The Peoples Tribune

June 23, 2026

CASTRIES, St. Lucia -- Leaders of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have agreed to establish a broad-based, high-level advisory team to guide discussions with the United States on requests for member states to accept a limited number of non-criminal third-cou...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) has submitted a formal request for public information to the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten, and the Minister of Public Housing, Spatia...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY/MARIGOT -- St. Maarten & Saint Martin has been highlighted as the fastest-rising destination in the Caribbean for couples vacations, with the island’s unique two-country character, strong airlift, culinary appeal, wellness offerings and variety of romantic e...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY- - The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), with the support of the Tijdelijke Werk Organisatie (TWO), has completed an important phase in its collaboration with the Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting (Nibud), as part of the on...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) had eight (8) BAVPOL officers sworn in today by the Minister of Justice, the great majority being from the inspection department, strengthening the ministry’s capacity to e...

June 23, 2026

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has called on Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs to provide Parliament and the public with clearer timelines, concrete deliverables and a detailed breakdown of government’s...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation currently has approximately 4,000 housing requests on record, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs told Parliament during the continuation of a meeting on the c...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--Affordable housing, income-based access to homes and the need to prevent continued housing market failure were central to Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs’ presentation to Parliament, as he outlined governmen...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY-- Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has told Parliament that government intends to move toward a more structured and sustainable management system for burial grounds, including the future repurposing of un...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY-- Member of Parliament and 1st Vice President of Parliament Christopher Wever engaged with young leaders from St. Maarten, the Czech Republic, Spain and Latvia during the final conference of the Erasmus Plus Youth Participation Activity, “Fact & Act: Youth f...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The EYoung Talent Fund, established by EY Dutch Caribbean as part of its broader community impact initiatives alongside EY Cares and managed by the Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied (CCG), has officially expanded its reach to St. Maarten. The Fund has awarded its first...

June 22, 2026

GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) has issued a detailed response to statements made by NV GEBE management during its June 19, 2026 public briefing, stating that the utility company presented what ACP-SXM describes as a selective narr...

June 22, 2026

BONAIRE--The Bonaire Human Rights Organization (BHRO) has stated that the treatment of artisanal Bonairean fishermen engaged in traditional seasonal net fishing for masbango must be viewed as a human rights, cultural rights and indigenous rights issue, not merely as a fishing...