton Grove Art Gallery & Estate in Friars Bay. The ev...

November 03, 2026

(𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2, 2026). GREAT BAY--St. Maarten's population increased by nearly 25 percent between 2011 a...

November 03, 2026

(𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2, 2026). GREAT BAY--Young women in St. Maarten are attaining college and university qualif...

November 03, 2026

(𝘌𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2, 2026). GREAT BAY--Approximately 4,600 residents of St. Maarten were living without healt...

November 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Three requests for advice submitted to the Social Economic Council (SER) in 2026 remain pending, involving rent regulation, a supplementary pension system and changes to St. Maarten's old-age pension legislation. Meanwhile, the appointment of employee representative...

November 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Caribbean parliamentarians have agreed on a series of recommendations aimed at strengthening legislation, protecting personal information, improving cybersecurity and preparing citizens for the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI). The recommendations ar...

November 03, 2026

GREAT BAY--Twenty-five students of St. Joseph School recently participated in two interactive reading and storytelling sessions with local children's author Tamara Leonard, as part of an ongoing initiative to promote literacy, creativity and an appreciation for Caribbean...

November 02, 2026

GREAT BAY--The University of St. Martin (USM) is playing a central role in a regional initiative aimed at improving how research information is collected, protected and shared across the Dutch Caribbean, as universities in St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao strengthen coopera...

November 02, 2026

THE HAGUE--The Dutch government is developing stricter guidelines for the use of Facebook and other social media platforms by government institutions, as concerns continue over the protection of citizens' personal information and the growing dependence of public authoriti...

November 02, 2026

ANGUILLA--Electricity costs in neighboring Anguilla are facing renewed pressure after the island's electricity provider announced that its fuel surcharge had reached a record EC$1.20 (in guilders that's XCG 0.80) per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for October 2026. The Anguilla Electrici...