The Peoples Tribune

July 08, 2026

THE HAGUE--A major step has been taken toward making air travel between St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius more affordable and reliable, after the Dutch Senate approved legislation allowing the routes to be treated as an essential public service. The move creates the legal fr...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--More than a year after 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦'𝘴 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘦 requested Parliament's annual performance report, and months after Parliament Chairlady Sarah Wescot-Williams indicated such a report would be presented at the opening of the new parliamentary year in Sept...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers has called on all 15 Members of Parliament to work together on legislation addressing gaps exposed by recent fatal traffic cases, proposing that the measure be developed as the “Ryan Gumbs Law” in memory of the young father whose...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Members of Parliament pressed Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling for answers on the handling of criminal investigations involving persons subject to deportation, the country's response to fatal traffic accidents, longstanding legislative gaps and whether kno...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Immigration and Border Protection Services, IBPS, has announced that specific categories of persons may be eligible to apply for an exemption letter from August 1, 2026, introducing a clearer public framework for requests handled by the Division of Admissio...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--St. Maarten's national Under-20 men's and women's beach volleyball teams are travelling to St. Kitts to represent the country at the 2026 Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association U-20 Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball Championship, scheduled for July 10 to 12...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Eight-year-old football talent Zicáirro Ambroise-Rohan has been accepted into the PSV Youth Academy in the Netherlands, marking a major step in the young player's development and his dream of becoming a professional footballer. Zicáirro earned the opportunity f...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Melissa D. Gumbs has called for greater cultural exchange and regional collaboration among Caribbean islands following her recent visit to Nevis for the Nevis Mango Festival. Gumbs travelled to Nevis at the invita...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has warned that St. Maarten's road safety crisis cannot be addressed through police enforcement alone, after nine people died in eight separate traffic accidents so far this year despite an overall decline in the number of...

July 08, 2026

GREAT BAY--Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling has outlined a series of road safety and enforcement measures that could strengthen St. Maarten's response to dangerous driving, while making clear that implementation will depend on legal changes, available funding and the...

July 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--A long-awaited modernization of St. Maarten's Road Traffic Ordinance reached the draft stage years ago but was never released after the company responsible for the work was not paid, Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling told Parliament, describing completion of the...

July 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Secretaries General of Government's ministries have raised concern over the volume of written questions submitted by Parliament on the draft 2026 national budget, warning that responding to the questions could place a substantial burden on already constrained mi...

July 07, 2026

GREAT BAY--Residents and visitors are invited to join “Shark and Ray Discovery Day,” a Shark Week 2026 community event dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of sharks and rays and highlighting the local efforts underway to protect these vital marine species....