The Peoples Tribune

June 05, 2026

CARIBBEAN REGION--Record levels of sargassum seaweed are moving across the Atlantic and into the Caribbean, raising concerns for beaches, coastal communities, tourism areas and public health across the region. According to the latest sargassum outlook cited by AccuWeather and...

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--EmpowerU, a United States-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by St. Maartener Harsha Parchani, has opened applications for two student support funds aimed at expanding access to education, mentorship and academic opportunity for St. Maarten students...

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY/MARIGOT-- St. Martin Unity Flag, Activity Guide (K to Grade 2) and St. Martin Unity Flag, Activity Guide (Grades 3–6) , edited by Aishira Cicilia and Shanice Theodule, will be launched at St. Martin Book Fair on Saturday, June 6, at 8 pm during the Main Book Launch &...

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--Representatives of the St. Maarten Automotive Federation met on May 25 with members of the Police Department, Fire Department and Ambulance Department in preparation for the upcoming Test & Tune event scheduled for Sunday, June 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p....

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry, COCI, in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO, hosted a full-attendance Business Support Session on Wednesday evening at the University of St. Martin. The session was organized to provide busines...

June 04, 2026

VIENNA, Austria--St. Maarten was represented this week at an international penal reform event held alongside the 35th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, CCPCJ35, in Vienna, Austria. The event, titled “Advancing Penal Reform in Is...

June 04, 2026

GREAT BAY–A new circular from the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has updated the procedures for the exchange of personal data between the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and Saba, Statia Boniare. The circular, published in the Dutch Government Gazette on June 2, 2026, replaces the previous circular of December 6, 2013. The […]

June 04, 2026

THE HAGUE-–A majority in the Dutch Senate is not in favor of excluding Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba from proposed legislation that would criminalize conversion practices aimed at changing or suppressing a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The proposed law, known in Dutch as the Wet strafbaarstelling conversiehandelingen, would amend the Dutch Criminal Code and […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–A number of women from St. Maarten/St. Martin have been nominated for the 2026 Caribbean POSH ICON Woman Awards, placing local talent, leadership and community impact on a wider regional stage. Public voting is now open through the official Caribbean POSH platform and will close on June 19. Supporters may vote in multiple categories, […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–June 3, 2026: The Government of St. Maarten and the World Bank have launched a strategic framework and roadmap for the St. Maarten Disaster Reserve Fund, DRF, which will be capitalized in part through repayments from a reconstruction loan to Princess Juliana International Airport, advanced by the Government of St. Maarten. The approach will […]

June 03, 2026

MARIGOT–President of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin Louis Mussington has been summoned to appear before the local court in October in connection with two separate judicial matters, according to reports and multiple sources familiar with the proceedings. Mussington reportedly arrived at the Saint-Martin gendarmerie on Wednesday morning, June 2, to sign two summonses issued by […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has indicated that the Ministry of VROMI is working with the Ministry of Finance on the development of an Urban Development Environmental Fund to support more structured financing for infrastructure and environmental interventions. He did not provide specifics at this stage. According to Minister […]

June 03, 2026

GREAT BAY–Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs has provided an update on recent road repair works carried out by the Ministry of VROMI, as well as the next phase of planned asphalt interventions. According to Minister Gumbs, two weeks of road repairs were recently completed at a cost of approximately XCG […]